Committed

So it has been a very long time since I have written a BLOG. I ventured into the world of vlogging. My youngest daughter and I do it for fun. We mostly record haul videos and outings we take. A lot has changed since my last blog, we moved to Alabama and back to Florida. (We missed Florida too much) The biggest change came in Alabama when we started homeschooling all of our children. I didn't know if I could do it. I didn't know if I would have the patience. But Chase graduated and I gained the confidence to continue with the others. The struggle is real though! Why? You may ask! 3 girls...3 different personalities....3 different styles of learning....not to mention a ton of different subjects!

So what do we do we roll with the punches! Daily! Some days we have structure and routine. Some days we fly by the seat of our pants. Today Lauren and MaKenna learned about Prime and Composite numbers. You may ask why are they learning together or even the same subjects. Lauren was held back early on in school and has always had a maturity level that surpassed those in her age group but struggled in some subjects and it was evident when we moved to Alabama. Lauren was bullied and it was heartbreaking to watch. When we approached the school they made excuses and when we asked if the girls were disciplined they told us it was a private matter and that was the last straw. We had been through numerous issues in public schools and always got the same story. If they could not protect our children we had too. There was one other option. Private school! Cha Ching! That was not going to happen! It was just too much money. So we decided to go the home school route. It was only a few months after withdrawing our kids from school we decided to move back to Florida. We thought long and hard and prayed before we made the decision to complete their education as home schooled students. We try to have fun with the kids. I like to think outside of the box with teaching them. Like the picture above. Some may think this is child's play. Well it kinda is. I pick a category and they spell a word from the blocks. They are scored by the number of letters, how quickly they finish their word, and if it spelled correctly. Its a word build game. It sharpens their mind. It makes them think outside of the box and they enjoyed it so much they asked dad to play when he got home from work today! So instead of sitting in front of a pile of homework they get to enjoy their dad and learn. I love that because he is included in their education which is such a blessing. I hope the kids will look back on these days and maybe even this blog one day and see how much I cared about them. I hope they will reflect on things they learned at home with their siblings