At peace... or just being lazy?

So... here we are again, only 2 short weeks until we officially start 'school' for 2011-2012. 

Am I really THIS at peace with it all, that I'm not running around like crazy or freaking out that I don't have everything planned out for September yet?!  Could I really be 'getting the hang' of this homeschool thing? 

Or could it be that I'm just too lazy?  ....

Nope, it's true... I really AM at peace this year!! 

This will be our 3rd year homeschooling.  Kendyl will be in 2nd grade and Aden will be in Kindergarten.  :*)  They are growing way too quickly, as all kids do. 

Thinking about Aden being in Kindergarten takes me back to our first year of homeschooling, when Kendyl was in Kindergarten.  WOW... talk about stressed out and crazy!  David and I had WAY too many arguments that first year...WAY too much unnecessary stress, and WAY too much freaking out on my part!  It was Kindergarten for goodness sake!  But, we made it through that year. 

Even with all that stress, both David and I still thought homeschooling would be best for us again for Kendyl's 1st grade year.  And it was.  It was MUCH LESS stressful than Kindergarten and we felt even better at the end of that year, than we had at the end of the first.

So, this year, even though we knew we would be adding another student/grade level to our school day, it seemed like a 'no-brainer' to homeschool both kids this year.   We are both at peace with it, and I'm actually very excited about this year! 

All that being said, I still need to get my lesson book in order for the first month!  The 'old' Elizabeth would have been losing her mind about that!  But, Praise the Lord, He has given me peace--so much peace--I am feeling great!  I have all our curriculum ready and organized, but don't have a day to day plan yet--and honestly don't know if I'm going to do that.  I think I'm just going to plan out how often each week we'll do each subject, and just let it happen as the kids retain what we're learning.... after all, that really is what homeschool is supposed to be like anyway, right?! :) 

So, here's to a new year.  A year of PEACE, JOY, LOVE, and FUN at our Dahlstrom School!!!

*p.s....that is why i started, yet another, homeschool blog...i NEEDED a fresh start...completely...yes, it's annoying, i know... sorry! :)