I began my venture into homeschooling last fall when my cousin's son needed some help getting back on track academically. At that time, J thought he would only be homeschooling for one year. And actually, he thought he might homeschool for one semester and then do a military / Coast Guard school for the next semester -- all of which were requirements to get back into his regular public school. :roll: Well, fast forward to this week (obviously he never did the military school) and our discussion about next year. We've danced around the subject of next year before, but last night I point blank asked him what he wanted to do next year. I needed to know so I could decide if going to the homeschool convention next month was worth my days off work and money. HE'S GOING TO HOMESCHOOL NEXT YEAR!!! I've prayed and prayed about this. I feel deep inside this is the best decision for him, on many different levels. But, it had to be his decision. I'm just beyond excited and I had to share. Not many would understand how heavy on my heart that was. But, I know you guys would relate in here. Had I not been driving while we were talking last night, I may have started jumping up and down! haha Now, I get to be more serious about choosing / researching curriculum next year!! (goodbye CLASS!!!!) I can't wait! I'm really excited about some of the options I've got on my list and I can't wait to go check out those items plus some new stuff at the convention!
Woo hoo!!!! Very, very happy for you both. My kids went back to public school for a couple years while we built our house, but they both requested to homeschool again. Even though we would have anyway, they owned their choice and it made a huge difference in their attitude and motivation.
