Me:  O.K., now you can do these problems.

Girlie:  Can I do the ones with the fish first?  They're so cute!

Me:  Alright; now pick up the pencil and start with this one.

Girlie:  This one?  O.K.  Hhmmm...  you start with the units.  It says 7+5.  Is that 11?

Me:  Nope, try again.

Girlie:  Oh yeah, 5 plus 5 is 10, and 7 has 2 more than that, so it's 12.

Me:  Right! 

Girlie:  You put the 2 here, and you put the 1 up here. 

Girlie again:  Oops!  I was doing this one, but I wrote it on THIS one!  Why did I do that?  He he he!  Now I hafta erase it.  ...  ...  This eraser doesn't erase very well. 

(later) Me:  Hey, we're not doing coloring here; we're supposed to be doing the problems. 

Girlie:  But I was just making them have funny lips, see?  And somebody's trying to catch them, because I made a hook with a worm on it over here. 

Me:  No more drawing on the page.  Let's see if we can get the top row done.  What's the next problem?

Girlie:  Oookkkaaaayyyy.  These take a long time. (begins the next problem)

Girlie again:  Oh, look, I made a funny six!  Wanna see my six, J?  It looks like he's lying down on his side.

Big brother, also at kitchen table:  Let me see...  Yep!

Big brother again:  Hey, cool!  I have this one math problem, and the answer is 12,345.  Get it?  One-two-three-four-five!

Me:  O.K., are you almost done with yours?

Big brother:  Sorta.

Me:  Girlie, pick up your pencil now and start the next problem, please.

Girlie:  I'm kind of hungry.  Can I have a snack?

At this point I decide that it's time to go and fold the laundry, which gives me a little sanity break.  It makes me feel like I've actually accomplished something visible, plus it gives me a chance to sneak a few chocolate chips on the sly.  Recharged when this is done, I am able to reenter the kitchen with a smile on my face and try again to get through the math. 

Tomorrow should be even more interesting, b/c we get to do our math while in the orthodontist's waiting room.  At least we got through that fish page today.