Story time into sleep time.

I love our story time. We all sit around on a bed in our girls room and read. Those of us that read take turns. I, admittedly, am not the main reader here in the house though. My son loves to read aloud to us. We all don't mind. I will also confess, sometimes I doze off too. I can't help it. I can sit down all excited about reading our story and then have a difficult time keeping my eyes open. Even if I'm the one reading. It's a little comical if I do say so myself. My 3 yo DD will grab my face and say "wake up mommy". I love it. I love homeschooling my children.

What is your day in a nutshell...so far?

I have cleaned up, doing school with the children, can't find the clothespins, need bleach and more clothespins, found gift cards I lost at Christmas time, need Tylenol, had egg sandwich for breakfast, doing laundry (hence the clothespins need), wow...I'm sure there's some I left out! oh, I went to my first shift at work too, waiting on the second to come while doing all this other stuff. I'm perfectly okay with all of this too!

Oh, and holding a little one too, best part!

What part of being a homeschool mom or dad, stay-at-home mom or dad do you like best? I am completely overwhelmed at times, but I'll never say I'm not blessed to have all I have.




Greyson age 1

PA homeschooling educational requirements-may be different in other states.

In Elementary level they are required to learn: English, to include spelling, reading and writing
Arithmetic
Science
Geography
History of the US and your state
Civics
Safety Ed, including regular and continuous instruction in the dangers and prevention of fires
Health and physiology
PE
Music
Art

In the Secondary Level:
English, to include language, literature, speech and composition
Science
Geography
Social Studies, to include Civics, World History, History of US and your state
Health
Safety Ed (fire safety etc)
Mathematics, to include General Math, Algebra, and Geometry
Art
Music
PE

also can include:
Economics
Biology
Chemistry
Foreign Languages
Trigonometry

Between 9th and 12th grade they have to have 4 years of English, 3 years of mathematics, 3 years of Science, 3 years of Social Studies, and 2 years of Arts and Humanities.

Freebies!

Go to this link to order a free DVD from the History Channel. Homeschoolers are eligible!!

http://classroom.history.com/america-dvd/event/form

Work from Home start

I have a business I am growing. I received a call from a company called Global Cash Flow Network. They set you up with a website and you can create your own stores. I have named a few Good For You stores. I feature many different items. From kitchenware and toys, to gaming products and clothing. There is much more than that, but there's just too much to mention. I get to be affiliates with Amazon and Walmart. I'm also applying to be affiliates with many more companies. You get commissions when you put their banners on your website and people buy through them. I get to have a Google Adsense account and I'm in the process of multiplying my affiliate connections. I eventually will have a new domain name of Applemama.biz, but not as of now. Applemama is what I have named my business. It is all family-friendly items. You won't find anything you shouldn't have for your children or yourself. I even have put on a few homeschooling products. I am really excited about having a business I can manage from my home. Being that I homeschool I needed someway to supplement our income. I enjoy the endeavor my husband and I have taken on. Yes, of course, my husband helps me with a lot of the logistics because he wants me to succeed. His support has been priceless. There's also another feature to the GCFN business. It's a recruiting job. Where others can sign up for the GCFNetwork as well and you get a bonus for that.