1.     How many children do you have / homeschool?  one fabulous 10 year old son

2.     How long have you been homeschooling?   We are in the middle of our 4th year, and 4th grade.  

3.     Have they always been homeschooled, or did they ever go to public/private school?   We started in 1st grade so it would be easier for me to count how long we've been homeschooling  :)  He was in private Christian school for prek and K.

4.     Do you plan on homeschooling until graduation?   Yes, unless God has anything else to say on the matter.

5.     Do you belong to a co-op?   No.

6.     Do you school all year long, or use some other schedule?  We follow a traditional school schedule for the most part.  We do a light schedule part of the summer to keep things fresh.

7.     Do you use textbooks only, or do you like to supplement with other materials?  We use a very eclectic mix.  We use a lot of living books.

8.      Are field trips included in your school plans, or are they just family time?   Field trips are done as a family. 

9.       Do you and your kids do crafty stuff together for school time?  We are a very artistic family.  While we don't do a lot of crafts, we do a lot of art, make up silly songs to go with our studies, and our history program often takes the form of a news report.

10.     Would you consider everyday household life stuff ‘home ec’? Absolutely!  For a while we did "health" class before school.  That meant picking up and getting the morning chores done, it is good for our mental health.

11.      Do you have any advice for new homeschoolers?  Don't get overwhelemed!!!  There is so much diversity in homeschooling that every homeschool family looks different.  Approaching it like everything else in parenting, utilize what will work for your family.  Yes, you can school your children!

12.      Do you have advice for homeschoolers with little ones under foot?  Well, the cat sometimes sit on the table with us for school and we put the dog outside.  Aside from that we have no little ones. 

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