I was wishing that there could be a place just for such topics, off the main board, where moms could share how they used HOD under adverse circumstances. We all get hick-ups in our days where things don't go smoothly, but I'm thinking of those who are in or have been in the on-going difficulties. I would like to hear how these families worked HOD, any modifications & such that enabled them to stay with the program. No, some things might not be the ideal way, but for these types of situations, it let you stay with what you loved and your children still could benefit from it.
It also seems we've had many other errands to run in the am hours-eye Dr appts, chiropractor appts, etc. All of it involves at least an hour of travel time. My husband is trucking over the road for right now and is not available to help with any driving to these things while I work with our other kids. I was feeling very overwhelmed with everything the past couple of months...began to consider enrolling them all in public school for the first time! 
I teach piano lessons 4 afternoons a week, and there were many days that I was teaching from 9 am to about 10 pm! I was praying for some answer that would save my sanity!! 
and get started on school work. We keep our supper very simple-we've switched our bigger meal to lunch time-and with these uninterrupted hours we are sometimes able to get done by 8 or 9 pm. Not perfect, but it gives me some hours in the morning to do laundry, dishes, and just enjoy being Mom without the pressure of the next thing we have to get done. We do have some days where this does not work-we have AWANA/Youth Group on Wednesday nights, and sometimes another evening with commitments. So, on those days we have to try to get things done in the morning hours. We use our 5th day, and often Saturday, as a makeup or catch up day. I also give my kids the option of getting a head start in the morning hours if they wish to not have so much to do at night. So far, though, they've not chosen to do that-a sure sign that they were needing some breathing room as badly as Mom was! It's just amazing how much longer everything takes with short starts and frequent interruptions-my advice if it's a scheduling issue you're facing, is to try to find fewer uninterrupted hours and get as much done as you can. If something does not get done on the day it's supposed to, pick up there the next day and work as far as you can. Use Saturdays if needed to finish up the week's work. Blessings! Hope some solution works out for you!