Changes

After leaving the blog very neglected, I think it might be time to do an update. BIG changes are in my very near future. We have decided to home school! This was such a hard decision for me and I considered it last year. This year I decided to go for it! 

I have become more and more frustrated with public school and private schools aren't an option for us. I am tired of all the run around, and rude/lazy secretaries, and teachers that are bullies and swear at my kids (so much for zero tolerance). I'm tired on my kids just being one of too many children in the classroom.I'm tired of wondering why my kids can't get the help they might need. So, since it has been on my mind for years and with much thought and prayer, I took the leap......And after the nausea went away,  I started making plans.

I was not excited at first, even though I really felt like I was making the right choice for our family. It is just so overwhelming!  I went to a homeschooling convention and bought most  of my curriculum. I have done some reading, recruited my mom to help with art lessons, talked with friends who were already homeschooling, stared some planning for a P.E. co-op,  more thought and prayer, and now I am getting excited. I can plan a field trip every month!  We can go outside for science and be in some of the habitats that we will be studying this year. If I don't like how something is going, I can change it! I don't have the use the math program that the district decided was good (or maybe just good enough. I hate the one our schools here use). If someone is struggling I can help or we can do it again. The time table is all mine!!!! I really love this. I have committed to just one year but,  I already catch myself thinking farther into the future. I think even the kids are getting excited. I see some fun camping trips with dad and trips to to zoo...

I hope the kids have a fun year with me and I know that we will all learn a lot. I know that I will probably be learning more than the kids will,  which is why I have started studying now.