never say.

i should have learned by now to not say that i would never do something.

you know that God totally laughs at that.  i've always been interested in 

homeschooling, but after prayer, it's just never been the right time.

last year, we were seriously considering it for some of our children.

i was excited at the prospect--learning organically and together,

extra time with them to hear their hearts & guide them.

then, we found out we were pregnant with the twins.

they'd be born right before the start of the new school year and i said it,

there is no way we can do school at home this year.

that's how we left it until our state approved a voucher system

that would be really meaningful financially for our [big] family. 

our 2 kindergarteners qualified for it already, but our 3 big kids would

need to be in public schools for one year to qualify.

although we could send them down the street to the public school,

we almost immediately knew what was best for our family.

so, we are schooling at home this year via public on-line school.

i'm not thrilled that i'm teaching 3 different grades & curriculum;

one of the beauties of homeschooling is being able to all learn

the same concept at different levels.  that's not possible with this,

but other than that, i love having the kids home.  i love being next to

them as they learn, exploring concepts with them, digging deeper into

ideas they are interested in & spending so much time with them.

i love it.   

 

i love it so much that i'm almost wishing that the plan

 wasn't to be eligible for this voucher next year in order to get them 

back to the private school we love so much.

as i've realized though, we'll just see what He has in store.

[working on science projects today.  sweet anika is taking her leaf into clay fossil impressions very seriously!]