So i took 2 big trash bags and preceded to pack up a bunch of toys that are obviously too hard for them to organize and said i was donating them, because we have gone over this a gazillion times. then i helped them reorganize what was left! I had an afternoon of hollering and being mad bc im its pms time and i feel so disorganized and unproductive the last 2 weeks! What a long post! Sorry just had to get that off my chest. In the mean time, i have been searching ebay to find the readaloud books we need for beyond. we just decided to switch to hod this month, so we have only got the economy pkg, and will do our own emerging readers and beyonds read alouds, i did find some good deals on those, so maybe it will all work out! Any encouragement is appreciated!Heather
However, I am learning s-l-o-w-l-y that life happens and it is much easier to "roll with it" as my dh says. 
Children get sick, moms get sick, and cleaning has to get done (especially if you're behind on that due to illness). I say take a deep breath, make a list of priorities, and start checking them off. Is there laundry that just CANNOT wait? Do you need to organize the toy room some more? Do you need to spend time just reading to your children? Can any of these be done in increments? Or are you ready enough to jump back in with schooling? If anything that you need to get done is going to stress you out until it is completed, I would go ahead and do that...take school more slowly until you're caught up. Once you get the things on your list done to your satisfaction, then get right back on schedule. You'll probably find it easier to stay on track and maybe even 'catch up' on some things since you'll be able to focus completely on the task at hand. 
And I need to take my own advice here.... 
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Just HOD alone sounds like a wonderful detour for me.