And not always successfully.

I do the bookkeeping/office management for DH's repair shop, and I do the bulk of my formal homeschooling there. DD is in the swing enough now that I can get her started on any "independent" tasks (like math fact practice)and do my own work at the desk. I do any "sit down" work with her between my tasks and phone calls.

We have a table set up that has materials to keep her entertained as well as her school work. She knows that if I have to answer the phone she can color (paper, markers, colored pencils), write stories, play with her leapfrog computer thingy her grandmother gave her for Christams, listen to her French tapes (CD player and headphones) and so on. All these things are within reach.

Of course, DD is only in kindergarten, and I'm trying to balance the formal homeschooling and unchooling, so her "lessons" only take about 1-1.5 hours a day.

We also take field trips, and spend a lot of time in the van listening to literature on tape and our (Berlitz) French program. Every night before bed we read too. And, don't forget those life-skills moments like cooking, or making things together. Those are golden learning moments for sure!

So, I guess we kind of spread it out quite a bit throughout the day and week.

And no, I never see DH! I didn't see him all that much before homeschooling either though.

FWIW,
-Jo