Randomness

First of all, my last post was a bit...sad, needless to say. I guess with it being our anniversary, it just was a tangible reminder. I do have faith that we will have more children, if that's God's plan. If it's not, I am so blessed to have my amazing son. It was just a really bad day.

I've really been doing a lot of thinking about our curriculum for this year. According to SC law, I do have to teach certain subjects. There's nothing that says how much time needs to be spent, outside of meeting an attendance requirement. Because math is so "logical" and something that you really need to build on, I will do Saxon. The problem is that Wyatt is about halfway through the 2nd grade level. So I may just get 2nd grade and take it slow. If we finish, we will move on to 3rd. That's the great part about this. We do what works for us. As far as the other subjects, he is going to learn SO MUCH of that in daily life. I'm going to make a list of educational goals twice a quarter, and each day I will have a checklist to help us stay on track. At the end of the day, as long as what's on that list has been accomplished, I will be happy. And if not, there's always tomorrow. A friend reminded me of something...one of the reasons I'm doing this is I want Wyatt to know that learning can, and should, be FUN!

Here is an awesome quote I read today:

‎"Homeschooling is all about finding the heartbeat of your family and following that pace—not your neighbor’s, not your best homeschooling buddy’s, and not the grade level expectations for your child’s age." -Sarah Small