First day of school?

Today, DS1 asked me when his first day of school would be. I think he may have been thinking about his cousin who started kindergarten a few weeks ago. I told him it was a long time off and talked about how now that he doesn't go to daycare because Mommy is at home, that we might have school at home also. He really threw me off guard. A little while later I asked him if he would like to have a "first day of school" soon, and he answered, "no."

I have a lot of books from Sonlight's Pre-K program, and some Math U See stuff, too. But we don't "do preschool". The closest thing we have to structure is our weekly playgroup dates.

Hillbilly Housewife

Hillbilly Housewife is primarily about low cost home cooking, but since I heard about it on a homeschool site and there are links to homeschooling information, I decided it was worth blogging in LILLILY.

Videos of John Taylor Gatto

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It has begun

Yesterday was our first day as a family with mom and kids at home. (I was home the week before, but they boys were still in daycare. I got a lot done some days and watched a lot of TV and rested some, too.)

Saturday we went to a picnic for families using Sonlight curriculum in our area. We planned the monthly field trips for the kids and the moms meetings. A few of the field trips will be appropriate for my boys, but some will not. As we introduced ourselves, I said I would be using the PreK "very loosely".

I have signed up for enrichment classes with WIHS for 7 Fridays this fall. I wasn't planning to do that since my boys are preschool age, but for some reason I looked at the class list. There were classes for little ones, middle ones, and older ones. So we will be doing things like "Gentle Yoga," "Stories & Rhythms," and "Music-n-Movement" that are targeted to kids 6 and under. (Thanks Steph.)

Yesterday we went to a Parents As Teachers playgroup. My sister has been taking her girls there once a week for a couple of years now, so we were excited to see them. This morning DS1 came into my room while I was still in bed (already awake) and told me to hurry so we could go to playgroup again. I had to tell him it was just on Mondays. We will have WIHS playgroups on Wednesdays, though, but those will be a much more diverse age group, not just preschoolers.

It's Official

I'm officially unemployed. I'm a Stay At Home Mom! I'm "retired." Soon I will also be a consultant for my former employer, but for now it's just me and my boys (all three... 2 toddlers and DH).

At the reception at work on Friday afternoon and at the party at my manager's house in the evening I tried to emphasize the SAHM and minimize the Homeschooler. The reason is that although I do intend to homeschool, the purpose of my retirement/resignation was to stay be at home to raise my children. Being at home already will make homeschooling happen more gradually, but if that were the only reason I would have waited until next fall, when DS1 is "kindergarten age" and the mortgage will be paid off.

Yippee!!!!!!