New schedule

6:15 am  Wake up, get dressed, breakfast
6:30 am 2 kids come
7:00 am wake up my 4 kids and have them get ready for school
8:00 am 3 kids go to school
8:45 am 1 kid goes to school
9:15-9:30 am 5 kids come
9:30 am snack for kids that have been there since 6:30 am/reading and play time
9:30 am feed baby
10:00 am put baby down for a nap
11:00 am homework and get 1 ready for Kindergarten
11:30 am lunch for 6 kids
12:00 pm 1 kid go to Kindergarten
12:00 pm 1 kid comes
12:30 pm feed baby
1:00 pm nap time for 5 kids / play with baby
3:00 pm kids wake up and play outside
3:30 pm 5 kids come after school (Homework, piano, dance, piano lessons)
3:30 pm 1 kid leaves
3:30 pm feed baby
5:20 pm Jer comes home
5:15-5:30 pm all kids go home
6:00 pm dinner
7:00 pm chores, scripture study, baths, take care of animals, etc...

So far it's working out.  I have one high functioning autistic kid that seems defiant but really just doesn't understand what's going on.  Nap time for him is tough.  I've tried quiet time with him instead of naps, but then he's just trying to wake everyone else up.... so we'll stick with him laying on his bed even if he isn't sleeping.  If he were mine and I didn't have so many sleeping, I would put a movie on for him while others slept but they say that he's supposed to be napping so here we are.  Funny thing with him though... he found some dry erase makers and signed our basketball.... then he asked if I would sign it too... he's really into sports so I think it's funny that he's focused so much energy on making sure that the basketball is signed.... (it's been a three day thing.)

My childcare license is for 16, my city license is for 12 and I'm on my own so I can legally have 8 non-biological children in care at a time. I don't want to do more than 8 anyways.  They're all under the age of 6 so I wouldn't want more.  2 babies, 3 aged 2, 2 aged 5.... so I have a spot for one more but I'm going to let my partner worry about spots.  It's not a ton of money, but it's something that I can do from home, be with my kids, have holidays off and have a partner if I get sick. (My partner's husband just had a stroke.  He's up and walking 4 days later, but honestly is recovering very quickly. One of my YW is my partner's daughter... she sure was a lot happier to see me this week after I'd had the day care kids for a week.)  I'm aiming for working between 1 year and 10 years.  I'm hoping that it will help us cover the $7,000 estimated for Sam's upcoming medical needs, insuring teen drivers, braces, missions, and weddings.  After all that maybe I'll switch to something in the art field.