Just two today. On my second PB stop(that is private without the virtual ...one of the perks of running around the block) I heard happy I'm awake noises coming from the 2 year old. So I had to call it a day early again. It's okay because I'm taking my kids to the Dinosaur Museum today and I think that counts. Last week I took them to Liberty Park water park..it's a playground with water..fun and free, Seven Peaks, Fat Cats Bowling Alley and Temple Square. This required amazing ablility to feed them quickly while still trying to make something besides PB and J and an ability to completely ignore my house...which I have to say I'm not a clean freak but I'm not a complete slob either and it does bother me to see it dirty and not have time to clean it. I stayed up late on Saturday night because I was not going to wake to a filthy house. Then last night me and the kids cleaned the entire house. My nine year old is amazing...he cleaned the toy room and vacuumed the entire downstairs. Some of the jobs I have them do just as a matter of course..you live here...you help clean up. Then if they are hot to trot I give them extra jobs for treats (like a juice box or fruit leather) to help with the million extra jobs 5 children home all the time create. I think that may be the biggest challenge of homeshcool...cleaning up... |