Brilliant mom move: Tell the older children about a reading contest at Homeschool Buyer's co-op with prizes like the movie Anastasia. Suggest they read outside before it gets too hot. Meanwhile Katherine is busy doing her science class.
That leaves said brilliant mom with Teresa, who is making paper dolls which involves scissors, Augustine who is trying to potty train, and a fussy baby who refuses to fall asleep in the wrap. What a relaxing moment in time.
Brilliant mom, aided by more brilliant Katherine, sends fussy baby and exersaucer out to reading children, which he loves, and sets the other two up with Bubber and cookie cutters, no scissors, while she vigilantly waits for any signal that it is time for a bathroom dash.
Looking in the bathroom mirror, she wonders about how quickly she seems to be graying these days! 😉