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This isn't the place to ramble about why we chose home school, but let's just say it was the only option.



Having been home schooled myself, it's familiar territory. It is very attractive to me philosophically.

Still, I was terrified. To me, home school is the door to complete chaos in my personal life. I feared it would bring to the surface all my worst habits: lack of self-discipline, lack of routine, pathological irritability with my nearest and dearest. I feared that I would be a frazzled, coffee addicted, exhausted, house-bound housewife, desperate to get away from her own offspring. Not exactly educator-material.

Still, what can you do? Public school is not an option for us. Wayside is no longer in our budget. 
I rolled up my sleeves and marched in, resolved to make it work.
Here's what we've discovered in the past three weeks:

Instead of chaos, home schooling enabled us to find our rhythm—the natural rhythm that makes our family work.

Hugh "reading" to Matthias 

A few small changes made all the difference—and yes, they require self-discipline, but the reward is peaceful children, a peaceful mama.

-We make the beds and get completely dressed before coming downstairs in the morning.