Happy New Year!  We spent New Years Eve rearranging the house a bit, which I hope will give our days better flow.  Yeah, rearranging furniture New Years Eve--I guess we aren't party animals.  It seemed appropriate though, preparing to do a few things differently next year, even in the way we organize the house.

I've also tweaked the schedule again and am trying something rather different.  To keep me from feeling like a ping-pong ball I'm alternating my teacher-instruction days between the two oldest.   

We school 6 days a week (always have), so on the circled time on the charts I'll meet with Kendra on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and assign for two days.  On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday I'll meet with Kaira and assign for two days.  Then on the tapestry/Kieran buddy time they will alternate as well... some days they will do reading and other days play with their little brother for me. 

My children don't focus in tiny little bits here and there, but tend to do better in bigger clumps of time.  (They come by it from me, no doubt.) I hope this gives me time to really focus on each child and allows them to dig in a bit better on their lessons. 

(And with a Keegan and Kieran keeping me busy, I'm thinking it might be just right for this season.)  Little boys sure are fun bundles of energy.

In my collumn, the things listed are what I'm available to do, but I do bounce around.  (For example, I don't necessarily help Kaira with her whole piano practice time.  I check on the littles, read Kieran a story, play blocks with Keegan, etc when she's chugging away fine.)