Who's teaching who?

Okay, so I am willing to admit my children may have taught me more in recent weeks, than I have them. My children- I love them so- but they and I are quite different you see. They are carefree, could care less about structure, routine, or time constraints.For those of you who know me well, well to put it bluntly I can be rather anal about routine, structure, orderliness and timeliness. In fact, it can make me a down right grumpy pants when things don't go as planned and scheduled. I have had to take a major look at these qualities, for I am outnumbered by 4 children, and as much as I have tried bring them to my side of the world, the truth is, I am now living in their world. ( the dark side, as I like to call it) My toddler whom has no concept of 'school time' wants to play, eat, sing loudly and poop right in the middle of it. And so away goes my 'school time' routine. It's okay, I feel I have gracefully adjusted and accomadated for 'life' in my planning and routine. One of my dear twins, Emma has the uncanning ability to think and talk about anything and everything else besides what we are actually learning- " Hey Mom, wanna see my new dance", "Wanna hear my new song", are things I hear on a daily basis. Perhaps I will figure out how to incorporate dancing with math or singing with reading to captire Emma's attention for more than 2 seconds. Our 10 year old Jaden is a breeze- no literally he is a lightening fast breeze that has run through the house leaving a trail behind. I will give him credit though, he is as quick as whip and sharp as a tac. Which makes my new job as teacher easy with him. Allie our other twin, well let's just say she requires motivation. If eating were a subject she would be sure to ace it. Food is often a motivator for her. " Can I have a snack after this lesson", " I'm hungry" she will say right after a full course meal. That child acts as if we never feed her- really. All in all however, I have had to learn to roll with the punches and not be so uptight regarding any concept of structure or routine...deep breath...I got this..I may need therapy afterwards but I got this.