(Ha! Ha!  I've noticed that only homeschoolers consider school something you do, instead of a place you go.)

Dear, sweet boys,

OK.  We HAVE to resume school.  No, I don't want to either, but someone says we have to.  Most of my friends would be apalled that it is a week into the new year and we still have not picked up a book.  Most of my non-homeschooling friends . . . and the Classical homeschoolers, that is.  All my other friends who do homeschool?  They're just jealous.

I understand why we haven't started back yet.  Mommy's a bit disorganized, but I'm really working on it (New Year's resolution--should be past it by late February).  Then there were the two days this week where we were sick.  They didn't help much.  Not only did it keep us from actually accomplishing the things we were supposed to do, but it created a heap of new laundry and cleaning for me.  Thanks to whoever gave us the bug.  And of course, the weekend was spent cleaning and getting the house in order . . . downstairs, at least.  We still have upstairs to do this week.

So tomorrow, like it or not, you will do math, and read, and maybe something else if I can come up with it.  I have LOTS of chores for you.  I know you'll thank me and tell me how grateful you are.  You will work, while I plan (if I can find the desk in the schoolroom--all the stuff I couldn't deal with as I cleaned the other rooms in the house is there, burying everything else.  But I'm working on that too.)  And then Tuesday?  We start back!!! Period.  NO complaining, OK?  Or I might be seriously tempted to put it off another day . . .or week . . . no!  We HAVE to do school.  Somebody says so.  So we have to.

Love, Mom