Multitasking

I know that there are homeschool families who have seven children, three of which are under three, and they act as if it can be done easily if you just do this or that.  Well, either they are full of it, they are on speed, or I am defective.  Or, maybe this is success.  Maybe these insane days of feeling like I'm inside a pinball machine, with bottles and diapers and taking the two year old to time out for whining (again) and whipping up PB&J (again) for lunch and folding clothes while calling out spelling word ... maybe that's success.  Maybe it's not supposed to be pretty, or feel easy.

Ivey used to be much better at the school table.  Now, she is a demanding, whiny two year old with very strong opinions about what she wants to do... and a strong need to have her turn at the flashcards.  We are still making it work, but I'm finding that it's much easier to do school with Olive awake than with Ivey.  Ivey gets kicked out of school for talking multiple times a week.  Still, there are times where the stars and moon align and Ivey quietly participates in school time.  I had one of these days on Friday, where I found myself teaching math, reading, and preschool art, as well as supervising Olive's play.  Of course, I then became bus driver, lunch lady, and janitor. Thankfully, I wasn't a school nurse.