Six Weeks and Counting

Our kids just finished the first six weeks of school with success.  I am so proud of their hard work and continuous growth. While I am happy that they survived the start of school I am also happy that I survived. This was a long start to a new season. Many hours were put into making sure our kids had all they needed for school and were learning all that they needed to learn.

Here is an idea of my daily routine:

The mornings begin with preparing school lunches for 10 kids and breakfast for 7 kids in our kindergarten program.  Now that winter has started these mornings start at 5am. With lunches in hand and clothes for the kids we head to the car to make a 10 minute drive to our Petelea building. Once at Petelea we prepare the room for kids to change and wash for school. While I prepare the room with their clothes my colleague Lomi goes to make a fire. It takes 30 minutes to start the heating system and another 30 minutes for the building to start warming up. So, in the meantime we are working in a very cold building.

 By the time the kids come it is 7:15am and the building is warm enough for the kids to change and get ready for school.

 By 7:40 we are heading out the door to make a 20 minute walk to school. During our walks to school we pray with them for a blessed day and talk to our kids about their previous evening. After we have left them in their classrooms we walk back to prepare for our kindergarten kids. By the time we get back to the building it is nice and warm for our little ones.

 By 9am we start our kindergarten program and end by 11am. We clean up and walk to pick up our kids from school at 12.

 Once back we have our kids change out of their school clothes into their own clothes while I prepare their lunches. 

 After lunch we start homework. Usually the kids are done by 3pm and we start cleanup once again. 

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday I have other activities after school with youth and home group. My days are full but I enjoy every minute.

Today we entered into a week vacation. While they are not going to school we still have homework to do and poetry to learn for next Monday. I am just happy that I can sleep till 7am this week :-)

Thank you for reading my blog and all that is going on here in my world. I also want to thank you for your prayers and support.

If you would like more info you can write me anytime @ sandygar76@hotmail.com or you can find me on facebook.

Blessings,

Sandy