First off, thank you, thank you, thank you! for all the suggestions and comments!  It's funny how you can't see the obvious when it's two inches from your nose.  For example, my ds8 was absolutely hating this book we were reading and I was forcing him to read this awful boring book everyday... why?  Cause it's on the schedule.   As I was talking to a girlfriend last week, I was once again struck by the wisdom of distance when she suggested... "Just skip it."

Skip it?  Can I do that?   Duh!  Of course I can!  *smack myself in the head*

Here lately I've really been trying to stick to my schedules.   I'm such a disorganized mess and I'm really really trying NOT to be.  So my resolution this year has been to clean up my procrastinating act. 

But I'm beginning to think that I've stepped into a whole new realm of chaos.... the kind caused by schedules!! 

We are a Sonlight family and for those of you familiar with Sonlight, you'll get this better than others. 

I have an 8yo boy and a 6 yo girl who are doing Core 1.  Ds is doing LA2 while dd is doing LA1.  Other than that, everything is the same for them.  I'm also just starting out our ds that is 4yo.  He's doing a mish mash of things I've come up with.  No real schedule for him.  He joins us on the days he feels capable.  And the little bit, ds3, just hangs out and gets shushed alot. 

Seeing as how we haven't managed to get through an entire year worth of curriculum yet, I was hoping my 'schedules' would allow us to accomplish this.  Only.... I think I'm defeating my purpose. 

Trying to get through everything on the schedule is taking up all our time.  Maybe I should just make my own schedule?  Once again.... I think I'm just needing permission here.  Does anyone else have this issue?  I seem to always feel the need for approval in matters such as this!

I do love the idea of skipping one subject a day and doing our 'special' projects for that subject.  That is awesome and would really work well for us.  Tanks!  Keep em coming!