Hi, I’m Kelly and I’m a homeschooler. I’ve got 5 great kids and one supportive husband. I originally thought the purpose of this blog would be to share all the great and “original” ideas I’ve learned since I started homeschooling. However, in purusing the web, I quickly learned I was out of my league. Beautiful lapbooks with hand sewn bindings that detailed the parts of a flower, organized school rooms with well planned filing systems, professionaly designed and downloadable chore and reward charts, photos of smiling children in clean, matching clothes making a pyramid from sugar cubes-who are these people????
I rely on workbooks. My filing system is lots of binders; labels and covers optional. I will offer downloads in boring Helvetica font that will probably be loaded with spelling errors. The last time I got ambitious and attempted a Charoltte Mason style nature study, everyone wound up in tears.
Which type of homeschooler do you strive to be? But realistically, what type of homeschooling actually takes place in your home 95% of the time? I thought so. Around here, it ain’t the Lyceum, but it’s home education that works for us.
Found you through Jen’s link. I homeschool also (currently “down” to 3). Your description ending with the Charlotte Mason breakdown is me, to a “T”! I often read those uber-homeschool blogs and think the same thing – “Who are those people”! Thanks for painting an actual picture of my life!! Looking forward to reading future posts.
Here through Jen also. I homeschooled in the far distant past. Now I read Dr. Seuss and Sandra Boynton books to the grandkids of which there are five (grandkids that is, i’ve WAAAY more books). For fun, I stuff them full of cookies and send them home lively. Then I take a nap.
HAHAHA! You are awesome. I love this and will def be back to read your blog:)
You are my (unmet) friend of the heart! Thanks for sharing your life on this blog. I have homeschooled my three daughters, but I’m down to the last one. The time goes so quickly. Somehow they survived their education with their mother! Homeschooling went a long way in curing my perfectionist tendencies! God bless you!
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