Your children's ages and names: Joshua 17, Natalya 11, Jimmy 8, Jason 3
How many years you have homeschooled? This is our 6th year
syndrome a lot! Oh- here's a good one. I HATE about homeschooling the fact that both sides of our families breathe down our neck that we are ruining our kids lives and education! I truly hate that pressure!
Do you have a business or interest you delve in on the side? I am
an RN, and work as a "spare" at McKee Foods, in the clinic at Plant
2. I work as a "fill-in" when the full time nurses are off on vacation
or sick, etc. So I average 1-2 days a week, sometimes less. It's a
perfect job for a homeschool nurse. Because going to work actually
is RELAXING to me! I know life at the hospital isn't relaxing! But
in the clinic at McKee, the idea is to have no injuries, so on a perfect
day, its quiet!
Your pet's name or most interesting animal you have
ever owned? a cat named Blackie. I would prefer no pets, but the kids
love him.
Your favorite color: pink
How would you describe your homeschool
style? Traditional. I need the security of textbooks, to evaluate
our progress and feel like I've accomplished something. That keeps
me most confident. My oldest son Josh has taken classes thru Hilger
Higher Learning for 4 years, and he has loved it. He has taken Spanish,
Pre Algebra and Algebra, Biology, English, and this year is taking
World History and Government and Economics. So its been a big help
to his program, and to me!! He works 12 hours a week at Grounds at
Southern, and pays for his own classes.
Schedules - thumbs up or thumbs down? Absolutely thumbs up! But while I love making them, I have a hard time following them. Things just keep coming up!! But a good schedule is my goal. I believe that God is a God of order, and I can believe He wants that for me too. And my family. We're trying. But learning how to make my schedule a "tool" and not a "taskmaster" is hard. I highly recommend www.titus2.com <http://www.titus2.com> they have lots of stuff on scheduling for homeschoolers. Also Sally Hohnberger has lots on scheduling: www.empoweredlivingministries.org <http://www.empoweredlivingministries.org> as does Alane Waters at www.restoration-international.org <http://www.restoration-international.org>
What you love about homeschooling? Being with my kids, the many choices out there for us and protecting them from the not so great peer influences in school.
What you hate about homeschooling? Trying to fit it all in!!! And I also struggle with the "what if"