Gee Whiz!
It is now 8:15 pm and two of the boys are still doing school work.
It has been a very long and cranky day. I'm cranky and the boys are tired.
I'm not sure why we ended up with Spelling and English at bedtime. I'm not sure how to get tomorrow off to a better start.
One thing is for sure, everyone is getting up and getting started much earlier. Since the boys have been sick, what with the coughing all night, I have been letting them sleep later in the morning. Well, we are done with that. They are going to have a dose of cough medicine tonight and hopefully they will sleep better.
I am getting everyone up an hour earlier tomorrow morning.
I would be a lot more sympathetic if there were real, true reasons for school to drag on all day. If these guys had reading problems or weren't understanding math concepts, I could see how it might take much longer, but they aren't having any problems!
They all read like crazy and they get A's on their Math tests. They all write well and they have great minds for Science.
It must just be that we have hit the "slump".
We usually don't hit that until February sometime.
It's early this year, so we will just have to power through it. I just have to think of things to shoot for that make them want to finish early. Like trips to the Aquarium.
They also need to get a LOT more time outside.
They got some boxing gloves for Christmas and they have been spending more time on the heavy bag.
John does use the treadmill, but there is no substitute for fresh air. It just has a certain effect. I guess it is up to me to get us all down to the track for a run every couple of days.
John also wants to hike and do some birdwatching, but that is not a real good activity for all of us together. We are pretty loud...
I am ready for Spring and we are still in the dead of winter. I guess I'm not a very winter person.
Well, tomorrow will be a better day...
