I am struggling...I want to do some more catching up in school so badly.  I don't want the children to lose what they have been learning the last couple weeks before Christmas.  My days are all weird without having to be directing three children to do this subject or that. 

But, I am following some (hopefully) sage advice by letting the family have a whole week off of school for the holidays.  In fact, we probably won't get back to schoolwork until the local public school does simply because we already have plans for the day after New Year's to get the youth of our church together for an activity.

In the meantime...Lord, please don't let them forget...please let them get back into the groove of school without much attitude adjustment being required...please, let me at least get some projects done while I have "extra time" (ha, ha)...please, PLEASE!