This Is It!

I sent off my Notice of Intent To Homeschool this morning. There's no turning back now! (Well, there is, actually, but I was going for dramatic effect.) I am actually pretty surprised I was able to get all my paperwork together, and put together a curriculum description (thanks, Jenn). If I could do that, I can do anything.

I attended my first homeschooling convention Saturday. It was nice. They had a huge room of exhibitors where you could buy textbooks, etc., and as I looked around I thought - wow! This is awesome. It is amazing how much help and support is out there. How many different types of curriculum - it is great.

This morning begins our adventure. We are doing Math and Language Arts over the summer - kind of a trial run. Plus, I don't want to have to spend all that time reviewing in the fall.

I have had a lot of people ask me about homeschooling. They normally always say at some point - "I couldn't do it." And, they're right. Because you have to have the desire. I by no means think this is going to be easy. I by no means think that I won't have days where I go screaming from the house as soon as Wonderful Husband gets home. And, I by no means think I know everything there is to know. That's the difference between a mom who thinks she can homeschool, and the one who thinks she can't. The desire overrides the doubts.

Now, I may be writing on here in a year that I am done with it - it didn't work out. I'll be OK with that. But, if I don't try how will I ever know?