Life on an Island

The first week back to school/work, everyone has trouble getting back to routine. 8-yr-old hasn't finished work on time -- she thought she did, but the classics teacher said she and her brother didn't read the classics homework as instructed. 6-yr-old had to take a nap coming back from the first school day, and had an allergic reaction of angry rashes that kept him up at midnight so dad had to go get medicine when mom tried to distract him from scratching his skin off. On Wednesday and Thursday both cannot finish homework until very late. 8-yr-old complained about not wanting to wake up in the morning.  Because the classics teacher said they didn't do what they were assigned to accomplish, they are banned from using computer for a week. 8-yr-old believes she gets exhausted from homework. She also asked daddy and mommy to pay for her hot lunch, and just when she finished work on time on Monday and Tuesday to earn good credit, on Wed. the classics teacher said the classics part of the work was not done so the credit couldn't count.

8-yr-old starts geometry, which she thinks boring -- supposed to be very fun, but drawing shapes is not enough for her.

Mom was used to reading into after midnight too during the winter break and she pretty much collapsed into bed after finishing shower and dinner on Monday and Tuesday.