I guess I should reply to this... I am Cera and I will be 30 (gasp!) next year. We live near the West coast but will be moving again in the spring as we are a military family. I am just starting to homeschool my almost 5 year old dd. We also have an almost 3 year old dd. Our big girl will be considered K this year. We have chosen to homeschool primarily because the schools in our area are inadequate and there are no private schools that really speak to me. I was homeschooled through high school (after taking a CTY course and refusing to return to public school) so it was a natural choice for us. We also get hit with mandatory age cutoffs (since my girls have fall birthdays) which change each time we move and the idea of waiting until almost 6 to start my already reading child in school seems a bit ridiculous (as does sending a 4 year old away for 8 hours a day).