Crazy Life

Life has sure been crazy these past few months. I can't believe all that has happened. My husband lost his job in the middle of September so we decided to move back home. We are staying with my grandparents out in the country. It was a hard move, a hard decision but it had to be made. We saw it as a good opportunity to be closer to family. We had a great life where we were living. A lot of good friends and neighbors were left behind. I find myself trying to get settled back in to the place where I was born and raised but too afraid to set roots too deep in case a job comes far away. My husband is going on his third interview today. He had one yesterday and it went well. He was really impressed with the company and has high hopes of getting the job. It's about an hour and a half away from where my family is. It would be perfect for us. We are keeping our fingers crossed. I'm wanting to reach out to the homeschool community but find myself waiting because I don't want to have to pull my kids away from their friends again. They seem to be adjusting well. The really haven't mention missing home or their friends much. Today I showed them a couple of Christmas cards that came in the mail from some old friends and I found out how much they really do miss them! I found myself missing 'home' to when I saw the pictures that were sent. I try not to think about it too much. I'm just going through the motions hoping a job will come along soon and we can have our own place again.
We found out that I am pregnant two days before my husband lost his job! It was a complete surprise. I am due May 11. My ultrasound last week showed that we are having another boy. What a crazy life!

Wow! Is summer almost over already?

This summer has really flown by! It seems as I get older time just keeps speeding up. I guess the busyness of life makes time go by at lightning speed.

I am aiming at the beginning of September for us to officially start school. We've been dabbling in it for a couple of days. I'm trying to get my act together as well as get the kids ready to start back. It's seems to be easier said then done, especially with two very active little ones. I've come up with a few ideas to keep them occupied while I work with the older ones. Casanova has shown an interest in doing school work. When I've been working with the older two he will often ask if he can do some school work too. I've been using Bob Jones University math with Casanova and he loves it.

I started reading aloud James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl this week. They love it! My kids usually hate when I try to read to them from a chapter book. I've been reading The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. He listed James and the Giant Peach as a great read aloud so I thought I would give it a try. I'm glad I did. Fairy is always asking me to read more after I close the book. She even said she wished there was another book like it. Skywalker even giggles and follows the plot. Casanova has even been listening in some which really surprised me! I'm happy to finally have found a great book to keep them captivated and hopefully turn them on to the love of reading!

Getting Ready

I'm starting to prepare for our new school year. I'm aiming at our start date for the beginning of September. I still haven't gotten all our curriculum yet. I'm hoping to buy RightStart Math in September. We've never used it before but it has gotten some great reviews. It uses a different approach than most math curriculum. It incorporates a lot of games and hands on manipulates that I think my kids will love! No more drill and kill for us. The link to it is in my right sidebar.

I'm also waiting on some readers to come for Skywalker. He has been struggling with reading since we started homeschooling. I took him to a development optometrist in June who diagnosed him with saccadic eye movement deficiency, which is the ability to look from one object to the next quickly and accurately. In other words he has issues with tracking. The doctor has given me therapies to work with him on at home, and I'm suppose to take him in once a month to be reevaluated. Skywalker hates the therapy but has made some improvements. He used to rub his eyes a lot when he was reading and now he doesn't do so much any more. It just hard keeping him inside to work with him when the neighborhood kids keep coming over!

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to our blog! Here I will recount our homeschooling journey...the good, the bad, and the ugly. Come along with us as we start our third year of homeschooling! I can't believe it's been two years since we started. Time has just flown by.

I will also be putting some helpful links in my sidebars as well as any information that I have found useful.

Instead of using my childrens real names I will be giving them all aliases, you can never be too careful on the web. ;) My nine year old daughter will be Fairy, my eight year old son will be SkyWalker, my five year old son will be Casanova, and my almost two year old little girl will be Sweetie Pie.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you back soon!