I get the question sometimes, “How’s homeschooling going?”. I kind of mumble and shake my head to myself before I answer because there are too many words to answer that in the shortened form that the person is looking for.

This is an abbreviated example of what I think about daily:

Did I start the coffee pot, is there anything in history or special about today that we should talk about, my gosh these toilets are disgusting, now when can I clean the house, did the kids make their beds, let me quickly check email and weather, can I get to the gym today, what time is the tutor coming, should we go back to fencing, are there squash courts within driving distance, what can we do to improve co-op, I need to get the kids’ hair cut, what’s going on in the world, I need to have them tested, wow I almost forgot his birthday, I wonder what my girlfriends are doing, I haven’t talked to them in a while, what should we be involved in next year, should we host a foreign exchange student, what do I need to cover in math today for each kid, oh I need to drill more math facts and do a better job, I wonder how many homeschoolers were accepted into the top schools this year, am I reading enough books to the kids, my hernia hurts but I’ll just ignore it because I don’t have time to address that, I hope I’m never pregnant again, reading to them is so important, Is my nose getting bigger oh my gosh I think it is great something else to deal with in middle age, what project can I do for history to make it come alive or do I even have the time to do that today, I need to cover more Latin and vocabulary with them, I wonder if I’ll run my own business one day, I wonder if my girlfriend from med school can quickly ablate my uterus so that I don’t have periods anymore, I need a date night with my husband, did they get a break, I didn’t work on my “Dr. Joy” books again, I should discuss the topic of sex more with my oldest, he needs to go do his spelling online, is my teaching effective, they need to win some national awards, I’m stressed that I’m not relaxed enough, we need to pick out a science project for the fair, did I cover all of their memory work today, I’m not doing enough, I didn’t spend enough time talking to my hubby today, wow the office is a mess, did I order plane tickets, we need to winterize the pool, I wish I knew how to sew, great it’s dinner and I haven’t planned a thing to eat, I wish I really knew where their true interests lie so that I could get them down those paths, I need to send a birthday present, is the contractor coming today and is he going to be sawing and hammering while I’m teaching, I need to brush my teeth, there are mountains of laundry, I need more time, I’m not doing enough, I’m not teaching my kids enough of the Bible, what are the activities today, are the uniforms clean, where are the uniforms, I need to learn more history, I need to learn the game of chess better, I need to learn French, did they each read enough today, I’m behind in our schedule, what are we eating for lunch, they need close friends, where can we travel, what am I missing for them, how am I going to do this, his handwriting needs improvement, should I change math programs, I need to teach composition better, are we maximizing our time in the car, must get some more books on tape, what family-friendly history movies are there for us to watch, need to lesson plan for tomorrow, and this is the kicker…

I didn’t have my quiet time with the Lord today-ugh..