You know, last year was a tough homeschooling year. (I say this every year lol, I think.) We had a special speaker at our homeschool group, Ruth Martins y'all know her? WONDERFUL, and I was asking her about some 'schooling issues' I'd been having.  She asked a few questions, and then she said, "Oh honey... you have a 13-year-old, that's what the problem is!"  lol  So, I'm trying something different with the upcoming school year.  As usual lol.  Seems like I'm always trying something different, and the next year I say, "Hmm, that didn't work, I'm gonna try something different." 

My oldest child began homeschooling in kindergarten and, being a new homeschooler, totally clueless and pregnant with our 2nd child, I started 'school at home'.  You know, it's 8 a.m., time to pledge to the flag, sing My Country tis of Thee and sit down at the table with our stack of little books.   Now why I thought this plan would work for us when it didn't work in schools, I'll never know lol.  (I now like to say I'm a recovered school-at-homer.)  However, this child did not recover with me lol, and he doesn't think he's "doing school" unless he has his assignment list, his books, etc.  No live-n-learn for him, no sirree.  I've tried talking to him, showing him that he really IS learning... and he nods politely...and in the next breath wants to know when we're gonna "do school." 

My second child is so totally different, she's very lalala, whatever lol.  Her greatest delight was in informing relatives, her Sunday school teacher and/or perfect strangers that she couldn't read (1st-2nd grade age)  Didn't bother her a bit.  Can't read, don't care, whatever, lalala lol.  "What word is this...c-a-t?"  Shrug, she'd answer lol.  Nudging her into schooliness made her cry, and I failed to see what was productive about THAT.  So I let her go at her own pace, and one day, snap-my-fingers, it just happened!  They really will do these things in their own time.

However, I'm still here with Mr. Straight-n-Narrow lol.  SO...sigh...I have ordered him all the appropriate books and workbooks this year.  Learning Language Arts through Literature, Abeka Prealgebra, Mystery of History, Spelling Power, Abeka Health, Considering God's Creation science and his dad is going to teach a state history course.  I have also ordered appropriate books for lil herself, simply because she LOVES it lol and I don't want her to feel left out.  If she does them, fine, if not, fine.  Pray for us!

Thanks for listening :)