Starting new school year today... and my NINETEENTH year of homeschooling!

[Kinsa 31,127]

 What THE... ?!?

HOW did this happen???

[wintermom 12,301]

Amazing!!! Hope you have a wonderful year!

I'm starting my 14th year and down to one student out of four. It will be interesting to see how things go. Every year seems to be a new adventure.

[Lanny 8,554]

10 minutes ago, Kinsa said:

 What THE... ?!?

HOW did this happen???

 

Congrats.  You have a great track record.   How's the MiniVan you bought from the Vending Machine?

[Arctic Mama 33,933]

Bravo!  It happened because you’re amazing and time flies.  

[Evanthe 3,267]

I hope you have a great year!  I think this is our 10th year, but I'm losing count.  I have 15 more to go.

I'm teaching 5 this year and next year.  After that just 4 for one year...and then 3 for awhile.  Whew!  Teaching the younger 3 will be a big weight off my shoulders.  My oldest two have always been very difficult to teach (they're the reason we started homeschooling in the first place), so it will be good when they start college.  Let their professors deal with it...Good luck, Professors!  *evil laugh*   

[Kinsa 31,127]

28 minutes ago, Lanny said:

 

Congrats.  You have a great track record.   How's the MiniVan you bought from the Vending Machine?

 

It's been great! Running like a charm.  Love it!

[ScoutTN 14,631]

You are amazing! Well done!!

 

[Rachel 6,460]

That’s a career!

You should earn a gold watch or something when you finish 20!

[Liz CA 16,421]

You know this means you HAVE to go to twenty because like Lillian Gilbraith said in Cheaper by the Dozen: "Nobody stops at eleven kids..." 

To a fantastic 19th year, looking forward to the 20th!

 

[Balloon Smiley Here]

[KungFuPanda 27,784]

11 hours ago, Kinsa said:

 What THE... ?!?

HOW did this happen???

Duuuuude! I’m starting my 17th and last year and I am limping in. You’re the bomb!

[RootAnn 10,412]

Way to go!

I was over the moon when I made it to my halfway point. Just started Year 13 here. 10 to go. This is my last year (hopefully) with five at home. (However, I can't actually teach 5. My limit is about 3, so I have to outsource some.)

[AK_Mom4 6,408]

Starting year 12 here - I think that makes me a newbie.

But this is the last year for me.  DD17 graduates in the spring and we are done.  We will still have a college kid living at home for a few years as DS22 is on the long road for college, but it will be time for a change for me.

[umsami 29,673]

You should get a pension in another year.  If only.... ?

[BakersDozen 1,030]

Crazy to think back to when we were first beginning with our now oldest dc, yes? I think I'm on year 18. If this little guy is our last baby (hoping for more, though!) I have quite a few years ahead of me. I agree with the pension thing!

[TravelingChris 6,446]

I did 20 and a few months in total but my kids were closer in age to yours. All except first were homeschooled all the way and even the first was homeschooled for a few months in his first grade (he skipped kindergarten) and I also did a lot of afterschooling that year.

[Carrie12345 14,284]

Congrats!!!

I'm not great at keeping track.  I guess I call this Year 12, though we tried a cyber charter in "Year 1" to get our feet wet.  My youngest is 7, so I've been counting 11 more years to 18, but I still haven't put him, with his December birthday, "in a grade". I might be able to get away with 10 more years.  Who knows?

I can't stop thinking about how weird it will be to only have the two boys to teach in 3 more years! They're going to hate my increased ability to focus on them, lol.

[homemommy83 693]

This is so awesome.  I just realized that my youngest will be going into prek when my oldest is graduating...unless we have a new little one down the road?.  I find it comforting because I really don't want an empty nest...maybe by the time my youngest is graduating I can do classes with some of my grandkids and free tutoring for kids from the community in reading and mathematics.?

Brenda