I am sooo glad we are only doing full school days 3 days a week! This is like pulling teeth!  I did come up with a 2 hr Roo rotation schedule. I set the alarm on my phone 10 min before switch time and tell them to finish up what they are doing. It is working, but my 9-13yo crew is having a large adjustment!

boy #1 spent two hours on school and got one chapter in the bible read.

yes, that's it.

He did do some other reading, but it was not assigned for Tuesday! He found his Math page but could not find the right teacher book to do his story.

He is now writing his TY note for today on his task time. He also did his math paper during his task time. 

I know we will get better.  It is just an adjustment.

boy #2 had a meltdown in math when i said the answer was wrong. "I did it like you said!" he exclaimed!  I never said he did it wrong, I just said the answer was wrong!  He then threw my pillow on the floor (NOT GOOD!) and then fell to the floor being a drama man when I yelled at him regarding the pillow.  We had quite an altercation and I almost called his Dad.  Once he was calm, we talked about what Proverbs has to say about taking correction and how he did just what Adam did - tried to blame ME for his wrong answer. Just like Adam blamed God by saying "This woman YOU sent me. . . "

And we talked about those who do take correction become wise.

Because I had so much trouble regarding the math lesson, the paper was crumpled and tossed and he had to do the whole thing over. 

And that's how we do things. LOL!

Next time I bet when I say "this answer looks wrong" he will say "Oh, let me go see if I can find what I did wrong."

School builds character.  That is our primary use of it anyway.  These issues are far more important than if he adds right or not.

Boy #3 did pretty good with his school.  He has a book he could not find so that school is still on his list for Wed.  We set up at church Wed and then have about an hour and a half until supper. The boys usually play outside or in the gym and if it rains they play an educational board game.  However, if they do not complete all 5 of their subjects on Mon and Tues, then I write down what still needs done and that will be done on Wed when they would usu have free time.  I try to let the consequences of their actions fall on their shoulders in a logical way.  Work before play.

The twins were instructed carefully and at length about what was expected of them in regards to the thank you note and how/where they were to sit.  They then took their notes to their room and did just what they were not supposed to do. LOL! So the notes were put up and they both got to copy this sentence: "When I write I will sit straight at a desk or table with my feet flat on the floor."

They both forgot the period at the end of the sentence, so they both got to write the sentence a second time.  Then they put that paper in their folder and got back on their thank you notes.

Never a dull moment!

Those people who look at me and say "what do you do with your kids all day?" good grief!  my kids can take all day to do the simplest things!!

We got the laundry room clean today. Really clean. I took out all the laundry hampers because the children were cleaning the floor by putting anything on it back in the laundry bins. Including folded clean clothes and any clean socks. grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

so all their laundry is in their room supposed to be in a basket. The babies and mine I keep in the bathroom. Laundry is an ongoing pain in my side around here. Not even so much the keeping up with it, but the training. You know, if you wear clothes and never put them in the laundry and mom makes you change. . . you um, run out of clothes eventually!

And if you keep getting socks out of the sock basket but never put your dirty ones in the laundry, eventually the sock basket will be empty.

These things seem so self explanatory! 

Oy!

All in all tho I am pleased with what we got done today. A lot of training, a fair amount of attitude adjusting (roo even got a spanking!), and even a little bit of school.  ha ha - and 3 loads of laundry  so far. 27 more to go of course. . .

And the dance goes on!

Love to all!

Jo

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