We have been spending a lot of time deep cleaning the house, and putting new cabinets in the school room.  We have been organizing and getting rid of things in hopes of making the house less cluttered and easier to maintain.  Things are already starting to be easier on me and the kids.  I have piles of lessons and activities ready to grab and go.  Yesterday we started on identifying coins.  The kids easily identify pennies and quarters, still working on nickels and dimes.  We are using actual coins, pictures of coins and play coins.  We are also working on reading an analog clock.  They have totally mastered the digital clock.  Every day we spend time reading aloud, reading alone, dancing together, counting by ones, twos, fives and tens.  We talk about the date and day of the week every day.  We are going to the library once or twice a week, and watching less tv, reading more books.  We have reread every High Five magazine the kids ever got, and working together in the kitchen.  I am making the kids be more responsible for keeping themselves and their rooms clean, as well as loading their dishes in the dishwasher.  Spending a lot of time just working on daily routine, and making sure we all remember to brush our hair, brush our teeth and make our beds.  Each day we are getting more efficient and more able to spend time playing together, reading together and enjoying each other's company.  It makes life much more enjoyable.  Pictures of the garden and new schoolroom to come.