My face to face meeting with the PAVCS Assistant Director of Enrollment went great!  I actually first got a phone call from the High School Enrollment Specialist the day before my meeting.  She was really nice and went over the application process with me.  I was a little nervous about the meeting, but speaking to her helped a lot.  The reason I was so nervous is because I have been homeschooling my children for almost 3 years now (around Nov '06).  I have learned so much from my little ones and education.  My daughter who wasn't too fond of Science is now studying to be a Marine Biologist.  My son who hated reading (well hated school and learning period...to the point of tears) now absolutely LOVES reading.  He has even surprised me some mornings when I make my way downstairs after morning prayer and exercising just waking up (and making a dash to make tea) to find him already doing his school work without being asked.  It made me real nervous that allowing a cyber school run by the public school system would ruin what we have worked so hard to achieve.

Well after speaking with the HS Enrollment Specialist and my meeting with the Assistant Director of Enrollment, I feel confident about our decision.  My children are really excited and my dh and I have peace.  The K12 curriculum we will be using is great.  The staff at the school are phenomenal and the other parents are just as great.  Most share the same Christian views as my family, which helped a lot in giving me peace.

As of Wednesday, we are officially enrolled in PAVCS.  We should start receiving our materials within 15 days and the children should each receive their laptops sometime after the 17th of this month.  The children have decided they would rather take a more structured approach this year, so we are dedicating a room in our home to their "classroom".  For the days they feel like having a more laid back day (since the laptops are wireless) we can go upstairs to the attic.  We have an amazing walk around attic the length of the house (I LOVE old farm houses).  My dh is setting it up as the children's playroom with couches, TV, kitchen sets, and all their toys.

On another note, we also have a lot of new changes happening in our "farm life" that you can read about at: http://www.homesteadblogger.com/angelswithapurpose/