By George, I think I've got it!

As ashamed as I am to admit it, we are completely behind in school.  Between taking too many Fridays off, pre-vacation prep, vacation, birthdays, Christmas, lazy days because daddy is off...excuses, excuses! 
Back in December, a mom posted a question in a homeschool/fb group concerning how many days of school others had completed.  After reading the responses, I feel so much better about being behind.  Here are the responses to the question:

Question:     Just curious, how many days of school has everyone accomplished up to now?

Response 1:  I'm not even sure. Am I supposed to be keeping track?

Response 2: Ummm... I dunno... I don't keep track since much of life is a learning/teaching opportunity.

Response 3:  I don't keep track since it isn't required and we have some kind of learning every day. We are about to get alot more informal now that I'm dealing with morning sickness though. ;)

Ok, maybe I am justifying myself here, but, seriously, according to these homeschool teachers, I am RIGHT on track!  I love it.

During our extended Christmas break, I came out of denial realized that something had to give or we would be doing school all summer long.  That may not bother some, but it sure does bother me!  Now that I established my goal, I needed to figure out how to get there, because what we were doing Aug- Dec just was NOT productive. After going through it all, I realized the main time waster was math.  Not just any math, but Rebecca's math.  It's working for her, it's not too hard, it just was taking F.O.R.E.V.E.R.  So much so that all of their other subjects were falling by the waste side.  Not just Rebecca's, but it affected Emily.  It affected her so much that I spent all of my time focused on Rebecca's math that all of Em's other subjects that required me were being neglected.
I figured out a schedule that I implemented on Jan. 2nd and here it is, the 10th and it's going great.  I think in this month alone, we have accomplished more schooling, subject-wise, than we did in Nov and Dec. 

Here is what we do:
7 ish - I wake up, shower, prep for the day
8:00 am- wake the girls up, make bed, morning chores
8:30 am- breakfast
9:00 am- Bible reading
9:30 am- brush teeth and start school
               Emily- English
               Rebecca- piano
10:00 am-History or Geography together
10:45 am- Rebecca- Science with a friend
                 Emily and I- Science in another room
11:30 am- Emily- piano
                 Rebecca- English
12:00 pm- Emily Spelling
                 Rebecca- most likely still doing English
12:30 pm- Emily starts lunch or math
                 Rebecca- Spelling
12:45-1:30 LUNCH BREAK ( sigh of relief)
Depending on the day, math is done directly after lunch or after our afternoon activities.
Reading is done 30 mins. before bed time or if there is free time during the day.

So far, it's a structured day with lots of schooling, no free time for me meaning no naps or cleaning, but the goal is being accomplished!  School is getting done.  Can you hear the excitement in my voice?