Robin's Nest

Good morning blog it is the end of the week and homeschooling is in full swing. Both girls are now doing it full time. The older teen is definitely more invested in finishing the work. The younger is still resistive for the most part. However, she is a lot less resistive to this than PS. So, onward we go. Keeping up with the four hours is the hardest part, I forget to write down what we did or maybe I procrastinate and then forget. Either way I have to find the book that was my "tool" to keep track of things, but I have buried it under something. I got up early to pack coolers for the trip to Oklahoma and have been running in circles since. DH had planned to head out by himself and with some of the forgetfulness that has occurred this week it was not what I wanted to happen. In the end he left with the boys following him in the Audi.  I will take care of the animals and kids and try to get done what needs to be done in the meantime. There was a lot more room in the horse trai...

 Today started out with little fuss until it was time for lessons. Then it was head-to-head for an hour or two. Not the spouse and I, the youngest and I. It was computer lesson time. After the first five minutes of sheer torturous whining and crying, (her not I) she weaseled a break in her task out of me. This was proving to be a long morning, and it was only 0805. I started the duck pond water and set about paying the bills that were due and calling the oldest in sick from school. I started a load of laundry and stacked the morning dishes with full intent to actually do them. That did not happen. We worked more on lessons and reading out loud. Health was on the schedule today too and they both hate that subject. Even though the oldest is still attending public school at this time, I have her participate in this program when she is home so that she is familiar with it when the time comes to switch to home lessons. At this time, we are thinking October is the magic month. Time will ...