A New, but Old Adventure Begins Anew

Three years ago, I was busy with the flurry of graduation plans - making sure transcripts were being delivered to where they needed to go, ordering announcements, and just trying to keep up with the ever changing mind of a high school senior.  It was the typical preparations for a graduating senior's household with one exception - I was the teacher, the guidance counselor and everything else, including mom.  We all survived, she graduated and I was thankful for the experience, and a bit relieved all that pressure was off of my shoulders. 

Fast forward to today.  The hubby and I have decided that, given the recent rash of poor choices that have been occurring in the boy's life, it was maybe time for a bit of refocus and intervention on our part.  Enter homeschooling.  And lots of anguish, anxiety and fear...and that's from me, not the boy.  He seems to be accepting it now, but was pretty angry at us when he found out.  It's not his first experience being homeschooled - when he was in first grade, he spent the year home with his sister, me and my daycare and we had a great year.  He was so shy and so mommy-dependent that we decided it would be better for him to be off at school, even though the girl stayed at home and it was.  But it's just not been working well lately.  The first half of this year was a disaster grade-wise but we kept thinking it would turn around, but we started quietly talking the "h" word.  Then, when everything just seemed to unravel, the answer seemed to just appear.  It was time.  So, without any hesitation, we jumped into it and here we are.  God has a way of making his plans known and this is no exception.  I know that every day will not be perfect and that this is not a magic potion but I do know that I had the most enjoyable afternoon with my kid than I've had in awhile.  Making plans for learning, talking about all kinds of things.  It was a great time. 

I've got the logs all printed and are ready to go.  He's got his workspace ready to go and we're just learning as we go together.  Homeschooling high school sounds terrifying, but I've been here before.  I can handle it!  Well, with a great family and friend support group as well as a God who never is far from me, I can handle it.  My daughter is exceptionally supportive, reminding me of why I loved homeschooling her.  She is an advocate for homeschooling - educating people on the benefits of it and why it works.  And I love that about her.  I wouldn't trade the days and years that I had with her for anything else on the planet - and I can only hope I'll feel the same way about the next year and a half with my boy. 

So, of course this changes everything from a week ago as we sort out what is necessary driving, whether or not keeping his car is the best option and just pretty much asking ourselves, "what's next?" but we're rolling with it and just going with what's best for the family, for him and most of all, for his future.  So, we're off on a new adventure but it has just a hint of oldness about it - and I love it!