post by Casey.
8AM awake, cuddles in bed
836AM start water boiling (kids finished the rest: filling the French press/frothing milk)
Jacob stops home with more milk for coffee + takes H to work with him for the day
Until 910AM send vacation Airbnbs to group for upcoming 2026 big fam vacay:)
Evan sits with her froth coffee and insists we sit with our legs crossed:)
Mae Mae has a fever:(
Kids do chores - we got a new pig:)
930AM our way to get our raw milk, open mug of coffee in hand:)
946AM on our way back, holding Evan’s hand in the back seat:)
955AM get home/start oatmeal, kids are already working on school work
958AM fill 3cup ball jar of water + mineral drops (realize I forgot to add milk to the oatmeal on the stove;)
10AM check on Mae Mae (fever), make her drink some water and change out her cold rag.
Theo brings over a Bible verse she likes.
gets distracted by the Bible + oatmeal for 15min, starting a grocery list
1015AM serve breakfast
1050AM finished read aloud (good convo about globe vs firmament)
Sit down to read aloud from the Bible + start our first family read aloud
1109AM so.many.interruptions. Texting the bff. Getting a couple bites of oatmeal (yes, it’s cold)
Finally sitting down to start work with ike
1113AM Theo is dragging the vacuum upstairs…she’s done with school for the day and had rearranged her room yesterday (for the millionth time;) so she’s finishing up cleaning it
1116AM Ike has a breakdown about something…we’re taking a break. Gonna clear breakfast dishes in the meantime
*turning on Spotify Christian hits:)
1119AM he’s back. No time to clear dishes
Evan’s building a ‘house’ in the black room…with Izzy;)
1132AM clearing dishes, finally…while Ike does some independent work, Rocky’s been reading/tracing in a book:)
1134AM Ike has 2nd breakdown
1143AM Rocky is helping him through it
cleaning up breakfast and old food for animals: chicken bucket (need to do dishes)
kids brush teeth
1147AM sit down with Ike to do math
1210AM 3rd Ike breakdown (over writing the no8)
Looked at Theo’s room (only clean spot in the entire upstairs:/) but she did a good job. Reminded me we wanted to paint it and work with Papa to do a monthly homeschool/house project that kids can learn along with me (trim + doors:)
1223PM talking Theo into doing lunch cause I’m already feeling tired now that I had to sit down and nurse Izzy - who fell asleep!
1230PM Evan is racing in the living-room. Gonna read a couple pages of my book (Hannah’s children)
Feeling over stimulated. Dog opening the door. Food on the stove. Evan running and yelling. Boys asking to have their cousins over. Weiner dog barking.
Turned off the music!!!
1258PM mal stops to give me cash for a sister bday present and a coffee she can’t finish. Talking vacay.
115PM still chatting with mal, L stops by
2PM 3 additional kids came over, mal just left. Lots more vacay talk;)
215PM made bed, quick house clean-up
Turns music back on to get motivated (maybe I’ll go for a walk?!) 5 little boys playing catch outside:)
Mae says she’s doing 1/2 good and 1/2 bad…leaning towards fully bad;)
235PM filling diffuser, running a bath for Mae Mae. Talked girls into cleaning the closet room upstairs (it’s a disaster…again:/)
250PM hanging clothes on the line:)
339PM getting ready so Theo, myself, Izzy, Meg can go grocery shopping when Jacob gets home at 4.
Boys playing a board game:)
352PM finally brushing my teeth and washing my face for the day:/. Got toothpaste in my eye. Izzy toppled over and is crying:/
Wish I’d gotten the dishes done:/ maybe Jacob will do them while we’re gone. Never got around to my walk or workout or Mae’s bath… maybe I’ll get home early enough to do one or the other? I need to find the recycling bin and clean the front porch:/
415PM loading up to take kids home. Everybody’s sad:(
420PM lightly raining. Reminded that I just hung clothes on the line.
The little boys are shocked at how small Izzy’s pinky toe is: it’s SO small! It’s like an ant! The head of an ant!
632PM spent too much time and money at Goodwill.
Just got to Hobby lobby (Theo has a GC) and hit with fall and Xmas decor!
657PM still at hobby lobby
750PM at 5 below (these girls have money burning a hole in their pockets;).
825PM “how old are they?” - the woman behind me in line at the grocery store asks me about Izzy…
832PM target: diapers and tp
903PM home. He did not do the dishes:)
