Day one was awesome, day two, more overwhelming.  I underestimated the impact of having two to teach, it was still quiet and easy, just a different dynamic.  Duder has been beyond excited about being homeschooled on his days home with us.  I’ve been a bit worried because he’s used to having 3 full days of just me and him time.  He did good today though, he loved it.  He looked so flipping cute standing up with his hand over his heart saying the pledge.  When we started he looked at me with big bright eyes and said “Hey, I know this!!!”.  I’d say our biggest obstacle today was how much more Taryn got distracted because she was seeing what Teagan […]

hahaha!  Just kidding.  Her glare is the result of me taking her photo, not her opinion on homeschooling day 1.  We loved it, both of us, absolutely loved it!  I’m so thankful to have the first day knocked out.  We got a bit of a late start because we overslept but once all our boys were out the door for the day and we got started, it went so smooth.  She listened well, I didn’t have to correct behavior or remind her or even redirect.  She worked diligently through math, reading, writing, spelling, English, geography, civics, art/music, science, animal sciences and computer.  We are still waiting […]

Our curriculum is ready for T’s first day of homeschooling tomorrow, all tucked in to her workbox system.  I’m excited to put all the assessments and prep and organizing of the last week to use.  Jumping in, two feet first.

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t really expecting a backlash by posting about our decision to homeschool.  Maybe that is because I’ve never personally judged someone for making that decision.  Maybe it’s because every homeschooled child I have ever met has been bright, polite, social, kind and very smart.  We are deciding what is best for *our* family and those who don’t agree with that decision are certainly welcome to their opinions.  But they are just that, their opinions.  And they […]