A Day in the Life of Amber

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

5:00           Shower and get ready for the day

6:00           Quiet Time and Journal

7:00           Prepare 8 am, 3 pm, 6 pm, and 9pm meds for all in the House

8:00          Breakfast

8:15            Scarf down breakfast

8:25           Roll call for school

8:27           Walk Littles to school

8:30           Quiet Time

9:00            Bigs get in vehicles and go to K-Kawaui for more Orientation Training

12:00          Bigs get in vehicles and return to property for lunch

12:10           Bigs arrive on property to find out the bathroom in the dining hall has backed   up and there is a poopy mess to clean up in the kitchen—everyone waits                   outside for lunch as they have not even started making it.

12:30           Still waiting for lunch and Littles (Shelterwood students) arrive for lunch. Ask them to wait outside and explain the situation.

12:??             Get served some thrown together PB&J or tuna sandwitches from a window in       the kitchen

1:00              Bigs get in vehicles and return to property for more Orientation Training

2:10              Bigs return to property

2:30             Bigs have a meeting to prepare for the Littles to come home from school (work    out the logistics of who is watching who and who has to serve what punishment   and who needs to be where type of thing)

3:00              Teachers bring Littles back to the House

3:00-3:15       Adjust and amend previously made plans and shuffle as need be and give out afternoon meds

3:30-4:00      Supervised Room Grounding for a Little

4:00-5:00      Did a work hour with two Littles

5:00-5:30       Ran a “work hour” (2 miles in 25 minutes) with a Little

5:30-6:00       Walk a 30 min “work hour” with another Little

6:00                Distribute evening meds and eat dinner

6:30                No official “duty”. Take a shower and hand out in the living room.

7:06                Head outside with another little so she can do one of her three 30 minute aerobics for the week—we shot some hoops.

8:00-9:00     Supervised study time in my room with my Littles

9:00-9:30      Give out night meds

9:30-10:00    Room time—time to connect with the three Littles in my room

10:30             Main light off

10:45             All lights out

10:45-12       Night duty downstairs—Set first part of alarm system and sit outside the doors to ensure everyone is sleeping and in their rooms.

Midnight      Set the alarm completely and go to bed.