I have noticed a pattern.  I tend to get a little depressed in the last week or two my children are in school before a break.  It is so weird.  I blamed my mini-depression last summer on fluctuating hormones.   Now that I’m pretty stable I couldn’t figure out why I was so blues-ie last week, during my favorite time of the year.  Now that I have all my children home with me all day, the clouds have lifted.  I have more children to feed and take care of while cleaning and doing some last- minute crafting but I love it.  Is this going to be a problem in the future?  Does this mean I really should homeschool my kids?  Am I going to be one of those psycho co-dependant moms who can’t let go when its time for the kids to go to college?  I can’t figure out what this says about me.  I function better when my kids are home.  I think I’m okay for the first month or two of school.  But as soon as there is an end in sight, I lose focus.  All I want is to be with my kids and it feels wrong that school is keeping them from me.   I think it is definately a problem.