The trials in homeschooling

I had slacked off this week when everyone had a fever and we all felt pretty crummy in addition to the fun of the wildfires (which today I don't see or smell. I read that the Pendleton/Juliett one is 75% contained. )

So, today I realize that we really need to plow ahead and Joey is now my "easy" child- task driven- tell him this is what we do, you can play after and he does it.

Sonia...
ah, not so much. She is a candidate for Ritalin. In EVERYTHING not just school. Takes this child an hour to eat a snack because she starts playing around, 'forgetting' what she's supposed to be doing.. Same for meals, getting dressed.. and ESPECIALLY for school work. Joey's at 63 in writing to 100, Sonia's at 2. I get back to the table from wiping a rear end in the bathroom and she has her math book on her head. And she's drawn a picture of a flag.

I pour a drink and she's making spit bubbles...