I love blogs :)

I love other peoples' blogs.. I love reading about how other people live their lives and especially how they manage to home school heir kids. Yes I guess I am nosy lol, but I am a people person and this is one way for me to connect with other who share some of my interests and have a similar way of life.

I happened on another home schoolers blog, don't know where she is from but she has been home schooling 5 children for 16 years! I thought that was awesome... and she made some great points about home schooling. After 16 years she knows it's working for her family :) so at this point who cares what anyone else thinks about it?
I agree that for me at least as well as I'm sure a whole lotta home schooling parents out there.. this is not a 'thing' that we are doing. It is a way of life, being with your kids every day and being responsible for their education as well as every thing else is a lifestyle. I think to fully understand what I am trying to say you have to be a home schooler.

I am writing this down because J had a little bit of an outburst a few days ago and I was feeling overwhelmed there for minute so the thought crossed my mind about possibly sending her to school, she did not like that at all! We had a long conversation about her behavior and how it is hard for me to continue to do what we are doing if they are not willing to participate which means not fighting over silly things (yes I know they are kids) and no hitting and screaming... now this only happens seldom but on days when I have no patience... it's not good....

On these rare days I need to remind myself that so many more days pass with them playing together nicely and how much they really do love being together and that everyone has days when they need to be by themselves. That I really do love to home school and be with them every day. I have to learn patience and just let things roll of my back more. I think I will post something on the fridge door of such things as when times get too much put the music on loud and dance, it's better than yelling....

Now dance will start again for the fall season tomorrow morning and A will not be dancing this year any more...we are going to have mommy and A time in the car or just walking around while J is at dance. She is all for that, we will be reading new books which we haven't read yet brought from home and/or playing some board games and exploring the neighborhood.