School has Started!

We were counting down...

Now here's where reality comes in! I took these on day 3 because the chalkboard wall had to sit a couple days before we wrote on it ;)

Shane and I put lots of finishing touches on the school room on Sunday night so it was exciting for all the kids to come down and see. Exploring our new room on the first morning...

Our room. We still need to do some things (including get different chairs and a cabinet that closes up so I can hide away all the madness on the silver shelf that's to the right of the chalkboard wall). 

Some things that have been fun about school: 1) We spend a lot of our time right here...

2) You can have a play store to learn about money and wear your new Halloween costume that just came in the mail if you want...

And 3) After taking a field trip down to the creek with Daddy, your clothes might get all wet so you can just come back in to finish handwriting only wearing your Angry Birds slippers...

Today is only day 4. So there is a lot more to learn and a lot more to process. But I have to say, through tears this morning, that homeschool is saving me. Our move this summer was hard. It's been a long and lonely transition. Most people I talk to say they think I am crazy for homeschooling. And there were days I thought maybe I was.

But 3 days in, I am thankful for one space where I don't doubt God is working.  I am so grateful. 

And in a lighter way, I am grateful for Shane, who let me and helped me make the room so fun to be in.