my current state....LOL

Tamara turned five and we decided to go ahead and start her with the Kindergarten too.

So I am homeschooling three of my six kids; the oldest only has two years left of highschool and the other two children are 2 and 1 years old. It has been so much fun and almost like living out a dream.

Really.

I think I had dreams like this when I was a kid, where I was a teacher, teaching a bunch of kids, but not in a regular classroom and there was all sorts of laughing and chaos. I know I did.

When I was pretty young I use to play school, like other kids played house. I'd make my cousins all sit at little tables and chairs and make them doing witting, math and read books. Now, oddly enough, I am making my own children do the same thing.

We are using an online virtual school. It is fabulous! When we got our books I was surprised to find that they were all brand new, crisp.

All three kids are taking a science class and the school sent science boxes. My mom will love that they are all taking Art, the school sent full art kit boxes, children art books that have all the Masters in them, and even "consumable" poster prints of paintings like, Starry Night by Van Gogh and The Lover's by Chagall.

WAVA even sent a little bag of seeds for the first grade science kit.

The best part? It is public school and all free to us. Yep. Free...part of the public school system we pay for with our tax dollars.

Hot Dog.

Score.

Tomorrow, really later today I am honored to get to attend advanced Youth Ministry training with a four people from my church in Seattle. (Yes, leaving poor Charley with the kiddos all by himself....hahahahahahahaha) I am really excited about the conference and the time to learn more tools to reach the heart of children; it helps with not only teaching Sunday Small Groups, but with raising my own little clan.

Also, in the middle of all this decided to start a Home business, because I am excited about it.

What a life!

xxooxxoo

Summer

This is my middle son, David.

He is the light of my world (as all my kids are) and the reason we decided that next year we would home school our kids. At six years old he ought to be eating up knowledge, lapping the edges of the world with hunger and joy, but a certain system already started to put out his natural lust for learning. Little kids should not HATE school...not when they are six years old. So summer begins and we are going to conquer this world together.

Summer

This summer is going to be a blast because we have so many fun things planned...hoping to con the old man into a trip to the ocean. When you are a kid the front yard will do nicely.

I love this kid!

We are planning to savor the season because next year, next year we are joining the Home Schoolers in an attempt to undo the damage that has been rendered by others. Both boys have low self esteem and my six year old hates school although he loves to learn at home.

This will be such a blast because I use to play school as a kid, not dolls.