My new JOB

So today I quit my job!!!! (sorry MOM I havent had a chance to tell you yet) what an emotional day to say the least!! Things were just not working out with my health and my work schedule to say the least! Everytime I thought I was well enough to go back to work, something else happened, and with only being part time (part time employees are not protected under FMLA or short term disiability, and they only allow your immediate supervisor so much leeway) it was only a matter of time before adminstration would have had to step in, soooo I made the hard decision and just quit, i think maybe this is Gods way of having me become a stay at home mom, here recently we have made the decision to homeschool our kids, this change in my schedule will make this so much more feasable. Also I really fealt here recently at work I was being asked to go against my morals and beliefs and spiritually I was having a very hard time with it. I still feel for the ones that are left behind that are still having to deal with these issues and I am praying for them, I hope everything works out for them!!  Anyone that knows me knows that I am not frugal,so please pray for me to learn to be more careful of my spending.......this is gonna be the biggest challenge LOL!!! I guess instead of giving away my kids clothing I must now sell it to buy more etc.... I am a giver by nature. To me this is therapy , whenever I am down or sad I shop or buy for someone and when I see them happy it makes me happy, some people do drugs...........I shop! So now I need to find a different habit............any ideas???? I dont drink, I dont smoke, I dont do drugs, I cant have sugar, I rarely cuss, I dont cheat, I dont go out, I would like to start riding horses but Avery wont let me on her pony boo hoo!!! Maybe Dalton will share his dirt bike with me FAT CHANCE LOL!!!!  Well heres to being a stay at home mom WoooooHOOO I think????? 

Homeschooling

So the kids are still begging to be homeschooled, somebody must have given them the false impression that it is easy and that they can sleep all day LOL. Well they might just get what they are begging for but I can promise you that with me at the realm it is not gonna be a bowl of cherries.  Looking at several curriculums, each kid learns dif. so we must choose the right one for each. Christian based is a must however. Some have thought in the past that I was against homeschooling, regardless of my reassuring, hopefully this decision puts those feelings to rest! Who knows maybe even foster some closer relationships!! So I ask that everyone pray that we have made the right decision for our children. We may not make this choice for the same reasons as others but we are going to make every attempt to embrace it,and take it day by day.  

So Kenzie has moved to the academy and the kids have started back to school. I am not sure how I feel about all of this. Kenzie is doing wonderful and adjusting nicely. She certainly does have lots of homework and reading however she has found a society where she fits perfectly and she can relate to. This makes her happy and therefore makes me happy!!! The rest of the kids are bound and determined that I should homeschool them!!! Ugghhhhhh!!!! I understand the pros and the cons and I realize that more and more people are doing it, however I am not so sure I have the patience for it. At this point in our children's lives they have already developed the social skills needed to be successful in life as well as found their place in society, I am just not sure this would be a good fit for our family!!! As I have said in the past I am not "against" homeschooling. Just not sure it is the answer, something always keeps holding me back from taking that plunge. Yes I do think maybe one on one attention can make for a better academic success, but also the life skills you learn at public school as well as learning how to adjust to different teaching styles as well as learning where you fall in society are equally important. I believe if you lack these skills that when you go to get jobs later in life you will lack the ability to get along with different types of people. And at that point yout employer could care less how "smart" you are. So there lies my concerns I wish my kids could grasp this and understand where I coming from. I want the best for then in life. The decisions I make for them I do not take lightly. Wish there was a easy answer or a way we could do both homeschool and public. Oh the trials and tribulations of parenting!!!!!