Lucky
You, You're Homeschooling!
Dateline: 3/17/98
By Ann Zeise
 Some start homeschooling after some crisis, and
it takes awhile to adjust to the change of having children with
you all the time. You may not be feeling at all lucky, while
winter lingers, and spring seems too far away. It's next week.
Hang in there!
As St.
Patrick chased the snakes out of Ireland, take a moment today
to chase the figurative snakes out of your home. What's holding
you back from achieving your goals?
From feeling better about homeschooling?
If you've been homeschooling since September, you've probably
by now visited every nearby educational museum,
every science and technolgy museum,
walked every scenic trail, toured every tourable factory, and
wandered through every historical (my mother calls these "hysterical")
sites.
A family meeting may be in order about how you can make your
days once again fun and exciting. Pull
up the web links about upcoming events, about home decorating
or garden planning, about
travel options near and
far. Volunteer as a family to help your community.
Always good for a lift is attending a
homeschool conference. These vary greatly in cost and the
quality of speakers and vendors present. Some are small, local
affairs, where you'll get to meet people from the regional area.
Others are state or national level events, with noted speakers
and homeschoolers coming from all over. Check the events
calendar for one coming near you. Don't wait for the last
minute. Often early birds get a discount on the fees.
 Let the shamrock
remind you that the strange and unusual are lucky. Yes, to many,
we homeschoolers are like shamrocks: rare, a bit "freaky"
since we don't "school" like the norm, and oh, so lucky
since we're not tied to some inflexible school schedule! And
then, in what seems to be so amazing to others: our kids do just
great when it comes time to compete in "the real world."
They make it into fine colleges and thrive in careers
they've spent all their lives being able to train for.
 Let the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
remind you to try be content with the limited income you may have to live
with when only one parent can work full-time, or as a working
parent, when you have to spread yourself thin between work and
children. Riches are illusive, and are not always measured in
pots of gold.
Do click on the clip art to discover who made these delightful
illustrations and to find more for your own creations.
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