It's all good, right?

Well, we've all been fairly busy. But it's not easy to see the good stuff, I think this home-ed mummy still needs a bit of de-schooling. The kids have mostly grasped that idea and tell me with great venom when things are too like school. We are balancing a very fine line between total autonomy and structure. Sometimes it feels like falling down the rabbit hole into total chaos.

So we've made sushi, David has a bit of a Japanese obsession. Oliver has practiced his cello. Will did maths of his own accord. These are brilliant things. They should be praised and sung about!

Did I mention, Oliver practiced his cello! Fabulous.

But still I get bogged down trying to schedule the day, trying to make Mia read and cajoling Oliver into trying a work book. Because they should, we have a responsibility to educate them

fully, to their ability. Or should I? At the moment I have three little monsters running around the house. They have names and personalities, they are part of "the game" they're playing this morning. Should I call this drama? Team games? P.E or literacy? Does it count if siblings socialise? Because they are doing all these things, they have been co-operating for hours now. Surely it's fine, I know that they read when they want, if they ask me a question we find out the answer together. They know how to use the dictionary, library, encyclopedia and internet.

They are bright and funny, I just need to remember that when the big ugly "must do" pops into my head. Perhaps when it does we should put on our boots and go for a walk, leaving the mess and the worry behind us, and just enjoy the journey.