routines

can i tell you how much i LOVE routines?!!
they are life savers for me
and my kids
i love knowing what to expect
what's going to be next
and my kids love it too
we hardly have melt downs when it is nap-time or bed-time
of course, life happens and sometimes i don't always catch cues when they're tired
so they fall asleep during playtime...
i love being able to put our kids to bed at 7
and they sleep till 6:30-7 almost every night
i've also learned something just lately
i used to have a "morning routine"
well, it's become my "night routine" quite often lately
especially when we got home from our christmas trip and the house was in total chaos
and i had to spend two solid uninterrupted hours getting things back in order
at night, i've found myself doing laundry, vacuuming, and getting breakfast ready
some nights, though, i'm too pooped to do anything
but when i do, it feels great!
especially if i wasn't able to get to it during the day.