The previous plan worked to a point.

The pancakes got everyone up but they weren't necessarily in a better mood.

The "three most important things" doesn't seem to be working, because school seems to be the most important thing and there are more than three subjects.

We did get the house all cleaned up and the Christmas stuff put away, but that took most of the week and then we had to get packed for Winter Retreat with our youth group.  SJ, JP and I all were going.

Then we had Monday off for Martin Luther King's holiday, but JP did spend most of the day with his Dad taking down tile and wallboard in the kitchen that is going to be redone.

So school started this week.  It has been a weak start.  I'm so frustrated with my teens.  I really need to work out a schedule that we can be more consistent with keeping.  I'm not naturally an early riser but I think we need to get up earlier and start school at, dare I say it, 8:00 am.  Then we can take an hour for each core subject before lunch.  And somehow I need to have time to work with my youngest.

I've really lost the joy of homeschooling and am just trying to get it done.

And not doing a great job at that either.

But I'm not giving up yet.