Hey Hdallas,
We are a very organized family. Well sometimes.
We have a Master Planner that EVERYTHING gets written in. This helps us gets everything done and makes sure that no appointments are forgotten. We have 2 kids with CF and 6 kids with ADHD so we have alot of appointments. We also have a schedule that usually works. The kids get up at 7:00 and we eat breakfast together and the kids get ready for school. We homeschool so they just have to go up stairs to our "school room" we work on school until lunch. I usually cook lunch for everyone and we clean up and finish school work. The kids usually help me fix dinner and we eat together every night. Then it is time for baths, story time and cuddles and everyone in bed. The little kids go to bed by 7:30 and the middle kids to bed by 8:30 then the teenagers to bed by 10:30 or 11:00. Everyone helps with chores and each child has their assigned chores each day and evening. We shop alot at the wholesale club and WalMart. We do not eat out alot. We eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at home. We go to the library alot and the park. We do have annual passes to Bush Gardens, Sea World and a Water Park. That is great for entertaining the kids over the summer.
We have adopted many children with different disablilties and special needs. 2 have CF, 6 have ADHD and 1 has FAE. In addition several of our kids have mental limitations. Out of all our kids, 4 are now adults. 3 live on their own. The other one lives in our garage apartment on our property. He will never be able to live on his own because of his mental limitations. All of them are very well adjusted and we still see them often. 3 of them live nearby so we see them daily. Our daughter lives about 1 hour away so we see her less often. Over all our adoption and foster care experience has been very postive. Our lives are very busy but we love it that way!
Jenny