Home school..Our first year at home

Where to begin?  OK,  I am obsessive about education.  This coming from a horrible student in elementary,junior high, and what part of high school I attended.  I got the award for missing the most days EVER!   Not really, well I would have if they gave one and I happened to be there that day:)  

My oldest, Ashley, is like her aunt Kathy.  They got all the brains (which means: they studied and went to school). My son, Jonathan, (aka: Bubba) is like his mama.  It was pure torture during elementary and junior high.  He liked high school? Yes, he drove places during high school. Gulf shores, Talladega National Forest, Mississippi, and other places. I found out about these trips after he got married.  It's not funny :) My mother never finished junior high school, but  she could answer 95% of the questions on Jepardy, was killer on a crossword puzzle, Trivial Pursuit..you better hope she was on your team.  Plus, she could spell anything!
I guess I'm saying all of this to ease my mind.  This isn't my first rodeo! I have raised two  wonderful,smart,creative, and very intelligent children. My son(after all his travels :) is one of the smartest men I know and can do anything.  Even after I said one million times"If you don't go to college, you will be digging a ditch or flipping burgers at Mickey D's" Well he's not flipping or digging.  (Unless he's grilling out or some type of DIY at his home) He loves the Lord and his family.  Has a good job, is a wonderful father and makes us proud parents.  Ashley is a stay at home mom.  She has a very popular blog. I don't have enough time to list all her talents, but my girl has it going on.  She too loves the Lord.  She is a great mom and wife, and we couldn't be prouder of her and her family.  I CAN DO THIS!!!
Even with my award for missing the most days of school as a kid I graduated from nursing school with a 4.0 GPA.   I believe we all learn at our own pace and not all "smarts" come out of a book or a classroom.  I just need to take a breath and remember what a blessing it is to share in her learning experience.  She loves to learn :) Heck, I love to learn.

We are starting our third week of home school today.  I am thankful for all my life experiences and those of the people I love and respect.  Madyson, like Ashley and Jonathan, is very smart and gifted.  I am so thankful to God that we are able to do this.  We are truly bless and give God all the glory. Every morning before we start school we pray.  We just ask the Lord to bless our day and thank Him for everything He does.

P.S. Madyson calls our home school Smith Farm Lake Academy. Our mascot is a goose  named Doose :)

This is Doose and his family.