I’ve completely neglected our school room for the past three months.

Next week we start back to home school and I have plenty to do this week, to prepare.

We had a ton Family Fun all Summer, and I got just the amount of rest and change of pace I needed, in order to head back to teaching home school refreshed, and with new passion.

Leo was loathing the idea of being cut off once again from the amount of TV and video game time he enjoys during the summer, until we took a trip to the school supply store yesterday. After picking out several new books, supplies, and arts and crafts things, both kids we’re begging to start back to school as soon as we got home.

But Momma isn’t ready!

I need this week to clean and reorganize the school room.

I’m also waiting for shipments of supplies and new curriculum to arrive.

I need to box up what we’re done using for now, and make room for all of the new things.

Though I have gotten the hang of homeschooling from year to year, and know a lot about what to expect, each year is also a new adventure in that I’m always teaching a new grade level. The dynamics of our daily schedule also changes every year, depending on what ages and stages each of my kids is at.

This is my fifth year of teaching home school, but it’s my first year of teaching two students at two different grade levels… kindergarten and fourth grade, with a two year old who will be toddling around us.

I’m excited! We have a lot of fun things planned, which I’ll share with you over the next few weeks and months. If you’ve ever wondered things like…

- What kind of books do home school families use?

- What kind of schedule do home school families follow?

- How do home school kids get socialized?

- How does a mom teach two different grade levels together?

- What does a home school Mom do with a baby or toddler while she home schools?

- Why on earth does any Mom choose home school?

- How expensive is it to home school?

- How is an un-credentialed Mom qualified to teach her own children at home?

The easy answer is… every family is different.

But, I will be sharing my answers to all these questions throughout this year. The good, the bad, and the ugly truth about how, why, when, with what, and how we home school.

But for now… I’m off to place orders, and organize.

I’m sure by the end of the week I’ll have everything alphabetized and color coded beautifully, just like this.

Not! (Is that still cool to say? I don’t think it is.)