suddenly, unexpectedly, homeschooling.
It is wonderful to have three children who are very close in age. Sure, it’s often quite chaotic, but it’s a (mostly) happy chaos. The children are so close to each other. Siblings are your very first friends. Together, they have adventures. They share secrets. They have inside jokes. They have games of their own…
In no particular order, I present to you our second week of homeschooling highlights! Leo finished up camp, where he made a new friend and the two bonded over sugar. We went on a hike. It was fun. We saw a waterfall. We had candy. Today I went to camp. Today me and Max ate…
Did you see Bunmi Laditan’s article I Miss the Village floating around your newsfeed this week? If you haven’t had a chance yet, please read it. I did and I loved every word of it. Do you have a village of moms who you love and trust? I especially loved this: When one of…
So… we officially started homeschooling on Monday. I thought I’d do a first week wrap-up. In all honesty, the only real difference (so far) between this week and last week is that we are recording what we do each day. I had originally planned to be the sole recorder but Leo received a journal with space…
Guess what I just did? I just wrote a letter to the Superintendent notifying him of our intent to homeschool next year. The letter has been signed, printed, sealed in an envelope, stamped, and it will be mailed today. I’m officially homeschooling. Yup, things just got real. What prompted the whole-actually-making-it-official-today-thing? I met a mentor!! A…
This post will be comical to look back on because I’m sure we will change our minds and our direction countless times over the coming months, but here goes… Lots of people have been asking me what Our Plan is for homeschooling this coming school year. “What is your homeschool plan?” they ask. We have…
