I have always wondered what other homeschoolers did when they have sick children or are sick themselves.  And of course today I thought of it again as I have one sick lil boy.  He is one of those children that is constantly on the go and into everything, but once sick, he is just a snuggle bug.  This morning was one of those mornings.  Before we homeschooled, I would have to get him up very early with the other kids, try to get him dressed and out to the car.  We always walked in his older siblings, so he would have to get out of the car and be dragged into the building wiht the other children.  He also has asthma, so many of those times both he and I would be going on an hour of sleep after spending most of the morning in the ER, getting steroid injections or whatever other treatment he needed. 

This morning was completely different than it used to be, and also educational for the older siblings.  The youngest one was able to crawl into my bed, turn on PBS and watch some cartoons.  His older siblings and I went to the living room and to the kitchen to do their schooling.  We were able to get through math, spelling and language.  Then even my head hurt a bit.  (I had been up a bit last night with the sick child)  and I asked for fifteen minutes of quiet time.  (my lil power nap, get rid of the headache time)  At this point the youngest one walked up to me, with his pillow, his blanket and said "mommy can I nap with you"  The older two were going over their reading work and decided to make themselves sandwiches for lunch.  My son and I took a nap.  We laid there for and hour, on the couch, snuggled under his blanket. 

Schooling still happened, it still went on.  That younger child is now off in the other room playing at a much slower than usual rate, but never did he have to leave the comforts of his own home while feeling miserable. 

When the older ones are sick we curl up on the couch to do our studies.  And we just take our time.  If we are too sick we let things go for that day and pick up on it the next.  This is a small benefit, for us to homeschooling.  But one of the many many benefits we find each day in the homeschool world.

So it poses the question in my mind, What do other do when homeschool gets sick?