Homeschool blues

I miss homeschooling. That is the entire purpose of this post. I just wanted to say that I miss homeschooling. I long to go to a homeschool convention and peruse all the different curriculums, and just the books. I am longing to look at the books! I want to plan out what I will use for Katriana to teach her 2nd grade math and what parts of history to introduce and which books adequately, yet simply describe that part of history. I want to talk with other moms (mums) about what they used for their child in 2nd grade. I want to make a list of goals to accomplish by the end of 2nd grade. I want to look at educational toys for Mariska and re-read about Charlotte Mason and Montessori methods. I want to buy books of activities to do with your 3 year old child that has more energy than an entire preschool and the attention span of, well, an energetic 3 year old. (unless of course something is Her idea and then she has an attention span to rival most adults) In all reality I can and will do most of these things, especially with Mariska because she is at home with Mommy or Daddy every day. I really do miss the time with Katriana. Now, because our time is limited, I feel pressured to make every single moment count. I can still play math games with Katriana to introduce 2nd grade math, I can still find books on history and read them to her and then we can act them out or draw pictures to show what happened. I can help Katriana build a model of Venice and the canals that she finds so fascinating. I can teach Katriana how to play letter matching games with Mariska or number games. I think it is just knowing that it is no longer all my responsibility to teach the girls what they need to know. Now, Mrs. N does a fantastic job of teaching Katriana. She gives her plenty of individual work while still making her feel like she's part of the class. Mrs. N has helped to perpetuate Katriana's celebrity status amongst her peers. I am so thankful to God that our prayers for a good teacher were answered, but I am also a little jealous. I am no longer the only authority to answer every question my little girl has. If I'm not sure of an answer, before I can say, "Let's look it up." Katriana will say, "It's alright Mommy, I'll just ask Mrs. N. She knows everything!"

I still have Mariska though. Mariska still has 18 mths before she will start school. That gives me 18 more monthes of being the one with all the answers. I should stop blogging now and make the most of the time I have left. :)