Children's names and ages: Nicholas-15, Molly-13, Lily-11, Jessie-9, Elliana-6
How long home schooled: 9 years
What I love about it: Being able to share life with my kids and knowing what they are experiencing and being taught
What I hate about it: Not having enough time to do all we would like and still be able to have enough "down time", being torn between Mommy time and "teacher time"
Side business or interests: sign language interpreter, gardening, baking, nature exploration, reading, reading, reading, listening to books on tape while I walk at the Wolfteever Creek Greenway
Home school style-fairly relaxed in the past but trying very hard to have a stricter schedule this year as work seems to stretch out forever if there isn't a definite stopping time for each activity.
Schedules: thumbs up, necessary and difficult to stick to
Pet's names: Chocolate Lab:Maggie, Cats: Tiger, Sugar Bear, Sophia, Lucy, Bilbo, Tippy, Parakeet: Sweet Pea, Hermit Crabs: Hercules, Medea, etc.
Favorite color: green