[bluebird]

Lita, I had a hard time when my youngest was in preschool homeschool too! Hard to keep the little one busy and help the older ones. I don' tremember how I dealt with it. Maybe you could have your son do some craft work, play doh or write with his fingers in shaving cream while you are helping dd?

After I ordered the carpet, FIL threw a fit and refused to pay for it. I could and did stop the order and now dh and I need to figure out what in the world to do with this floor. Dh was very angry with his father and let him know that. For once dh set bounderies with his dad and let him know that he had gone over them. From the sounds of FIL grumbling, there won't be any carpet OR pay for labor OR money for the rest of the storm damage. And FIL wonders why we don't pay rent? We will have to pay for all of this stuff. New rain gutter, new door, paint for the house, flooring..... on top of what else we have been maintaining and repairing. Oh, I did not tell FIL that I canceled the carpet order. I figure let him stew for a while over it. Dh will be giving his dad a bill for all the labor he provided this summer but I think the money is already in a CD so we won't see a penny. Don't think dh will be helping his dad anymore either. FIL has money of his own PLUS the insurance checks to pay for everything... he wants dh over there doing it all and thanking him for a $30 check here and there. I did asked dh if he had finally gotten his belly full? This is the way your dad is. We can't change him. But we don't have to take it either. Sad all FIL cares about is money for when he needs it.... in a nursing home. He has ran off most of the family because of it. He will be a lonely old man in the nursing home.