Parent/teacher conference

The average homeschooling day is fairly unpredictable. There are always little things that don't come up in a classroom setting. There's the obvious things like one (or more!) of the little ones not being able to get to sleep at nap time or not sleeping as long as usual. The less-than-obvious things can be the dirty floor begging to be swept and the sink full of dishes pleading to be washed or the cat pawing at the back door like a dog because she's hungry or bored or just because she can. One day last week the disturbance was a girl scout meeting that escaped our rather unreliable calender. So I ended up with 4 sleeping preschoolers, a good book, a cup of coffee and a plate of brownies... obviously it's time for a parent-teacher conference in this house. It went something like this: "Gwen is a very bright girl, but it would really help if she got to class on time in the morning" "Yes, I'm so sorry. We're working on that. While we're talking about things that would help, I really think she would benefit from you being better prepared." "I think she could really use some extra help with her writing. That's something you can help with at home." "I've been meaning to talk to you about her reading material. Isn't there something that's a little more challenging but still age appropriate?" ... chew, chew, sip, sip, 'She looked back over her shoulder and there between the dark tree trunks she could still see the open doorway....' and so it went until the peace was ended :)