Haven't had time to post in a while; don't know if I really have anything significant to say, but needed to write.

Thanks to Susan from Simply Beechick and Turtle Island Home School, I'm back on track with homeschooling.  She, very helpfully, described her approach to teaching her dd7 in such a way that I could actually see it and get it.  Not that I felt compelled to follow her system in our family; rather, I finally got what is meant by "teach your child, not the curriculum." Looking back, I think I got really side-tracked by the systems used to teach, rather than simply helping my children learn what they needed.  I also was able (with this much needed adjustment) to solve some basic problems contributing to my lostness.  After okaying it with my husband, I set aside Saturday (after baby to bed) to stay up late planning & prepping.  What a difference a little preparation makes!  Just having things planned & prepped has meant that I could relax knowing I can learn as I go; I don't have to get everything just right the first time; I have a structure to relax into.  Maybe this makes no sense to anyone else, but I am soooo relieved to be on the other side of that desert/minefield I've been in.