UPS finally came to my door

Here are two of my girls with Jolanthe's two.... I just don't like to post without some sort of pic. :)

Some of you have asked what homeschooling curriculum we've been using.... To which I have to say. None. Until now.

Because I, the totally inexperienced homeschooling mom, thought "It's only Kindergarten. Shoot! She's already reading a couple of years ahead of her age group. So all I have to focus on is math. And really, how hard can 1+1 be? I mean, come on! I aced advanced calculus. I got it covered."

Can't you just hear my clueness confidence? I mean, sure if I only had one child it'd be fine. (image me winking and giving you the thumbs up) I could spend my days writing impressively creative curriculum.

Well, okay so maybe in a world where I actually liked spending my time doing that. Alas, that world does NOT exist. AND I have three little girls, not one. Plus, a life outside of those little girlies. So free time, interest, and brainwaves have not been available...

And Kindergarten "Unstructured" has been killing me.

I found that our days have been sporatic. My need to "plan" takes up more time than the actual activity itself does. And I just feel all-together disorganized. Which, if you know me at all, you know that I thrive on organization. My brain functions to the extent that my house/life is organized. So yeah. De brain not be doing so good.

I've become an avid watcher of ebay, informing my husband that I was planning on spending an insane large amount of money to aid in this homeschooling thing that God has asked of us. In fact, I think the conversation went something like this "If I can't buy curriculum, then we are sending our girls to free public school because I can't keep doing it like this."

Yes. I, too, hear the tiniest thread of threat in that. Opps. Silly me.

BUT!! I've recently come across a curriculum that I think will be the best for us. Jolanthe's friend loaned her some information...I saw it...and voila! A curriculum that I really think will work well for us. AND the entire package cost $102. (minus the math and spanish that we're doing. I'm still determined that I can use a math workbook bought from Costco and a Spanish workbook bought from Wally-World.)

Geomatter's Galloping the Globe.

We've just started, but already I can tell I'm going to love it. It's a unit study that can be done in a year...OR stretched out to three years. I'm in the process of learning its ins and outs. Tweeking it to fit our girls, since some of it is WAY advanced in my opinion. But I figure we'll be working through it for at least three more years. I'm all for that! Save loads of money AND my sanity!

BUT I have to warn you...as I know that some of you are looking into it...the song CD that comes with it is PAINFUL to listen to. Painful, I say. My dear, laid-back husband even asked me to "turn the thing off!" So yeah...don't expect the CD to be something that you actually enjoy listening to. As I'm currently in the process of trying to sneak ours OUT of the CD changer....

So there you have it. We've officially invested in this homeschooling venture. And why homeschooling, you ask? As a few of you actually have asked. :)

We only do it for one reason and one reason alone. God has asked us to....right about the time that we had determined that we were not for it. :) And we'll take it year by year. Day by day.

I don't claim to be a "homeschooling family." Though I guess we are. We just desire to be an obedient one. And for now, that includes teaching my littles ones at home.

And thankfully that now includes a new found, fun filled curriculum. Thanks Jo...and UPS.