Yep, that's me. Tomorrow morning I'll deliver our withdrawal-from-school letter to my younger son's principal and he will be done with kindergarten. Our older son will stay in fourth grade in our former neighborhood's little elementary school.

Four and a half years ago the homeschooling light went on in my heart and mind. The following weeks and weeks and months and months of reading, prayer, more research, and some carefully chosen purchases were a good investment, but it was sooo hard to wait for unity with my husband. At last, this weekend, we had a final long talk and are now in agreement that we will homeschool our youngest son this year. I'll spare us all the dreary details of all of the things that have added up and brought us to this decision together. I hope by next summer we will be homeschooling both boys for the long run, but only the Lord knows what's around the next corner.

This week as I get myself organized my youngest and I will read books together, work on some Bob Books and Little Stories for Little Folks phonics readers, and I'll probably get out the Cuisenaire rods for him to explore. Some time after lunch tomorrow we'll go get an ice cream cone to celebrate the first day of homeschool. I think he's wound up and a bit concerned as to what this is actually going to be like; I hope a few days from now he'll be reassured that it's "normal stuff" plus more focused time with Mommy.

Anyway, after 4 1/2 years as a wannabe homeschooler and afterschooler, I get to do it, hurrah!

P.S. I expect to be a somewhat relaxed classical Christian homeschooler with a Montessori bent :)

Posted by sdacrew

Congratulations, may your homeschooling days be blessed!
Ann

Posted by BlogBoy

Welcome to the blog. Looking forward to seeing more of your work!