::::Big Deep Breath::::

I'm going to try another new schedule.  The twins have GOT to get their four main subjects worked on at least four days a week.  We have been getting up around 8:00 am and beginning school between 9 and 9:30 am.  That's just too late.  Here's the new attempt at a schedule:

6:30 am Start waking family up/exercise for me
7:00 am Breakfast and Breakfast chores (everyone)
8:00 am Math for everyone.  JP work independently. Work with SJ first while EE plays math computer game or with math manipulatives.  Explain lesson to SJ and get her started.  Then work with EE.
9:00 am Have EE do what LA she can do alone, then she can do educational computer games.
             Review English and History with SJ and JP for a half hour.
9:30-11:00 Reading, read alouds and history with EE.
9:30-10:15  JP do English; SJ do History.
10:15-11:00 SJ do English; JP do Science.
11:00-11:15: review Science work with twins. EE free time.
11:15-12:00  SJ do Science; JP do History; I do Science with EE.
12:00-1:00 Lunch and Lunch Clean-up/free time for kids
1:00-2:00 Read Aloud
2:00 - 4:00 Exercise, German, unfinished work for teens, chores instead of Exercise on Wednesdays;
 EE exercise, German, freetime; Mom begin grading and recording grades for morning work.
On Thursdays SJ has Umbrella School classes.  Math will still have to be done before going, and main subjects done in afternoon.  JP will work on his Visual Basic course on Thursdays while SJ and I are gone.  Fridays we have our Co-op class, but again, there is time for math in the morning before going to Co-op.

If my husband can help me be disciplined in going to bed early so we can get up early, this schedule may work.  I'm really going to pray over this and ask God to help me see how this may need to be tweaked and what I do to sabotage my own efforts. 

Posted by PumpkinsMomma

How old is your daughter who's doing German? My dd wanted to learn German since we lived there a few years, so she's already started and loves it....

I've scrolled through your blog and the first thing I can think of is you deserve lots of hugs!!!! It's no wonder you are weary homeschooling so many children! I am amazed at how you are doing, just don't beat yourself up about your childrens progress - as long as they are happy it is ok for them to be at different levels. I hope you are doing ok, I see you haven't posted in a while. Hugs and prayers,
Marie

Posted by netopiasgal

My daughter is 14, but she actually hasn't ended up doing any this year. We're going to try again next year. My brother met his wife when he was in the service and she is German. She began teaching my kids basic German in our church home school co-op several years ago and their cousins speak German so it is their language of choice. Me, I prefer French!