We made it! We followed the "A" day schedule almost 100% of the day. It was incredible how willing the kids were to follow the written schedule. M even said more than once, "If the schedule says it we have to do it." Wow! I am so thankful for the wisdom from the Lord to make these schedules while we were in Mexico. Overall the day went very very well. The kids had their hard moments for sure, but we kept moving forward and they continued to rally. I took pictures throughout the day and will post them soon, maybe tomorrow if I can get an earlier start on things. While the day wasn't exactly "fun" it was very special to be able to spend this time with my children.
The emails from the school have been many! Today we got instructions from the music teacher, extensive directions. To say I am overwhelmed is an understatement. I feel like we are sticking to the agenda all day and I don't have a minute to even read all these notes and then I somehow need to read them and do them all for both kids and all the regular life stuff. God is faithful through it though. We are easing our way into everything.
Next week is technically Spring Break week, but my kids won't ever know that. We are going to keep following the plan next week too, gradually implementing more and more school to the routine. This way by the time break week is over we will be able to do all the subjects. Today both kids read for well over an hour independently, we had Bible time that included reading and discussion and deep thinking (so special to be able to take time to do that, all four of us), they did 15-25 minutes of journaling/writing, T worked on her clock and her counters for math, M did two iReady math things, and T did some Art and freestyle music where she basically sang along with songs. I would say we covered a lot.
I also tried to incorporate OT with heavy work and we had PE with a bike ride and tree climbing. They are also learning life skills doing 45 minutes a chores a day. Today the clorox wiped door knobs, light switches, cabinet handles etc. We also tackled the kitchen floor with broom, spot cleaning, goo gone cleaning, and swiffering. There were many other things sprinkled throughout the day. When the day is divided into small increments it is amazing how many different things you can do!
Before we went to Mexico our clothes dryer died. Even with trips to the laundromat while we were gone, the laundry was really piling up. We had Brandon's parents schedule a repair visit which was supposed to happen today. This afternoon I got a call saying they would not be coming today and that we would be on the list for repair once everything with coronavirus is behind us. The prospect of waiting months for a dryer was not very appealing to us, so we decided to buy one from Home Depot today. The delivery is scheduled for next week. We are curious to see if it actually happens, but we are prayerful and hopeful that it will.
As always, God is orchestrating all the details of our life in such a beautiful way. Our dear neighbor friends are on a little family vacation and we are watching their cat. It is a joy to watch their cat since they watch ours while we are away. I told them about the dryer situation and they were willing to let me dry clothes at their house today. I washed 7 loads and dried 5 (two loads were hang dry clothes) this evening. I have one more to wash and dry tomorrow and then we will be caught up and hopefully the dryer will arrive and we will be back in business.
It is impossible for my brain to comprehend that we were in Mexico just two days ago. The days have felt weeks long with all that the mind has to process. I am not sure that we can sustain this level of discipline for extended weeks, but I am trusting that God will supply the strength needed for each day. I think that we will eventually get into a rhythm and things will feel more natural and relaxed which I crave and still structured which the kids need.
Thanks for praying for our family. We are praying much for our friends, family, and world too. While we might not be able to hug or meet face to face, we are in this together and were are so thankful to know that we are all in this together. Press on dear friends. Keep clinging to Jesus. For those who have hope in the Lord we know that He is in control and that the Holy Spirit lives inside us. Even in our lonely times He is with us. We are NEVER isolated from Him!!!!
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