Mom Shorts III

CALENDARS!

So last night I gathered up ALL the ball game sheets, the library sheets, etc etc.

Woa.  Lots going on.

I told Brandy, "Uhm, yeah, maybe 7 kids is enough"  {ha!}

We have school until June 4 (bummer) because of all our snow days.  But some of the summer rec stuff has started, and the dance recital is next week.  Whirlwind!

The beginning of the year I missed some things, and although that can still happen, I finally found a calendar system that works well for me.

www.cozi.com/nestle

Yep, it's an online calendar.  I'm on the computer...uhm...probably too much...and I have it set as my home page.  Check it out if you don't have something that works well for you, it's awesome, and it's FREE.  And no, I don't get anything for telling you about it.  I just wanted to cuz it's that good.

Here's an example of one of our weeks...

Monday 17	— All Day — Carey Swans 12:00p All Shianne: track meet 4:00p – 5:00p Carey Gabe Gabe dance 5:00p – 6:30p Carey Svanna Svanna Dance 5:30p – 7:30p Carey Sierra Sierra Dance
Tuesday 18	8:30a – 2:00p Summer Preschool Zoo! 5:00p – 6:30p Tye Tye Dance
Wednesday 19	7:00p All K musical
Thursday 20	12:30p – 1:15p Summer Dance 7:45p All Sierra & Carey haircut
Friday 21	— All Day — Gabe Take small animal beenie to school
Saturday 22	— All Day — All Yaby's Wedding!! 12:00p Sierra Soccer (field 4) 2:00p Svanna Soccer (field 4)

 

They'll send you reminders via email, and even phone {although I can't get that part figured out}.  You can enter something that happens every week and tell it to put it on that day every week.  It's been a life saver for me.  And especially with the summer schedule, I think I'd go nuts without it.

So whenever I get a schedule, or a note from school, I enter it on the calendar.

But this "Mom Shorts" isn't really about THIS calendar, it's about setting up a system that works for you.

Do you need one you can carry around in your purse?  Or do you need one that everyone can see hanging on the wall?  How do you update your family?

We've started having a "family meeting" on Sundays and reading off the week's list.  That helps everyone feel like they know whats going on, and occasionally a family member will remind me of something that didn't make that calendar and should have, so there are less surprises.

Are you ready for summer?  Get out those calendars!