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Mar. 30, 2008 - Home Education Week - Profiling Home Educators

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Describe yourself, your family or one of your children. What is it like to be home educated in your family? What is “normal” for you?

A number of people have asked me, “How do you find a sense of self in the midst of being a mom and a homeschooling one at that?” This question baffles me a little, because I am a mom and a homeschooling one at that. I like being a mom, but often feel that I don’t really know how to be a good one, so I spend a lot of time reading about how to be a better one. I like homeshooling, but I feel I lack the knowledge to do it well, so I spend a lot of time reading about that too. So far I have little time for much outside of these roles.....and that is fine with me.

Of course, I can’t help but have special things I really do like. Cooking is one of them. Therefore, my kids get to learn to cook right along with me. I like to make my own household and body care products, therefore my children are learning to mix up shampoo and make laundry soap. This is Me. This is what I like. Believe it or not

I don’t want fame and fortune, just some sweet little faces to look up at me and say, “We love you mommy.”

These sweet little faces that greet me every day are 6 and 3 years old. Let me tell you a little about them...

SugarBean is my ~~code~~ blog name for our six year old daughter.   She is an intense child who has taught me how to stand my ground. She has pushed me in every way I can imagine (don’t tell her, I’m sure there are many ways I haven’t imagined yet).

This is one child who does not go with the flow. A perfectionist at heart, she frequently melts down over a backward S or an incorrect math problem.

She has many wonderful qualities too, let me tell you about those....

She is my little artist. Very creative and imaginative, she can draw for hours upon end, and frequently does.   She also enjoys being outside and can make a mean mud pie as well as a “delicious” grass salad.

SugarBean is extremely curious and loves to know how things work. A book about the human body or how we get orange juice, will please her beyond measure. She is full of questions and chatters them to me all day long.

A recent event should help to illustrate her personality nicely.....

A few weeks ago I cut my finger and asked her to get me a band aid. As she walked toward the bathroom she stopped, turned to me and said, “It’s kind of cool when you cut yourself, then you can see the layers you’ve got.”

Now that’s the perfect kind of kid to teach....

She loves God and wants everyone to know Him. Just last week we had a friend over who doesn’t believe in God. She had this little girl down the hall showing her the timeline and explaining how God created the world. It was so sweet. She is already evangelizing at six years old.

I love her dearly and look forward to having her as a best friend when she is older.

My son is affectionately called Little Mister on this blog, and that is just what he is.

First of all, he is one of the cutest kids you have ever seen. He is also very tender hearted and easy going.

He likes to copy EVERYTHING his sister does. I’m not kidding either. If she drops her fork, he will drop his. It’s unbelievable.

Little Mister has been begging to “do school” lately. He doesn’t call it school though, he refers to school as Math. He will ask, “Can I do my math?” So cute!

He is up for anything and enjoys being involved in whatever is going on. He’s a great little dancer and likes to lead the family in exercises! These exercises involve lots of spinning, squatting and some weird hand motions (and lots of laughing).

My son is a real ham. You’d better not laugh in his direction if you don’t want him to repeat the same act for the next hour. He has been purposefully trying to make us laugh since he was about 18 months old. He has been successful too...

Here are a few recent quotes to give you a better picture of this little character:

Upon exiting the guest room, he ran to me and said, “I just did a perfectly good flip!” (What!!)

As he was leaving the bathroom he told me, “Toilet paper is the best!”   (It's good to appreciate the little things, don't you think?)

Last of all, a few weeks ago he told his sister, “You’d better not touch my toy or I’ll give you a hairy punch.”

His sister said, “What’s a hairy punch, I’d like to see that.” So she touched his toy.

This act was promptly followed by a punch in the hair!

I love him dearly too...and look forward to seeing him grown into a strong Christian man.

So there you have it. A little run down on me and the kids. Be sure to visit Dana and read the profiles of other homeschoolers.

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Posted by Anonymous

Oh my...your sugar bean sound a bit like my mouse. She actually asked if we could go whaling for a field trip. With harpoons and everything. (She is listening to Moby Dick right now).

Yeah, sure. I'll get right on that. :) But I love the curiousity and the independence has its definite advantages!

Dana
http://principleddiscovery.com

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Posted by Anonymous

That was a great post - - thanks for sharing!! : )

Heidi
http://jhcckkm.wordpress.com/

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Posted by Anonymous

I love your comments on your identity as a homeschooling mom. I also love the stories and comments about your children. They sound precious and truly engaged with learning!

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Posted by pottershand

Great post! Thanks for sharing with us.

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Posted by MrsDarling

A hairy punch? How cute is that? Sounds like you have two wonderful kids. All the best to you as you school them!

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Posted by brumbemom

Thank you for your comment on my blog. I too enjoyed yours very much. It is so refreshing to read about moms who just want to be moms. I feel as you, what I really want out of life is to know that I have been the best mommy I can be. It truly is the highest calling.

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Posted by Anonymous

I loved reading your post and getting to know you better as a woman and homeschooler.
Yes, to appreciate the little things is always VERY important as we have learned since moving to our current residence, which we will be moving from this coming month.
Please pop by The Cafe. http://cafeendofuniverse.blogspot.com/

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Mar. 31, 2008 - heather @ http://untraditionalhome.com

Posted by Anonymous

They sound like characters. And I am with you--this is who I am.

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Posted by AcceptanceWithJoy

I have made laundry soap once and only because a batch of vegetable oil soap I was making turned out rather ugly. So, I shredded it, added some borax and called it good. I had to put it in a little hot water to dissolve it before I added to the laundry though. The soap didn't dissolve in cold and I only wash in cold.

I was a lot like SugarBean with regards to my school work. Perfect is quite a hard standard to live up to ~ you have quite a big job on your hands.

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Posted by Lorraine

"a hairy punch"... that's a good one! *S*

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Posted by Anonymous

Hi from another Aussie ~ still in Oz. Lovely reading about your family & homeschool journey.

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Posted by kympossible

Your kids sound ever so cute!!! thanks for the glimpse into your homeschool world!

Blessings,
Kym

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Posted by Karly

LOVED this post! Yours sound so much like mine! The older daughter, perfectionist yet creative, the younger son, easy going, funny, and super cute! :)

So glad to "meet" your kids!

Karly @ www.indescribablelife.blogspot.com

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Mar. 31, 2008 - Profiling Home Educators

Posted by Ellen

Your daughter sounds like she is quite mature for her age. And your son sounds like he's the life of the party, or family.
http://ellenfunlearning.blogspot.com/

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