Home school, here we come!

Well, it is official. I am going to be a home school mother next year!

 

I can hardly believe we are really going to take the dive into home school. I turned in my resignation letter at work today.  I will finish out the year at my job and then, it's home school for us! I love my job, so it is definitely a bittersweet decision. 

 I am pretty excited, but super nervous.  I mean, I am going to be responsible for my child's complete and total education.  Scary! I'm sure we can handle the academic side, I just want to be sure I can provide fun, exciting home school adventures for Maisie.  Thankfully, we have all summer to plan, organize, and get ready for this big adventure!

To buy or rent, that is the question!

We are busting at the seams in this house. I'm not sure how much longer we'll last.

Renting has been very interesting for us.  When we married, Robert bought a house way out in the country with lots of land and 4 bedrooms. Obviously, we didn't need a house that size at the time, but we thought it was worth the money.  It was a great house, I hated where it was, but it was a great house. 

When we moved to Kosciusko, we debated about renting for a while.  In Kosy, there really aren't a lot of good rental options.  We decided to buy, and found a beautiful house in a great neighborhood. It was right in the middle of town.  I loved it! Robert was a little unsure about living in the center of town.  We loved our neighbors and hated to leave it.  Our house in Kosciusko is being rented by a sweet family.  They are the type of people you dream of renting your home to.  I'm pretty sure they love it as much as we did.

Now in Cleveland, we are renting.  We have a great landlord who takes care of things super quick! When we first moved here, we lived in a TINY house.  We downsized from a 2000 sq foot house to less than 1000.  On top of that, we added a child to our family! It was rough, but enough for us at the time.  Now, we are in our second rental since moving here less than 2 years ago.  It is a little bit bigger, but not by much.  The best part of this house is the neighborhood. Maisie has made lots of friends.  The downside, we are BUSTING out of this house. 

With the decision to home school, also comes the question of whether we need to find a bigger place, a more permanent home.  The hard part comes in with trying to find something affordable, spacious, affordable, in a good neighborhood. And did I mention affordable? We don't mind renting, but the problem is that for a 3 bedroom, 2 bath house, we'll end up paying close to 1000 a month.  That is a tough pill to swallow.  Where as if we buy, we'll be able to lower our monthly payment.  Robert is worried about owning two homes at one time.  I totally understand that.  There are a lot of pros and cons to both situations. 

We are going to look at a house or two this weekend, so we'll see! 

I've been a bad blogger....

I've had so much on my mind lately, but I haven't been sure how to put it into words.

We've been crazy busy around here the past few weeks. We spent Saturday in Starkville to see this sweet, sweet couple get married. When we moved back to Kosciusko, Jeffrey was a junior in high school and when Robert began working part time at the church, he was a senior. It has been great to see him grow in his walk with the Lord. He has such an amazing testimony, and he could not have picked a better help mate than Candace. She is one of the sweetest people you'll meet and she adores Jeffrey almost as much as she loves the Lord.  They are precious. 

While we were in Starkville, Maisie let me take some pictures of her.  I love photography, and God really blessed us when he gave us such a beautiful girl! She is naturally beautiful. 

She has been doing better lately.  We are going to home school her next year.  I am a little nervous, but I know we are making the right decision for her.  I am excited about finding ways for the both of us to volunteer in our community.  I'm looking forward to her learning outside of the walls of a classroom. 





I mean, look at this face! How pretty!

I'll stop rambling with this last paragraph.  I've been thinking about how content I am with our life right now.  I can hardly believe the many ways our lives have changed in the past 10 years, especially in the past two.  God has been so good to us.  I know without a doubt that God has blessed us so much because I have a husband who loves the Lord more than he loves me.  I can't even begin to explain to you how much I adore (borderline obsessed) my husband. He is the man God calls him to be.  He is the best friend I've ever had.  He is an amazing father.  He is the type of man every woman deserves and I pray Maisie finds a husband just like him.