Our homeschool adventure starts now . . .

Since our kiddo was born, I knew that there was a part of me that was going to wish to homeschool her.  The decision was a hard one, thought out over the years in which I have gone back and forth trying to decide if it was the right thing for our family. For the past couple of years we have "unofficially" been homeschooling her. In other words, because of her age and laws we did not have to report to any school district in our decision to homeschool. This year, we must. So with my LOI (Letter of Intent) completed we are officially starting on our homeschool journey.

I know that we are going to have an adventure. There are times when things are going to get tough, but we are in it for the long haul. Our little girl has a thirst for learning new things, she is always on the go. She loves art, she loves music, she is really starting to love reading. 

Yes, there have been a lot of naysayers who have voiced their opinion in this and truthfully, I haven't had much support from family at all on it. People think that I am going to "ruin" her. Shelter her from life, shelter her from people that she won't learn unless she is in a classroom setting. They think that the only place that you can learn is sitting in a building with 30 or so of kids your age, with a teacher in front for 8 hours a day. That isn't learning, life is learning. Getting to experience life is learning. Being out in the world.

They think she won't be social, at all. This is one of their biggest arguments. That she won't have friends. My gosh, she is friends with everyone she meets. She loves playing with kids at the playground. She has no problem talking to adults (when we are around obviously), she isn't sheltered. 

I have quite a few reasons on why I wanted to go this route. I can't pinpoint it to just one that sent me over the edge to make us take this leap. Do I think I can teach her more or that she will learn more from me? Maybe. School shootings? Yeah, that could have had a part in it, but that can happen anywhere in this crazy world. Believe it or not, religion has played no part in this decision. Don't get me wrong, I believe in the man upstairs and talk to him on a regular basis, but I believe that HE hears me just as loud and clear from my own home as HE would in a church setting. I know a lot of homeschoolers homeschool for religious reasons, but not this family. 

So, we are off on our adventure. And, it is going to be adventure. Is she ready for it? Heck, am I ready for it? Only time will tell.

Onto the next chapter . . . .

Six Year Blog Anniversary Coming Up!

Wow. In July I would have been doing our blog for 6 years. We've come a long way in those 6-years but want to go further and further.

We love bringing you all reviews and of course giveaways.

I am trying to line up some giveaways that we can do for the whole month of July for our anniversary. A little party and celebration and you are all going to be invited.

Please stay tuned . . . .

Let's party!!

All this pre-party planning is tiring me out ma . . . . . .roof roof.

Orkin Bug Wisdom Backyard Explorers Kit Giveaway

It is that time of year ~ BUGS! 

BUGS everywhere!

Me, not a fan (especially when they are crawling on me), the kiddo absolutely loves exploring for bugs.

When life hands you dung, just roll with it.

At Orkin, we never stop learning. Our new “Bug Wisdom” video series is a reminder that some of life’s biggest lessons come from small places. Bugs are smart, curious creatures – we humans can learn a lot from their ways.

Take the quiz to discover your “Spirit Bug,” and check out all the GIFs to soak in every nugget of wisdom that these bugs have to offer!

The Orkin Man always knows what to look for when he shows up at your home. If you want to get exploration down to a science, be sure and enter to win Orkin’s Backyard Explorers Kit!
Orkin Backyard Explorers Kit: 

 The Orkin 9-Page Activity Bug Book
- Orkin Bugview Bug Catching Tool and Magnifier
- Red/Black Summer Wayfarer Sunglasses

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How would you like to win your very own Backyard Explorers Kit for your backyard explorer?

Just take the "What's Your Spirit Bug?" quiz in the blog app below and post your results as a blog comment and you could win!! That is the only mandatory entry!



Disclaimer: All assets in this post were delivered by Orkin LLC. All words except for quoted red text are my own and were not influenced by any outside source.  I received no monetary compensation for this post, however, I will receive the same prize pack that the winner receives for this promotion.  

Rules: Giveaway is open to residents of the US who are 18+. Only one prize pack will be awarded per household. Thus, to make it fair, if you win the same prize pack from another blog, you are unable to win it from this one. All winners information will be verified by the sponsor. Please no PO boxes as the sponsor uses either FedEx or UPS to ship their prizes. 

Giveaway will end on July 20, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. and winner will have 48 hours to respond to winning email with requested information.

Many thanks to PartnersHub and Orkin LLC for allowing Lollipops n' Ladybugs to participate in this promotion.