YES! The clocks really are life savers. Our kids were coming into our room and waking the baby up, so these really have helped!

You’ve got some great little routines, there! And yes, it’s all about doing what works best for your family and I love hearing new ideas that we too can implement. Good job, mama!

I am usually the first one up somewhere between 6 and 6:30 am. I get dressed and mostly ready, then its time to wake the girls up first. My eldest is pretty easy until she gets in front of the mirror. No matter how many times we sit outfits out the night before she has to change or update something, then there is her hair… LOL she is almost a teenager 🙂 My little one is not a morning person; so usually we have about a 15 minute struggle to get her out of the top bunk, and then there is the issue of pants… because its a shocker that we have to wear pants to school, and we discuss why you can’t wear sweat pants or yoga pants every single day at school. HAHA.
During this time the hubby is down stairs getting snacks, vitamins and lunches together; starting the car and making sure everything is ready and then he wakes up his son.

By 7:40 am everyone is in the car and headed to school. We utilize school breakfast which is a life saver. We also have the kids in Latch Key where they get homework help, because once Mason and I clock out our “Other day” begins. Mason usually picks me up from work (we only have 1 car) and we are going to the pool for Micheala’s swim practice, her and our son are in counseling so they have evening appointments, Kaydance is in gymnastics and I am on the worship/sound team at our church which means Wednesday and Sundays.

Thursday night is always family night. We might play Uno, or Sorry; sometimes its dinner at the coffee table and a movie, or we will play Mario Kart on the Wii. This is our favorite night and it is also bittersweet because the next day they go to their “other” parents home for a week.

When we get home we all eat dinner at the dinning table. We start together and we end together. During dinner we have a strict, No cell phone rule. Mason, Micheala and I make sure they are all on silent on the counter, and we talk… “What was the best part of your day?” ” What was the hardest thing you learned today?” “What are looking forward to for tomorrow.” Then its baths, finishing up any homework that wasn’t complete, and we all meet at the top of the stairs, we sit in a circle and we all pray together, then hugs and Mason and Mylez go into Mylez’ room to read a book a get tucked in and I go with my girls into their room where I sing to Kaydance; “A dream is a wish your heart makes.” And then I sing “Somewhere over the rainbow” to Micheala. Hugs and then bed.

Its a crazy life, but its what works for us. I just wish I had the alarm system you have thats a great idea!