I was ask not to long ago what my job was, and I said to the person that I'm a stay at home mom. So you do not have one. Well if that's how you want to look at it. Then no I do not have a job that pays money. My job is to save my family money on the things that we need. To teach our girls to love God, keep a clean house and make sure my family has good food to eat. When I look at it like that it's not all that bed and I could do that with no help at all, and not call it a job. It's when you know what goes in to it that you know it is a job and a hard one at that. My husband is working 18 hours 6 days aweek, and I'm home with our two girls ages 4 (5 may) and 2.
Our day starts with Matthew getting up around 4:30am maybe 5. But that's about all. The girls and I will get up around 7 and eat. After cleaning up, we will set together and have bible time. After that the girls have a little free time so that I can do dish or some washing. Some days we have to be out to the house by 9 am/ if we do not then we have school around the table or outside if it's nice out. Then it's about time for lunch but not before putting the wash in the dryer and stating more if I need to and a little play time with the girls. The girls help with lunch, and will sit at the table or outside if it's nice. Then it's cleaning up and the girls have naps/ rest time. This is when I do the cleaning that I have for the day. Like Mondays is bathroom day. And I find some me time, (talk to Lottie) and start thinking about dinner. If the girls get up before I'm done they get to help me. Then I get a little more play time in with the girls and then start dinner. After dinner and the table is clean it's more play. And at 6:30 the girls have bath and books and in bed around 7:30 8:00. With me to finish the cleaning and dishes, some washing if there is any. Fixes a plate for Matthew for when he gets home. And I will be in bed at 10, so I can do my Bible reading, and some fun reading before lights out at 10:30. Matthew will get home 10:00 and 11:00. And to add to it, we are not home all the time, we have dance, and take trips a lot too. This is how summer runs too, we may just do it out of a tent and not a house.
And with "school" we were thinking of homeschooling our girls but have done some more thinking about it and do not think it's the right thing for our girls at this time. But we still do school each day and still teach them what I would have if we were homeschooling them. It's what they will get in school when they go, on top of Bible, homemakers lessons, money, Cars, and anything else we can think of to teach them at the time.
If two years ago someone would have told me what I would be doing I would have laught at them, when I write it all down it's a lot to do. But I'm able to do it with a loving husband and God. And I know that how I would like all my days to look but I'm happy if 2 out of a week look like that.
