Big changes and new paths

I have a lot to update and I just don't have a time my rambling, wordy self needs to update this blog!

But one thing I did want to post was a decision we have recently made.. and that is to give our local school system another try. I loved our year of homeschooling.. we all had a lot of fun, we learned tons, both academic and about eachother.

I have recently decided I want to try going back to school full time. I also have a rising K child, who is dying to learn to read. I was worried about finding time to study, teaching three children, and all the driving around and finding classes for everyone's respective hobbies (dance, karate, language learning, etc etc).

The worst part about the decision was MAKING it. Weighing the pros and cons, turning over possibilities and plans in my head. I'm the kind of person who needs a backup plan, and a plan c, and a plan D. So, yea, I have all those. heh. And I am looking forward to the coming year with optimism. I have talked to my children, because they are players in this decision as well. They are willing to give it a try.. Trevor- because he has age and perspective now that he is older, and Rachael- well, she will be in the same building with her big brother and she will be learning to read, which thrills her (and makes her a little nervous). My little miss Ariel will probably go to preschool (as she has asked me about a couple times now) after the school year starts and I can research my options better.

I'm excited to see them learning and growing and being involved in their education, though in a different way. I'm looking forward to little school plays, joining them for their (noisy) lunches and celebrations. I always did like those math nights, plays and things the school hosts and we'll get to participate in those, and meet new friends. I think it will be a good year. I hope it will be.

I for this blog, well, learning happens all the time, whether it's formal 'sit at a desk and open a book' type learning, or building a lego car out of legos or cooking (Trevor's latest hobby). So I will still have plenty to update this blog with. Trevor commented that the thing he loved about homeschooling was that he could learn whatever he wanted. I pointed out that, just because he went to school, didn't mean he wasn't allowed to learn about space, and it didn't mean we couldn't take out the chemistry book and do experiments or read up on the ancient egyptians. So we'll be fine. :)

Trevor's first short story.

I had to write a short story for english 112. I wrote it while the girls were napping and then read it to Trevor. It inspired him to write his own short story. It was actually pretty good! It's a page long, it took him the entire afternoon to write and I'll retype it here. I did not edit his spelling (I might translate a word in brackets if I need to) but I did have to put in punctuation (ETA- NEVERMIND! He totally went back and punctuated it afterwards. I never said anything to him). Trevor knows how to punctuate, but only when I remind him to. heh. So here's his story in all caps, as it was printed...

ONE DAY NAYNAY WAS ETIG HIS HAY THEN A NUTHR NAY KAM UP. DOW YOU WONT TO PLAY! SED THE NAY. THE NAY WAS PLAYFL. HE PLAYD BOLL AND GAMS IT IS FUN. THE NAYNAY GOT UP HE WAS REDE TO PLAY. HE KUDINT WAYT TO PLAY. HE GOT A BOLL IT WAS A JIT (giant) RED BOLL. HE WAS A BLAK NAYNAY. HE GOT SUM SUN GLSZ. HE WAS GOWING TO THE BECH. IT IS FUN TO GO TO THE BECH. NAYNAY METID (met/meeted) THE NAY THER. THEY LAD A BLAGIT (blanket) DAWN IT WAS A SUNY DAY. IT WAS THE WEGID (weekend) AND HE WAS LAYIG ON THE BLAGIT. IT WAS SOFT AS SILK. HE WAS TOO SLEBE. HE GOT UP HE PLAYD IN THE WOTR. THEN HE WAS RETE TO GO HOM. WEN HE GOT HOM HIS CAT WAS AT HIS DORR WAY. HE WAS SOW TIRD HE FOR GOT TOO FED HIS CAT! THEN HE FEL TO SLEP THEN HIS CAT RAWD (ROWLED) OL NIT LONG. THE END. RITN BY: TREVOR RAY

Is that not so cute!?