Today command center
What needs my attention?
A calm first page for the day: focus, time, food, home, kids, and the next small decision.
- Dressed, teeth, hair before downstairs screens
- Breakfast downstairs
- No food or drinks upstairs
- Devices away and charging at bedtime
Food
Homeschool
Home Reset
Quick Add
Google Calendar Checked
Confirmed calendar events are mirrored into this hub. Personal calendar details stay private.
Navie ACE Volleyball
- Wednesday, July 29, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM.
- Location details are kept in the private calendar.
- Summer program continues Mondays and Wednesdays through August.
Keep Saturday Visible
Programs At A Glance
March
Move preparation, household sorting, and family routines.
HistoryApril
Final packing, travel, and the Alberta move.
HistoryMay
Calgary settling-in, household setup, and family outings.
HistoryJune
Home setup, family outings, and routine-building.
HistoryJuly
Travel recovery, household resets, library setup, and family activity planning.
HistoryNavie ACE volleyball continues at scheduled times. The calendar holds the dated entries.
PlannedDetailed dates, source records, and open evidence questions are kept in the private family evidence ledger.
Polestar-style weekly spread
Week At A Glance
Three steady columns keep the week from turning into one mixed pile: family appointments, meals/kitchen, and home.
Schedule book
Calendar And Load Map
Use this for dated plans, deadlines, cycle-aware energy, activity windows, and the notes you want to find later.
Today Schedule
Upcoming Anchors
- Through Aug 31Navie ACE volleyball. Dated entries appear in the calendar browser.
- Sep 19-Nov 28Navie City volleyball, Saturdays, 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM, Southland Wallyball Court 4.
- Sep 29-Dec 1Ledger City gymnastics, Tuesdays, 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM, Southland Gymnastics.
- Oct 1-Dec 3Mayzie City gymnastics, Thursdays, 6:50 PM to 7:50 PM, Southland Gymnastics.
- Aug 4 / 11YMCA Seton fall preview, then member registration at 8:00 AM if a better daytime stack appears.
Upcoming Notes
Edit as neededMeals and kitchen
Menu Plan
Food gets its own room so the meal plan, kid food defaults, and grocery thinking do not blur into the calendar.
Breakfast Rotation
- Sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwiches
- Breakfast casserole bowls
- Egg and sausage wraps
- Yogurt, sourdough, fruit, freezer cinnamon rolls
Middle Of Day
- Ham, cheese, crackers, fruit, cucumbers
- Leftovers or snack plates
- Smoothies, yogurt, berries, granola bars
- Navie can help make simple lunches
Dinners On Repeat
- Tacos or taco bowls
- Bulgogi bowls
- Chicken breasts with rice, wraps, or salad
- Ground beef pasta, burgers, or breakfast for dinner
This Week's Menu Notes
Minimum Food Day
Breakfast downstairs, snacks through the day, and a real dinner. Lunch can stay simple if the day is full.
Shopping list
Groceries And Random Orders
Recurring staples stay separate from one-off additions so the shopping list can be edited quickly without becoming a junk drawer.
Recurring Staples
- Chocolate milk
- Regular milk
- Eggs
- Cheese
- Coffee cream
- Yogurt
- Ham
- Ground beef
- Chicken breasts
- Sausage
- Lunch meat
- Butter
- Caffeinated coffee grounds
- Decaf coffee grounds
- Bread or sourdough
- Tortillas
- Pasta
- Rice
Homeschool records
Learning Without Turning The House Into School
The kids see projects and life. This area is for parent-facing notes, evidence, WISDOM records, and weekly review.
Grade 7 Level
Technology-supported independence, social connection, academic progress, responsibility, and meaningful projects.
Grade 3 Level
Confidence-first reading, writing, number sense, creative work, movement, friendship skills, and eye-care routine.
Play-Based
Cars, stories, counting, colors, sorting, outside time, social practice, and copying his sisters when interested.
Today / This Week Evidence
Subject Tags
WISDOM / Compliance
- This weekPut holds on Metis / Red River library books for the first social studies mini-unit.
- Before Sep 30File supervised home education notification for funding.
- Twice yearlyPortfolio evaluations per student.
Monday Review
Activities and community
Programs, Movement, And Social Time
Activity planning stays separate from homeschool records, but it can still count as PE, social learning, field trip, or life evidence.
Volleyball And Social PE
Now: ACE Summer League 2026, U12/13, Mondays and Wednesdays through August.
Fall: City volleyball at Southland on Saturday mornings.
Gymnastics And Confidence
Fall: City gymnastics at Southland on Thursdays, 6:50 PM to 7:50 PM.
