Today was an awesome day!

No squabbling or bickering, we not only did everything planned but did extra, and Ana has been just breezing through her math lately!

I occasionally berate myself for not making them do waaaaay more writing, but every time I see them writing on their own I remember that that was the entire goal and pat myself on the back. Ana had it worst, but both of them had issues with school writing I wanted to spend this year recovering from - and it's working.

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