Now that baby no. 4 has worked me over for 3 months, I can say that I'm back in the saddle of normality. I actually did laundry yesterday--my dh has selflessly been taking the brunt of the house chores recently. Then today, I made a real meal, or half a real meal--meat and beans, no veggies or bread. It's a good start to getting things done.

I am happy to say that school has not been neglected. DD (4 yo) has been clipping along rather nicely in the shadow of ds (6 yo). He is learning numbers + 1 and she is taking the ropes giving me the correct answers to my great surprise. He is showing little interest in reading, while she picked the correct flash card with the word 'but' today. No teaching on my part--she has been listening!

We bought an unbudgeted item at the store today...the Berenstien Bears Too Much TV. After reading it for our night-night story, I'm feeling pretty guilty about wanting to turn on the thing and kick back with some chips and salsa! ......the guilt has passed and I'll be going now:)