It's times like these you know you have a large family!

I often get asked how I organise everyone.
Mostly it's fine. We have a chart that shows all the after school and weekend activities, who goes where, at what time and takes what with them.
This evening is one of those times when it all goes to pot.
Extra things are added in making it a complex organisational nightmare.
This is when you realise you have a large number of individuals to cater for.
This evenings madness follows:

• Mum at work till at least 3.40pm. Dad at work till 3.15pm. Mair needs picking up from School at 3pm. Susie (thank god) on work placement at Mairs school all year can collect her at 3pm and walk home.
• Twins to be collected from childminder by 3.15pm. Jono finishes school at 3.30 pm. Dad can dash to make both of these and then come home.
• Susie Dr appointment 4.10pm, Martha Dr appointment 4.20 pm. Mair leaves for Swimming at 4 pm.Mum takes Mair swimming (not back until 5.40pm). Dad meets Martha from school bus at 4.15 and takes her to Dr. Luke gets home from school at 3.40pm and holds the fort with the twins and Jono.
• Bella has an ice skating party in Chester. Great! Bella gets home at 4.40pm and has to be at the station at 5.20pm. Dad takes her. Rest all look after twins.
• Mum back at 5.40 pm with Mair. Tea time. Games. Get little ones ready.
• Mum bootcamp 7.15-8pm. Settle Mair before I leave. Get twins ready. Dad plays with them and reads to Jono.
• Mum back at 8pm. Feeds twins. Plays game with Jono and settles him. Changes. Leaves at 9pm to collect Bella at 10 pm from party in Chester.
• Mum and Bella arrive home 11.15pm after dropping off friends.

Oh Lord!