Typical Evening Rountine

All right, I thought some of you would love a glimpse into a typical evening in the Gill Home.  Here is how it goes....

6:30- herd all children upstairs for bath, brush, books, and bed

6:32-tell children it is time to go upstairs

6:35- chase all children up the stairs

6:36- girls run into their room to get pjs and get naked, bear goes into his room to do heaven knows what, Parker runs into his room

6:38- chase after Parker as he runs down the hall with a toy sword

6:40- retrieve Parker from Bear's top bunk

6:43- chase Parker out of girls room so they can fish undressing

6:45- retrieve Parker off Bear's top bunk

6:48-start showers for girls, retrieve Parker off top bunk

6:50- comfort Bear who has been hit in the head with a plastic sword by Parker

6:55- holler to girls their shower time is almost over, ask Bear why he is not yet ready for shower, retrieve Parker off top bunk

6:56- chase Parker down the hall to get him undressed

7:00- finally tackle Parker to ground and undress him for bath, herd girls out of shower and Bear into the shower

7:05-Bathe Parker and wrestle him into his PJS

7:07- chase Parker out of Girls room, grabbing the pjs out of his hands and handing them to the girls so they can get dressed

7:10-check on Bear in shower, help girls brush teeth, retrieve Parker of top bunk

7:12- cut shower off and send bear to his room for the pjs ( which he was supposed to have brought into the bathroom with him) 

7:15-check all three older ones teeth, send them to pick story, grab Parker off top bunk and take him into his room for a story

7;20-read story to other three children

7:30-prayers, hugs, kisses, and LIGHTS OUT!!!!

7;35- collapse on sofa

Repeat each evening......