Joyful update !

This is Karen again -- we are doing it -- hooray!

On my birthday, July 2, dh informed me that he had decided to agree to try homeschooling for a year and see how it works out. Wow, what a gift!

We started the last week of July with just math. We add a subject a week, though I'm allowing 3 weeks or so for LA/Reading. We have a daily routine that begins around 9:00 with prayers and read-aloud. I'm trying to combine the kids wherever possible, so we do all joint activities first, then they break out and do their math, spelling, science. We are usually done by lunchtime.

It's going really well so far. And I am so very very grateful that I'm not having to whip them out of bed at 6 a.m. Some days we loll about until 8:00 LOL. Today, we drove up to drop off DS with my Mom for a short solo visit -- so we had school on Labor Day and skipped today. Wow, what freedom!

Thanks for your advice and encouragement. Pray for us!
Karen