I'm sending out an SOS here.....

My son is 8 and my dtr is 6, they are in 2nd grade and kindergarten. I am finding myself TOTALLY unable to keep up with the paperwork and schedules and projects and permission slips and homework and AAAAAGH! My son has homework every day: read out loud to me, practice his spelling words, fill out a physical fitness form, complete a special project for GT. My dtr is just starting to have homework, hers is mostly reading together with me, but next year she will also have it every day.

We have kept extracurriculars to the bare minimum: my son plays baseball and that's it. But that takes up 2-3 hours (including travel time) twice a week for practice plus two or more games a week on the other days. I would love for my dtr to take dance or gymnastics but I can't see a way to manage it.

How have other MS moms managed when their children are young? They are able to do a lot for themselves, much more so than other kids their age, but there is still a lot I have to do for them.

I think the worst part is, they get home from school about 3:45-4:00, right about the time my fatigue/lassitude takes over. Some days I'm so sleepy and out of it I can't even talk straight. DH doesn't get home until 7:30 at the earliest, and often more like 8:30, so it's just sleepy ol' me and two kids watching way too much tv.

Does anyone have a good system that they used to keep things organized when their kids were in school? I really need useful advice from those who have been there.