It begins!

I have debated for the last two weeks about whether or not I should start this blog. It is not my first one, and I am sure that it won't be my last. I did a lot of blogging when my daughter was younger. I reached the point where I ran out of things to talk about and life, well... it got in the way.

Yet, here we are once again. This time, however, I have a purpose. As we all know - life happens. Circumstances change and force us to make decisions. In our case the changes led us to decide that after Ladybug completed first grade she would no longer attend public school and would be homeschooled from this point forward.

We spent the first month of the summer relaxing and just enjoying time together. It always felt like we never got enough time during the school year. I missed my kid! At the beginning of July we began to transition into homeschooling. One of the things I wanted to do during that time period was to explore options in terms of curriculum and figure out exactly what she wanted. We tried online options as well as more hands on, workbook style options. In the end we are using a combination. We are on a limited budget so until we are able to get our hands on some of the pricier curriculum I want, we are using what we have available to us.

So far things seem to be falling into place. Our daughter is happier than I have seen her in a long time. She is excited about learning, and about Mama being the one to teach her.

It's an adventure and one I am looking forward to.