I love homeschooling.  I love having my babies at home with me where I know what is going into their little heads (and also what is NOT!).  I have discovered that I absolutely LOVE seeing the gleam in their eyes when they really "get it" for the first time.  I love having a relaxed atmosphere in our home and not being confined to the schedule of traditional school and all the things that go along with it.  I love being able to have class outdoors in the grass, at the park, in the van, at the store, at relatives' homes, at the library, at McDonald's.....WHEREVER!  (By the way, my title is actually playing off the  McDonald's ad... because we ate breakfast at McD's this morning and had class while little brother played in the play area.  Fun!  We do that every once in awhile.)   And we even have class snuggled up on the couch or in mommy's bed sometimes.  I love being able to slow down if the kids need extra time to fully grasp something, or speed up if they've totally got it and are bored and ready to move on.  I love being able to "chase rabbits" when we get an opportunity to explore something we find interesting, even if it has absolutely nothing to do with our current unit. 

I love homeschooling.

The only downside for me is the "not knowing" part.  Like, not knowing that my kids are learning everything they need to be learning.  And, I've read countless articles about this very thing, which is why I am choosing to have faith and keep plugging away at it!  Seeing that others have done it and raised intelligent children and not a bunch of dum-dums gives me hope that I can really do it, too.  I think I'm still in the de-schooling period, trying to get out of the pattern of traditional school with weekly grade reports and having someone else keep up with what my kids are learning.  It's a lot of responsibility, and that scares me a little bit!  But, with God's help and guidance I know I can do and do it well.  "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13.