School begins tomorrow

Tomorrow is the "Big Day" and i'm hoping to get the kids up at a normal time....I don't forsee that happening to well seeing as I hear footsepts upstairs as we speak and it is 12:49 a.m. here. I want them up by 9. Wish me luck!!!

A NOT school supply list

Well this is one thing I can cross off my back to school supplies....

It smells like school

The pencils are sharpened, books tucked neatly away in their "home" on the bookshelf, the printer is full with fresh crisp paper and the chairs are awaiting tiny hiney's to keep them warm. Physically I am prepared but mentally I'm beginning to feel the overwhelming sense of frigid fear of "can I really do this?" I feel as though I should appear on a commercial with an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other arguing with myself as to whether this is what's in their best interest. In my heart I KNOW I CAN...but society says NO. I don't understand why how my children learn is any one's business other than mine. There is always someone somewhere out there with an unwanted opinion that they are happily willing to share at the wrong time and I grin and bare it when actually I just wanna scream "WHAT'S IT TO YOU?" Then the wonderful subject of Socialization gets brought up and I begin to squrim as if I'm going to jump out of my skin and start to explain that there are things for my children to do, meanwhile in the back of my mind I'm wondering why I have to explain myself to everyone. If they haven't realized I have already action to boycott my school system then perhaps I should hang a huge brightly colored sign on my porch stating that my school is not a "bully free zone" as others have done this past school year only to have had their signs snatched out of their yards and the family's felt the heat from the publicity of the matter. So I think I'll pass just to keep unwanted eggs from hitting my house at 3 a.m. and scaring my kids and making for one ANGRY mom. For tonight I will say my prayers, Talk to God and let him take control.


Thanks for hearing me vent
HUGS

We're ready!!!!

We're ready!!! Below you find an array of photo's of our "work area"

This is my oldest daughter's work area, however she will not be using the desk due to her knee's. She has Chondramalacia Patelle and has opted to sit at our coffee table so she can stretch out and keep her supplies in her desk. I color coordinated each of my childrens school supplies, she chose blue.

Here is my family room/school room now. I have 2 desk's side by side one fucsia and one red. The fuscia is for my 2nd grader Rheaunna and the red is for my 4th grader Ryley. I placed corkboards above their desks to hang papers or artwork.

our white board!

bookshelf

Ryley's corkboard's

Ryley's desk. He chose a red desk and chair to match and his supplies are red!

Rheaunna's corkboard's

Rheaunna's desk. Her favorite color is pink and thisis the closest we could come to it. it's "pink" to her she says.

Meet The King's

Well here it is less than 2 weeks away fron the first day first day of school and chaos has already errupted on this fine establishment I call "HOME" With all the disruptions we have had here within the last week or so, life here has come to a screeching halt between the broken elbow and chicken pox. I must say that the Good Lord has obviously given me patients to endure the challenges we are embracing now. I have so much i want to get done before September 1st and am hoping beyond all hopes I get everything done and have a down day before we begin our new journey into the 2010-2011 school year.