So fast forward three years later... to the present.  Here's a conversation you might hear if you were a fly on our homeschool wall:

"Dear, did you finish your Latin yet?  I see that you skipped a bunch of math problems on this page... oh.. it's already 3 o'clock... I've got to call Sue before she leaves her house... dear, why didn't you ask me for help on this if you didn't understand?"

"Well, mom, I don't know..."

"How about piano, did you play piano yet today?"

At the end of the day.... "Momee, will you pleease play with me.. you didn't spend a lot of time with me today."

Mom to herself, "What, no time?  I was here with you all day today.  I spend everyday with you..... we homeschool...what do you mean?"

What happened to "spending more time with the kids"?  What happened to the happy picture on the green couch?