Flashbacks of The Music Man? Happens a lot at our house. See, Elizabeth, who still has little to no homework, likes to talk. A lot. And when I say a lot, I mean A LOT!! And so that causes a problem for Emily, especially because Emily is easily distracted by all that talking. (Really we all go a little batty with it, but that's a different story.) So Wed night was a problem. I was gone to dance and DH was cutting the grass, so the three were left alone to do what needed to be done. So Elizabeth talked and talked and talked and Emily did not get anywhere near done with her homework.
But can I brag on that Emily? When I came home and realized what had happened, I didn't come upstairs and start harassing, I simply looked at Emily and said, "Well, are you getting up early?" and she said, "Yes I am." And sure enough she did. She buckled right down after her pancakes this morning and got to business. I made Elizabeth come upstairs with me Emily then had plenty of peace and quiet for at least 30 minutes to get done what she needed to do!!
Thursday night Emily again had a lot of homework after Math Club and was "highly concerned" about getting it done. But I reminded her of how to eat an elephant and she got to it. I decided to take Elizabeth to church with me tonight to give the two older girls a chance to work in quiet and it must have worked, because Emily was all done!!! Yeah!!!
Still need to find other ways that Talky Talky to not distract the others, but we made it through tonight.
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