Sick Day

This blog is so neglected. The days go by in a blur and I often don't take time to reflect. We are busy with school, but it is hard to stop and think exactly what we're doing and then compose a blog entry. Liana had to take the California Achievement Test last month, so we spent some time preparing for that. We had lots of snow, which meant lots of time outside shoveling. January went by in a whirlwind. Today we have howling winds, literally. It is cold, and two sick girls are lying around on the furniture moaning and complaining--fever, headaches, sore throats. Poor babies. So, of course, no school.

But I've been busy today: cleaning the guinea pig cages, ironing, washing and folding clothes, making soup, vacuuming, doing dishes, and tending to my girls. I read two chapters of Abel's Island to Liana, but she is too sick to much enjoy it. So the day is quickly passing. How do I have time to do homeschooling anyway, I ask? We did no school work, yet I was busy all day. If we'd done school work, those chores would not have been done. So how does one do homeschooling AND chores? Well, in my case, it's near impossible. School comes first, so you can imagine what my house looks like on a normal day. Today, it looks pretty good, except for the blankets and tissues and trash bins alongside the sofa in the living room.