Logistics

Life is complicated.  I'm not even talking about the emotional aspects of life.  When you are caring for six kids, life is just logistically complicated.  Here what my week looked like so far...

Monday
Wake up,
Make sure kids get dressed, make beds, clean rooms.
Two biggers to school by 8am.
Get $5 in gas to last until Welfare deposits tomorrow.
Preschooler to school by 8:30am.
Kindergartener to school at 10:10.
Pickup Preschooler at 12pm.
Pickup kindergartener at 1:30.
Pickup two biggers at 2:40. (because the bigger bigger skipped band, otherwise pickup would be at 4.)
Home to change clothes.
Basketball practice for two boys 4 to 5pm.
Home again - feed, bathe, pajama six kids.
Read and pray
Put kids to bed.

Tuesday

Wake up,
Make sure kids get dressed, make beds, clean rooms.
Stop by bank on the way to school to withdraw Welfare $.
Stop by other bank to deposit $.
Two biggers to school by 8am.
Stop by Grandmas to pickup $check$ for school pictures.
Get $100.00 in gas.
Preschooler to school by 8:30am.
Drop off picture money at Kindergartener's old school.
Kindergartener to school at 10:10.
Music and Movement with 2yearold 10:30 - 11:00.
Trip to Costco to kill time.
Pickup Preschooler at 12pm.
Pickup kindergartener at 1:30.
Pickup oldest boy at 2:40. (because the bigger bigger has Chorus and gets a ride with her teacher.)
Home. Homework.
3:30 - Friend drops off 2 kids for me to watch while her middle one does dance class.
5pm - Oldest boy and his friend to soccer practice (just for fun!) and trade for the "middle" who had dance.
Home again - feed, bathe, pajama six kids.
7:20 - spare kids get picked up.
Read and pray
Put kids to bed.

Wednesday
Wake up,
Make sure kids get dressed, make beds, clean rooms.
One bigger to school by 8am.  Bigger bigger staying home sick.
Drop Kindergartener with Grandma so she can babysit/take to school

Preschooler to school by 8:30am.
Drop babies with Papa so that they can babysit during Mom's therapy.
Therapy in Irvine 10am.
Pickup babies at 11:30am.
Pickup Preschooler at 12pm.
Grandma calls and says she'll pick up oldest boy for early day at 1:40.  (Yay!)
Pickup kindergartener at 1:30.
Drive to Grandma's to pickup oldest boy and wait for twenty minutes before I get the call that Grandma is waiting at our house.  Doh!  Drive home.

Homework, clean-up, prep boys for basketball game.
Basketball game for two boys 5 to 6pm. (Wrestle children.)
Send 4 youngers home with Grandma for babysitting.
Take 2 biggers to Open House. 6:00 - 7:00.  (an hour with my ex and his new wife.  Hooray.)
To grandma's to pickup youngers.  Feed the biggers.  Leave at 7:45pm.
Home again - feed, bathe, pajama six kids.
Read and pray
Put kids to bed.

Thursday
Wake up,
Make sure kids get dressed, make beds, clean rooms.
Two biggers to school by 8am.
Drop by friends to drop off homework he forgot at our house on Thursday.Preschooler to school by 8:30am.
Home.
Clean up a bit, feed kids.
Try to prepare chore charts while 2 year old and one year old make messes and scream at kindergartener.

Kindergartener to school at 10:10.
Music and Movement with 2yearold 10:30 - 11:00.
Albertson's for groceries.

Pickup Preschooler at 12pm.
Pickup kindergartener at 1:30.
Pickup biggers at 2:40. (because thank goodness GATE Science is over.)
Home. Homework. Dinner. Cleaning. Baths. Beds...

OH MY GOODNESS!

Can't finish now...  off to drop off...

I know I can do this.