the beginning...

 Disclaimer!  Warning!  This blog is not written by an experienced homeschooler!  No, in fact, I've only been homeschooling for 6 weeks!  In other words, I have no idea what I'm doing!

Furthermore, I have two children in public school right now.  Perhaps I should not even refer to myself as a "homeschool mom"!

Here's the deal.  I am proud of our public schools.  We moved into this school district specifically for the public schools.  I wanted my children to attend a language immersion school, and the high school here is continually rated as one of the best in the state.  

So, what the heck?  How is it that I write this blog? 

Well, I'm at the beginning.  I'm just launching here.... You know when you start some sort of a long-term project with no idea whether or not it will embark successfully or not?  Whether or not you'll fall flat on your face, fail, end up feeling ruined...or whether you might soar to places  never before imagined and experience a new found excitement?

This is An Experiment, folks.   This is one of Those Projects that I have taken on, and I'm just in the beginning of it.  I'm in my inaugural year.

It's quite simply that, well, I guess I just "want  my children back" in The Middle.  So here's my plan:  I intend to homeschool my kids between grades 6 and 8.  That's it.

Chances are, you know someone who homeschools, or have heard of someone who homeschools.  Here I am in my second month of this little adventure.

I actually wanted my son to blog with me.  To share with you his side of the story.  Unfortunately, he detested that idea.  And now I realize that I will have more freedom in writing, especially about him!  Seriously!   So, you'll get the one-sided view here.