School...

The interesting thing about starting homeschooling in the middle of the year is that we have to get caught up with the year. K12 doesn't start in the middle. We've spent a lot of time doing unit tests and semester tests to get caught up, but there are some things that just have to be started from the beginning.

So, what I am trying to say is...this semester has been SO MUCH WORK!! Spring break is in another week or so, and we are both looking forward to the break. Next year will be so much easier. :)

So between homeschooling, my new vegetarian diet, and working for the newspaper, (oh, and that stint on the Little League Board), life has been so crazy. But worth it.

And the financial aspect is improving as well. Which is good, because the last year has been extremely stressful...

So, we're here. Busy, but we're around. I'll try to post more, but I'm not promising anything. :)

Whitney

A New Year and a ...New School?

No, we're not moving. Yes, it's the middle of the year. We have decided to homeschool Steven for the rest of the year. Or, kinda homeschool him. :) We are transferring him to Nevada Virtual Academy, which utilizes the awesome K-12 curriculum, but is still considered "public school".

This isn't a decision that we entered into lightly. Our daughter started disliking school in the 7th grade, and it just went downhill from there. Steven has been asking for quite a while to be homeschooled, but his grades are now starting to slip, so we did a lot of soul searching and question asking, and finally made the decision.

And now I'm excited about it. Is that weird?

So, in addition to writing, now I get to teach as well. It really is a new year!