You know, I really did mean to start that study on U.S. history.  It just hasn't happened yet.  I got the books out of the library, renewed them twice, and never opened them.  Most of the time I feel like my head is all fuzzy and I can't think straight.  By the time I get the kids in the schoolroom, I just want to do math and language arts and be done with it. 

So which is more important - having a curriculum that I'm happy with and I can use easily, or having a curriculum the boys are happy with and they won't complain about?  Because with the former, they hated school, but they learned.  We got stuff done.  With the latter, I can't consistently get things planned to the point where we accomplish anything.  I'm thinking of going back to an online curriculum, at least for some subjects.  I loved K12, but I couldn't afford to do all subjects for all the boys.  There are other options as well, none cheap, but it's got to be better than spending money on books I never use, right?