Babies and homeschool

All righty, now I know I have probably gone totally nuts by taking up babysitting while I home school. Who in their right mind would take on this kind of monstrosity??? Evidently I was lacking a few pots of coffee before I came to a clear decision. Waking up at 5:00 am is not a big deal, its pretty sweet, actually, being able to be up before the sun comes up, enjoy some peace and quiet. The nightmare comes from keeping tiny terrors from sticking a fork in the electrical outlet while I'm trying to explain algebra to my son who, at the time, has mentally transported himself to the underworld of video games. Or trying to keep two 3 year olds from swinging from the ceiling fan after their 3rd cup of kool-aid. I'm in the wrong profession, the homeschooling, childcare thing, I'm an out side kinda woman, perfectly happy washing my truck, mowing the grass, pulling weeds... So what am I doing to myself?? God only knows, obviously a clear cut case of insanity. So wheres the little white jacket? The padded walls? Clearly I need to make a decision, so any input would be seriously and direly appreciated

Why do I homeschool?

Ok, so my friends told me I had gone totally insane. I made the jump to homeschool not one, but both of my children. "What about your free time." "What about socialization issues." "How are you going to manage your time?" These questions and more came flying at me fallowed by some serious doubts on my ability to stick with it.

The decision to homeschool my children came when I realized that my being a stay-at-home-mom wasn't going to cut it. They needed more time to focus on the task at hand with out the daily distractions of rebellious students. ( and yes, that included my son). The schools don't have the environment that I really want my kids in. There was no way that I was going to sit back and watch as my children were simply pushed through the system. Or have to be subjected to daily harassment because they just weren't cool enough. Some of the subjects being taught were of a nature I didn't want my kids exposed to at that time.

I have joined many homeschool groups, and to my dismay, I have to say that I was disgruntled with a majority of them. What they were, in actuality, was a more structured "Clique" I guess you could say. Those of you who know me can support the common knowledge that byfar I am not a "Clique able" individual. So, we continue to look for the right group of homeschoolers, as I know we will find a group that meets our needs. until then my children get the socialization from church functions, and hanging out with their friends. With this blog, I hope to enlighten fellow homeschoolers with many creative ideas, and various field trip resources.