It's all about finding the routine these first few weeks of school...  We are still desperately seeking a successful routine.  The house is a disaster, and the kids haven't really had a tub (wet wipe wipe down, anyone??) but the homework is complete and the daily reading logged.  We are getting there.  And in suburban cliche "little houses in little rows" each morning the bags are packed and stacked

so it totally looks like we have our sh$% together.