Homeschooling: Crafting a world of social misfits, one child at a time

Okay, not really. But, I found this funny quote and had to share, because this is the equivalent of the response I get sometimes when I say:       

I'm homeschooling. 

Life is getting back to normal, it's been a long year and a half, with the pregnancy and little sweet hearted-non sleeping-picky nurser-non bottle drinking-Rusty. That's a bit dramatized, but truthfully the kid doesn't believe in nursing outside my bedroom, just the two of us (which, leaves 3 other little tykes alone to reek havoc).

I always thought those moms who said their kiddos wouldn't take a bottle were exaggerating too, but it's true, he won't take a bottle. I've tried starving the little babe, I've tried delicious full strength juices, breast milk, even baby food in a bottle but he's not havin' it. I've come to the conclusion that he's bottle sucking impaired.

But, with all that he's still charming as all get out, and a happy little guy. I couldn't ask for a better group of kids. They are super fun, funny, and sweet to one another. I appreciate Ky's help more than she can understand, without being an exhausted mommy of four herself. And, Fin is always good for spreading cheer, and Bridge-well the kids hilarious. So, busy he's a blur, so enthusiastic about life, it's contagious.

And, we've officially started homeschool. In familiar Stephanie fashion, getting into full swing took more time than expected, but luckily we tried to officially start in July, so by the time September came around we were officially rolling.

I have to say I LOVE it! 

I didn't know I would. I more so decided to homeschool because I couldn't shake the feeling that I should for my specific bundle of kids. Mind you it's only been 4 weeks, but I think I could do this longterm if my kids would allow. It's really fun to learn side by side. Mesopotamia, Bee  and day dreaming about math manipulatives. Nerd Alert....

I'm so excited about this whole homeschooling thing, I got a cute pointer, some flip charts to point at, and a jean jumper to really pull it off. (The jean jumper was a moment of odd insanity -from the Gap. You know how I feel about the Gap. What was I thinking?)

We're still figuring out what works best with our little fam. But, I'm thinking we're leaning towards a "Delightfully Directed" approach (cute, right? They had me at the name).

Mostly this consists of a lot of snuggling up for reading, hands on math (Except Ky who gets the full meal deal with Saxon), games, creative adventures, and exploring whatever else excites our fancy. [Truthfully, I'm a little nervous about this approach but it speaks to my heart and we're having fun so far. So, we'll see where it takes us, I suppose if they flunk this year we can go more traditional next year? ;) ]