I haven't been on in a while, but I swear I have the best excuse. I last blogged in the second week of April. On the 19th, we got THE CALL about a baby who needed us. After two years and ten months of waiting, we finally adopted! A new baby, who came home with no real notice, has thrown us all into ultra-busy mode. Writing had to take a backseat to settling in to our new lives as a family of six. It's now August, and things have taken on a pattern resembling a normal life. We are about to embark on an enormous adventure/vacation, which includes an overnight train ride. I hope to write about the experience while we're living it, then get back to education/homeschool stuff once we get back.
Today was the first day of school for the Awayschooled population, so I faced my usual sense of anxiety/rebellion at not sending my kids. I occasionally get overwhelmed by the realization that we have managed to raise our oldest to the age of eleven, without her ever setting foot in a traditional classroom. It is both breathtaking and heart stopping. We still think we are following the right path for our family, but when I examine how unorthodox we have been (especially because I am a rule-follower by nature), I am shocked. How could we? How come more people don't?
1 comments:
Congratulations on your adoption! Thank you for the announcement- we got it a WHILE back! Chris and I are excited for you and we miss you. Hopefully we can visit together one of these days! We'd love to have you over in Houston. I'm not sure I have your current # or even email. Mine is eforjane@sbcglobal.net. Happy for you and your awesome family! Great blog you have here.
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