David and I like to get up at 5:00AM. That gives us some time to read out bible, pray and talk between us. If David has been out to a fire or with the ambulance, I let him sleep until 5:30, then I wake him for milking. I get dressed and am down stairs at 5:15 putting on the coffee and starting breakfast. David gets the rest of the family up. Michael and Edward get dresssed for milking and go with David. Susan gets dressed, goes to feed the chickens and bring in the eggs. I help David Jr. get dressed and he helps set the table. After breakfast is started, I pack school lunches for Susan, Michael and Edward. Sometimes Michael and Edward buy lunch at school, if it is something they really like.
Michael, Susan and Edward come in,. take a shower if necessary and change their clothes for school. We eat breakfast. Michael and Edward have to be waiting in front of our house for the school bus that comes between 6:45 and 7:00. Susan's buggy comes by about 7:30 to take her to school.
After breakfast David feeds the pigs, works on the farm machinery to makes sure it will work in the spring and presently is ordering all the seed we will need. He also does painting and some interior work on peoples home from word of mouth. He will do odd jobs until planting season starts.
I do the breakfast dishes and get the meat out for our dinner meal. If I am making soup or stew for lunch or dinner, I start that cooking. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday are laundry days. David Jr. and I go through the bedrooms and bathrooms collecting the laudry. We take it to the basement and wash it the washer and hang it out to dry unless it is really cold, like in the 20's or below, -then I use the dryer.
Daily I go through the house dusting, running the cleaner, straightening, etc. Then I go to the greenhouse to check on how our plants are doing-feed them if necessary, more water, etc. At 10:30 David comes in the house, if he is home, we have a cup coffee and a piece coffee cake, cookies, etc. Then we get back to work.
Tuesday, Thursday and on Saturday are baking days. After breakfast I start baking our breads, pies, cakes, cookies, etc. On Saturday, Susan, is home from school and she can either help me back in the kitchen or do the laundry.
After lunch at noon, I put David Jr. to bed for his nap and I try to catch up on my sewing. Darning socks, patching slacks, making new clothes especially for the children they grow so fast.
Michael and Edward get home from school first, so I have milk and a treat for them when they come in the door. David and I talk with them about school, chores, whatever for about 15 minutes. Then Michael and Edward change into work clothes and help David with chores. Susan gets a treat and we talk with her for 15 minutes when she comes home, then she changes and does chores-which are usually helping me in the kitchen or doing house cleaning.
The men milk the cows which means we have dinner at about 6:30 to 7:00. Sometimes Michael and Edward have homework to do. If not, we play board games, read, or just sit and talk. When the days get longer, we will go for buggy rides, walks, horse riding, and maybe the boys friends with get together for a game of soft ball.
At around 8:30 David goes and checks the barn to make sure everything is all right with the animals. He returns and we have bible reading and prayers. We make sure all the children are in bed before David and I go to bed.
I am sure there are things I have left out. Like sometimes we have to go to the grocery store or seed store. Sometimes we go to rummage sales and alike. No two days are alike. This is just a general schedule of our day.
Be With God,
Jean
25 comments:
Interesting! Thank you for sharing, it must be quite a lot of activity throughout the day. It's good that you take time with the children when they get home, and make they're settled in at night. I always thought the night time routine was one of the most important with our son when he was young. I took him to school almost his entire time, and we spent a lot of time talking about things then too.
Thanks for sharing Jean. I don't find that many things different from my days actually. I do not work outside our home. I take care of our household much the same way. My husband and I read the Bible, pray and talk each morning also.
Thank you for the sharing Jean and Marilyn!
Good Morning Annie and Vickie,
When Jean was telling me what to say on here, her day is like everyone else's she said. I will try to get her to put on what she does when they start farming for the season-that's different. Will pass on to Jean your comments.
Oh, Vickie, how is Mabel doing?
Marilyn
Good Morning Chasity,
You are most welcome.
Marilyn
Jean, do u use a floor sweeper? Or do u use a vacuum? What do u mean by "run the cleaner'?
Hello plaingril,
I have to talk to Jean later this afternoon as we are going to put the recipes on for next week. When I talk with her-I will ask her. I know most of the floors are hardwood and she uses a broom, but I wonder what the cleaner is.
Marilyn
Thanks for such a great and inspiring blog. This and AmishAmerica are my two favorite. Will you ask Jean about the family grocery shopping? I try to grow as much of my food as possible, so I'm wondering about their family. Thanks so much and God Bless you all................Timothy
Hello Timothy,
Thank you for the compliments. I go to AmishAmerica, too. I will ask Jean about the grocery shopping and I am sure she will have it in one of her posts.
God Bless to you, too,
Marilyn
Hello plaingril,
Jean told me that her "cleaner" is a duster. It has a long handle and she can use it to dust down the walls or dust the floors. It is great for getting cob webs.
Marilyn
Thanks, Jean, for another interesting post. I look forward to coming here several times a week.
Hi Sheila.
I will tell Jean and know that she appreciates it very much.
Marilyn
I walked Pierre and the weather is terrible outside. Wind, snow, slipping, a real mess. Glad I am home and don't have to walk or drive in it.
Marilyn
Thanks for the interesting post Jean. I'll be interested to hear of what life is like when the farming begins. I'm very tired of the snow, but I keep reminding myself that when the weather gets warmer there will be so much work to do outside, and the winter is a little reprieve from that. Every season has it's good and bad points, although I can't find too much that's bad about the Autumn. It's my favorite time of year. ~Doreen
Good Morning Doreen,
Jean did her post for April 1st and that will tell a bit of what spring means on the farm. She hopes by April lst there is Spring. I will ask her to do a post, when farming gets going for the Spring to tell us what they do.
Hope all this snow melts, soon.
Marilyn
Thanks for the post Jean and Marilyn. To me its the everyday details that are the most interesting...its what life is made of!
Hello Kevin L
I will pass your comment on to Jean. Thank you for coming.
Marilyn
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