4 kids in my house for dinner and overnight means chaos. So far we have done homework: math (some of which I had to look up on the internet to know how to complete) and reading. We had dinner (shepherd's pie), which 3/4 of the kids enjoyed (Liliana made a Close Encounters mountain out of her potatoes instead). Next it is time to clean up the living room, get into pajamas, and maybe watch a movie before bed.Liliana has just read the preceding paragraph out loud over my shoulder and then told her brother and sister it was time to clean up. She was doing reading comprehension for her homework; I think she's mastering it!Meanwhile Jasper is in spasms of joy having his cousins here. They've all been running around and shrieking all evening, when they aren't trying to pack each other into their overnight bags. It is like a glimpse of our future, though we will not be having 4 children of our own. That requires too many suitcases.