A Typical Week

Just for fun, and because life is always changing, I thought I'd record a rough schedule/description of what a typical week in my life is like right now. Of course there are variations from day to day and week to week, but below is a 'skeleton schedule' if you will, of my weeks at this point in my life.

Monday -
Chores and helping Mom, then if all the chores are done, free time (crafting, internet time, etc.) until time to get lunch. After lunch, clean up, then finishing chores if they weren't finished in the morning, and (if there's time) a short 'power nap' until time to leave for work. Off for town by 2:30, to get to the school by 3:00. Work at VRCA after-school from 3:00 'til 5:30. After leaving work and dropping off the other after-school worker (whose car is out of commission right now) at her house, go to meet Dad, Mom, and Trissy at 6:30 at our Hispanic friend's house for Bible study with her and her three young children, until 7:30. Supper, and family or free time until bed, around 9:00.

Tuesday -
Chores, random duties, and project or free time until lunch. Get lunch ready and on, eat, clean up. Then same as morning until around 5:00. Try to exercise with Dad and/or Trissy sometime during the day. Get ready to go to music practice with the youth music group at the church. Leave for town at 5:30. Music practice at 6:00. Ending time varies, depending on if we are learning a new song, and how hard it is, but we typically get done between 7:00 and 7:30. Back to the house, supper and family or free time until bed.

Wednesday -
Pretty much the same as Monday, except after work, I head over to Victory Rd. for Wednesday night church. At 6:00, the youth music group runs through the night's music again, and has prayer asking the Lord's blessing on our playing and singing. Music, then class from 6:30 until 8:00. Youth prayer meeting after class is over, ending anywhere from 8:45 to 9:30. Trissy and I don't always get to stay though. Head back to the house, supper and family or free time until bed.

Thursday -
Off to town early enough to pick up the pastor's (of the church The Grandparents attend) twin sons and get to the church by 7:00 for Thursday morning devotional breakfast. After breakfast, usually Mom has given us a Wal*Mart list, and we go grocery shopping, trying to get back to the house as early as possible. The rest of the morning and afternoon are pretty much the same as Tuesday, until about 5:30. Then eat a light snack or supper and get ready to leave at 6:00 for Thursday night college Bible Study at 6:30. Bible study from approximately 6:30 until approximately 8:00. Head back to the house, supper and family or free time until bed.

Friday -
Pretty much just like Monday and Wednesday, except that after work I leave town. Friday night is 'Family Night' and we usually spend supper and the evening up at The Grandparents' house. Alot of times we'll have a country 'breakfast-for-supper' supper, like grits, scrambled eggs, home-made biscuits and gravy or jelly, bacon or sausage, or waffles and peanut butter and syrup. After cleaning up the kitchen, we'll usually listen to an audio, watch a movie, or someone will read a book out loud to the rest until about 9:00. Help The Grandparents to bed, then back to our house down the lane at about 9:30, and to bed as soon as possible.

Saturday -
Pretty much just like Tuesday and Thursday, except don't go anywhere unless it's a random event. Try to have Sunday dinner done, or at least well on it's way.

Sunday -
Get up moving quickly if I didn't get my clothes laid out and ironed the night before. If they don't have to be ironed, and if we don't have to cook or finish cooking Sunday dinner, get to stay in bed a little later than other mornings. Home-made milkshakes for breakfast - quick, healthy, and super yummy - and out the door as close to 9:00 as possible, to get to Victory Rd. for Sunday School at 9:30. Stop to help The Grandparents to their church on our way to Victory Rd.
Sunday School from 9:30 to 10:30. Music service from about 10:45 until about 11:20. Preaching until 12:00. Stand around and chat with people after services if we have a few minutes, but The Grandparents are usually out of their services and waiting on us to help get lunch. Go up to The Grandparents for lunch. Usually done and cleaned up by about 1:45 or 2:00. Back to the house for a Sunday afternoon nap. Trissy and I get up about 3:30 to eat a snack and head back to the church at 4:00 for choir practice at 4:30. Choir practice until about 5:30. Dad and Mom get to the church about 5:40. Evening church services from 5:45 until about 7:00. Get to do more visiting with people after church in the evening than in the morning. Trissy and I head over to either Aron and Henley's or another young couple's house for the college-age Sunday night supper/fellowship. The whole group is paired up, and each week is another pair's turn to provide supper for everyone. We rotate around and it's alot cheaper than going out to eat, and we still get to have supper together every Sunday night! Aron and Henley and the other young couple (Aron's cousin and her husband) take turns hosting it, since they have their own houses. Usually everyone disperses between 8:00 and 9:00.

And so ends a week full of adventures, disappointments, surprises, wonderful blessings, and whatever else makes up life.