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Hi everyone,
Boy, I feel like I have been asking a lot of questions lately! I'm new to hs and new to HOD, so please bear with me as I get this sorted through.
I have loved looking at the schedules you all have posted. Does anyone have a schedule they wouldn't mind sharing where your dh is home in the mornings and works later in the day? I've struggled because I want my home to be orderly and for the kids to learn good habits, but the mornings for us are like evenings for the rest of you (that's our family time, rest time, etc.) I feel like as the kids get older we're going to have to do some school in the mornings. Anyway, I'd love to see some sample schedules of what our days could look like and what I could start working towards.
Thanks in advance! I love this group!
Erin

My husband gets home from work about 9 a.m. We just enjoy our time with him until he goes to bed--usually at 11 am or so. If my son is feeling ambitious he does some of his reading during that time. After he goes to bed, my daughter and I do as much as we can before lunch and finish after. She's in Beyond. We can usually finish before we break for lunch. My son usually is done by 2:30 or so. I let him work at his own pace.
I try to get the house work done before he gets home. I don't like to go to bed with dirty dishes, so I take care of most of that the night before. It's really hard to find a time to vacuum and do other loud stuff like that. I usually try to do it in the morning before he gets home. The hardest thing for me is laundry. I never have time to put away laundry. During the day, he's in the bedroom sleeping! So we usually have wrinkly clothes!!

I'm not sure if I was much help or not. We are just very flexible. His schedule isn't a set one. Some days he will be home earlier and some days much later. Luckily my husband doesn't mind a messy house once in awhile!

If your children can remain focused in the afternoon, maybe after lunch would be the best time to do the bulk of the studies. You could flip a "normal" schedule which usually involves schoolwork after breakfast and free time at the end of the day. I actually do school with my oldest in the evenings because of our situation. Now granted, we are just in LHFHG so we don't need as much time. I will have to adjust some eventually. Hopefully you will get some more suggestions.

We have exactly the same situation. My husband leaves anywhere from 11AM to 2PM. We get up enjoy breakfast with dad and if it's an earlier day, we'll play for a while and do school once daddy heads off. If it's a later day Daddy does school with the youngers while I make lunch, we'll eat and Daddy heads to work. If there is still some stuff he didn't cover, I pick up where he left off. My olders work independently, they have their schedule and often get up before everyone and get started.

Probably not much help, but it's how we do things. I think you just have to make your day work for you, always remembering why you homeschool. For me it's so Daddy has precious time with his kids, if they went to school in the morning and he doesn't get home until bedtime; when would that be. Never. We choose to put our family time first and do school around that.

Thank you for your responses. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one with this issue. It was also good to remember another benefit of hsing - my dh can see the kids! I needed to remember family comes first - so thanks ladies!
Erin