tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13638626.post4730684253807036016..comments2023-09-15T07:03:07.671-05:00Comments on Hamilton Family Circus: Still HereHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01879753863902363299noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13638626.post-13995761322492941022007-06-13T11:14:00.000-05:002007-06-13T11:14:00.000-05:00I have to agree - routine is key! When Ig et out o...I have to agree - routine is key! When Ig et out of one... it messes eveything up!Bird's Eye View Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813489889625737678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13638626.post-72381791893694091052007-06-13T11:04:00.000-05:002007-06-13T11:04:00.000-05:00It gets easier! For real!! Hang in there; I swea...It gets easier! For real!! Hang in there; I swear, it will. You're doin' great!<BR/><BR/>DH works nights 5pm-2am, so I am a single mother essentially, five nights a week. And a single mother in the mornings, too, since he gets home at 3/4am, so he's still sleeping when I wake up. <BR/><BR/>The key for us has been *Routine*! Homework at 4pm; backpack ready for the next day before bathtime; bath at 7pm. Bed at 8pm. Up at 7am; eat and get dressed and teeth brushed by 7:30; Once the kids could participate in the afternoon and morning duties, it helped. Once they could read, it was even better: a chart on the fridge with stickers for morning chores like brushing teeth, combing hair, etc.. All the daily routines make it so much easier on everyone. <BR/><BR/>And I don't care what anybody told me; I think the BIGGEST turning point in a kid's life/mom's life is when the kids can wipe their own butts! Once they are THAT independent, it is 100% easier than it is now, when he's a baby. Hang in there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13638626.post-86031341268207817442007-06-12T15:56:00.000-05:002007-06-12T15:56:00.000-05:00I am with you on the exhaustion part hon-- Dan was...I am with you on the exhaustion part hon-- Dan was not home last night and today I was DRAGGING... I don't know how you do it!Bird's Eye View Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813489889625737678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13638626.post-8881110256814444072007-06-12T12:54:00.000-05:002007-06-12T12:54:00.000-05:00Being a Mom is a full time job...On top of having ...Being a Mom is a full time job...<BR/><BR/>On top of having a full time job.<BR/><BR/>You have ever right to be exhausted!Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188363142469404823noreply@blogger.com