Well, the verdict is in... the Man of the Place and I have calculated that it has taken nearly 50 FULL days of work per semester, plus 100's of dollars to be in our co-op... wow... so, The Man of the Place has decided in all his wisdom to back me up in leaving the co-op!   YAY!!!!   A handful of moms and I are "between co-ops" for various reasons, and have decided to have a science project / art project / fieldtrip / fun group which is totally not megastructured.  Sound like a lot of fun!  Our kids are all around the same age, so it should be a blast.  God is faithful!   Leaving the co-op has not been an easy event, as they have not let me just "go" without meetings, interrogations, etc... (yeah, a real interesting pack of ladies), so the "fun" isn't over yet.  However, Manoftheplace has offered to go with me to keep them from any funny business.  Whatta guy!!!!  Boy, do I love that man....