Here Goes Nothing!

UPDATE 8/10/11:  Today was AWESOME!!  Zaya was a bit quirky, but he did well once I set up a small desk for him and moved him away from the kitchen table. I'll elaborate more (hopefully) later.  Just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the prayers said on our behalf!!!!

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As much as this post title exudes confidence (HA!), I'm not so sure of the adventure we are about to embark on -- TOMORROW!!

Don't know if I would ever feel prepared enough, but we have prayed about and discussed our goals in homeschooling.  We want our children to receive a good education (from professional educators).  We don't want to just bide our time -- filling it with crafts and field trips (as this image I found online suggests).

We're not huge fans of "the flexibility of homeschooling".  We believe in structure and know it is part of character building.  Just praying I can stick with it and mold that character.

I'm also praying that I can remain sane (no, SERIOUSLY!!), and my kids don't end up warped.

Also found this saying (and adapted it to a photo I liked).  Think I may print it out and hang it prominently in the house somewhere.

I hope to have many good things to report and fun photos to post.  As much as Makenna griped about school work I tried to get her to review this summer, she's pretty excited about starting A Beka Book DVD program.  I think the others are too, but she's got that "so excited I can't sleep" excitement going on!  Hopefully that carries over til tomorrow!