Watch: YMCA Seton daytime swimming or movement if the August preview gives a better stack.
Movement And Play Practice
Fall: City gymnastics at Southland on Tuesdays, 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM.
Watch: YMCA Seton preschool swim or climbing if it fits a daytime outing.
Navie ACE Volleyball Schedule
RegisteredProgram: ACE Summer League 2026, U12/13. Status: Confirmed in the family calendar.
Where: ACE Athletic Centre.
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Check the private family calendar for schedule changes.
Fall 2026 Confirmed Programs
Google CalendarRegistration Board
- ConfirmedNavie volleyball, Mayzie gymnastics, and Ledger gymnastics are on Tanya's Google Calendar.
- Aug 4YMCA fall preview opens. Search Seton daytime options and save barcodes.
- Aug 11YMCA member registration opens at 8:00 AM. Only add if the schedule beats the current City plan.
- WatchACE fall registration is not open yet. Navie's confirmed fall base is City Southland volleyball.
Activity Notes
Home care
House Reset And Chores
A clear home system with recurring prompts, last-done memory, and one next action instead of a giant cleaning cloud.
Main Floor
Kitchen, dining, living, Travis office, laundry room, foyer, coat closet, shoe rack, walk-in pantry, Tanya office area.
Top Floor
Kids bedrooms, master bedroom, bonus room, kids bathroom, master ensuite, Tanya closet.
Basement
Wedding showroom, carpeted area, unfinished basement, plywood stairs.
Backyard Overgrowth
- Get a weed whacker.
- Weed whack the backyard.
- Cut the grass.
- Fill up the fire pit.
Walkway And Side Gate
- Move paving stones.
- Dig down, level the area, and reset paving stones.
- Dig side-gate area and lay the gravel already picked up.
Garage Project
- Clean out and organize garage storage.
- Put up curtains or tablecloths to hide storage.
- Sweep garage and put carpet down.
- Set up backdrop and balloon decorations.
- Move bikes around.
Rewards and device economy
Screen Time, Chores, And Boundaries
Homeschool is never an earning trigger. Rewards stay attached to household duties, posture, activity attendance, and approved new-food tries.
Current Rules
- Screens are allowed after basics and helpful contributions.
- Screens pause for food, hygiene, chores, and bedtime.
- Learning is outside the reward economy.
Still To Ratify
- Baseline screen access.
- Daily caps.
- Point-to-minute exchange rate.
- Which chores count and who confirms them.
Reward Notes
Posture and care anchors
Short Daily Body Cards
Posture stays short and practical. Any pain or injury gets routed to a professional.
Posture Card
Posture + Eye Anchor
Play Movement
Family lists
Needs, Wants, And Experiences
Needs stay separate from wants so money, timing, and family planning do not blur together.
Household Purchase List
- Shoe rack (bought and set up)
- Weed whacker for the backyard
- Flat shovel / spade
- Round-point digging shovel
- TV stand
- New vacuum
Wants And Experiences
- Calgary Stampede
- Lake days
- Volleyball lessons
Family profiles
Built Around Who Everyone Actually Is
Profiles include practical support notes. Sensitive numbers should stay offline or in a secure document store.
Tanya Laura Steward
Home lead, homeschool/unschooling lead, and primary family systems manager.
- Birthday
- January 28, 1991
- Support need
- Clear plans, backup options, low visual chaos.
Travis Martin Steward
Provider, business owner, tech steward, and coverage-day executor.
- Birthday
- May 3, 1983
- Support need
- Priorities, outcomes, autonomy, and fallback.
Navie Alice Steward
Pronounced like "Navy." Capable, smart, direct, and ready for real responsibility.
- Birthday
- May 11, 2014
- Best fit
- Respect, independence, leadership, meaningful jobs.
Mayzie Grace Steward
Gentle, creative, confidence-building, and helped by predictable structure.
- Birthday
- July 26, 2018
- Care anchor
- Eye patch/training after breakfast.
Ledger Martin Steward
Playful, car-loving, preschool-light, and best with simple choices.
- Birthday
- March 28, 2022
- Best fit
- Short playful routines and grown-up help.
Parent operating layer
Tanya Plans. Travis Executes.
The system should reduce Tanya's mental load and give Travis a clear command view when he is covering the house.
Tanya Layer
Priorities, planning, family rhythm, homeschool direction, evidence capture, emotional realism.
Travis Layer
Must happen, should happen, optional bonus, fallback. Clear authority without a long packet.
Minimum Day
Food, hygiene, safety, devices paused for meals and bedtime, and one small reset. Stability counts.
Source documents