Preparing for Vacation

Remember, I told you I had something important to do on Friday?

That's why I made the Goat Cheese tart on Thurs night.

Well my wonderful brother and sister-in-law came over on Friday to go through the house and get some advance instruction for the week we will be in Paris (!!!). 
It was quite a lot to take in and my sister-in-law asked if I was going to write down the daily schedule so they could know what to do.
I said "sure".

I sat down to write it up and thought I'd share it with you too.

Daily Schedule

5:30                           the 15 and 16yr old girls are up already and don’t come downstairs until just before the have to leave. They may or may not eat breakfast

6:15                           wake the 10 yr old (no need to wake the 17 yr old, he gets up on his own)

6:20                           wake the 10 yr old again

6:25                           tell the 10 yr old he won’t have time to eat if he  

                                    doesn’t get up now

6:30                           three oldest run out the door, give the 17 yr old lunch money first

6:45                           tell the 10 yr old to hurry up and decide what he is having for breakfast

7:00                           tell the 10 yr old if he doesn’t hurry up and finish   

                                    breakfast he will be late

7:05                           tell the 10 yr old if he doesn’t hurry up and finish

breakfast he will be late

7:10                           ask the 10 yr old if he took his medication and brushed his teeth

7:15                           say goodbye to the 10 yr old and send him to the bus- if the 14 yr old isn’t up already, wake him

7:16                           sit down and have coffee (Kahlua is optional)

7:30                           remind the 14 yr old to practice clarinet for 15 min

8:00                           tell the 14 yr old it is 8:00

8:05                           ask the 14 yr old if he took his medication

8:10                           remind the 14 yr old to brush his teeth

8:15                           tell the 14 yr old goodbye and send him to the bus

8:16                           sit down and wonder why YOU don’t get to take medication

YOU HAVE SIX HOURS….ENJOY IT!!

2:15                           put some snacks out for the oldest three

2:30                           three oldest get home, no need to ask about homework, they don't like that question and there's no point in irritating them

3:15                           10 yr old gets home, ask if he wants a snack

3:20                           ask the 10yr old if he has homework

3:21                           ask the 10yr old to show you his planner to prove that he has no homework (again)

3:22                           ask the 10yr old to explain why he didn’t write anything in his planner

3:23                           ask the 10 yr old how he knows he has no homework if he didn’t write anything in his planner

3:24                           remind the 10yr old that the rule is he writes “No HW” if there is no homework and if you find out there really was homework that he will have consequences when Mom gets home

3:25                            tell the 10yr old that you  are glad he remembered he DID have homework and that he needs to do his homework before he goes out to play

3:45                           tell 10yr old he must be home at 6pm for dinner if he goes out to play

4:15                           14 yr old gets home, ask if he wants a snack

4:30                           ask 14yr old if he has homework, check planner    

6:00                           dinnertime

7-9                              try to keep peace over TV programs and computer

8:30                           the 10 yr old goes to his room, tell him to brush his teeth

8:35                           tell the 10 yr old he should be reading in bed not wandering around the room

9:00                           tell the oldest four that it’s time to head to their rooms

9:05                           tell the oldest four that it’s time to head to their rooms

9:10                           ask the 10 yr old and 14 yr old if they remembered to brush their teeth

9:11                           tell the 10 yr old to go brush his teeth, don’t let the 14 yr old go with him

9:12                           tell the 10 yr old to hurry up and finish so the 14 yr old can brush his teeth

9:14                           tell the 10 yr old to stay in bed and read and tell the 14yr old to do the same after he finishes brushing his teeth

9:15                           tell boys that they are all supposed to be in their beds reading or playing their DS

9:20                           tell the boys that they are all supposed to be in their beds reading or playing their DS

9:25                           tell the boys that if you have to come up there again they will go to bed earlier tomorrow

9:30                           tell the 10 yr old to turn his bed light off

9:35                           tell the 10 yr old he is supposed to be going to sleep

9:40                           tell the 14yr old and the 17yr old to leave the 10yr old alone because he’s supposed to be going to sleep

9:45                           tell the 14yr old and the 17yr old if they don’t leave the 10yr old alone they will have to go to their rooms earlier tomorrow

10:00                         tell the 14yr old he  should turn his bed light off

10:05                         tell the 14 yr old he needs to turn over and go to sleep

10:10                         tell the 14yr old to go back upstairs and that you know the 17yr old’s  light is bothering him and that he can cover his head with a pillow and try to go to sleep anyway

11:00                         if you make it that long and you go upstairs and the 17yr old still has his light on, suggest he might want to go to sleep now

During the evening if you hear screaming coming from

 the girl’s room, just try and ignore it. You don’t want to

 get involved. Unless the oldest shows up and wants to

know “what is the rule for turning out the light?”.. just

stay out of it.

 If she does show up, just say “9:30” and she

will leave triumphantly. Your work is done there.

Do the same thing for five days.

Now the real fun begins….they are home for the

weekend.

They like to sleep late…don’t wake them if you know what’s

good for you.

Don't worry....we'll be home Monday......maybe......


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