Introduction

A note of introduction. We are a family of homeschoolers with five children, three of whom we homeschool . Our oldest two have graduated, dd recieving her GED a couple of months ago and ds in the process of getting his. Our three children remaining in school are ds14, ds12, and dd4. We are also temporarily sharing our home with 3 extended family members-- dh's mother, dh's older brother, and a nephew. We hail from rural Kentucky and revel in the country life. We dabble in farming (a few horses, a beef cow, a few chickens and, last summer, a partly successful run at Square Foot Gardening). Dh works from home rebuilding pallets and I work at a local hospital on the night shift (3 12hr shifts/week) as an RN on the psychiatric unit (a job that I love, by the way).
At present, due to my work hours and unpredictable schedule, we are doing a relaxed version of classically educating our children, heavily influenced by The Well Trained Mind. We are using textbooks for math and english, reading lots of books and using a more free-form approach for everything else. We school four days a week year round at present (although I am considering 5 days a week with less weeks in school next year). About three times a month, we attend co-op with our local homeschool support group.
While I enjoy our present homeschool experience very much, I have even bigger and better plans for us in the coming years. I look forward to sharing our journey with you in the weeks and months ahead.