Another reminder...

I was starting to think that buying school clothes, school supplies and cute little backpacks would be much easier. I don't think I would wake up at 3:00am worrying if Logan would want a football or basketball backpack. I don't think I would spend hours trying to find the perfect pencil for Mariah to learn how to write. And, I don't think I would have nightmares because my kids didn't get into college and they are going to be living at home, jobless for the rest of their lives all because the paper wasn't the right size. However, with my current choice of schooling (and yes, everyone, I realize it is something I choose), I have been waking up at 3:00am wondering if the curriculum I picked is going to be okay. I have spent hours trying to find the most "economical" way to home school. And I seriously have had nightmares that since I changed Logan's curriculum this year he didn't get into the college he wanted. Okay, a little insane - yes, but this is my life for the last several weeks!!

After I was thinking about the difficulties of home schooling, I decided that if I did send my kids to school - be it private or public school, I would be crying my eyes out at the thought of not being with them for 7 hours straight. I would wonder at every moment what they were learning, what they were absorbing into their minds, what they were telling everyone they saw (because let me tell you, my kids tell EVERYTHING!!!). At every turn of my day, I would miss their laughing, arguing, never-ending questions. So, at that moment when I think it would be easier for me to take a different road, I realize God has given me the desire to teach and train my children at home. And if I didn't obey that desire within me, I would be so miserable!!

Excerpts from a funny little conversation:

Lady buying Logan's bed: "Does she go to Kindergarten?" (Talking about Mariah)
Me: "Yes. I home school the kids and she is starting Kindergarten this coming week"
Lady: (Gasped) "You home school? All of them????" (She seriously looked at me like I had horns coming out of my head.)
Me: "Yes!"
Lady: "WHY?????"

Oh, how I need to come up with a good answer to this, but at that moment nothing witty came to me! Then after my meek and humble explanation:

Lady: "What do you do about socialization for them?"
I just looked at her, possibly like SHE had horns coming out of her head. Then I looked at Logan as he was having a very pleasant (and intelligent) conversation with her husband about football and I shrugged my shoulders and said "they really don't seem to be lacking in that area". Sometimes actions speak much louder than words!!

Let the school year begin!!

P.S. An update from my last blog - Yes, I figured the whole computer thing out - all by myself!!! It just took me vacuuming the carpet for the answer to come to me....Oh, how my mom was proud!