The comforter is done..

I'll post a picture tomorrow of her little bed. It looks cute. Nothing professional but for my first time I think it's just fine. I took an orange pillow and added a felt cloud and elephant to it for her bed as well... If it all unravels tomorrow I'll just keep it to myself.

I've been thinking a lot about homeschool and wondering if Keeli knows enough. I'm sure all homeschool parents go through these feelings. I decided tonight to get her reading cards out and see how many words she knew.. We've not even looked at those in so long. Out of 55 cards she knew 53 and the other 2 she just needed help understanding it was a long or short vowel. I'm realizing just how screwed up the English language is. I never put a lot of thought into it. Now that I'm teaching a 2nd grader to read, and write, spell, and all the other things that go along with writing a proper sentence. It's difficult. Too many words sound alike but spelt different. Letters being said different for different words. PH sounds like a F. It can send a mom over the edge. I'm just going to keep my fingers crossed that as she matures she will understand there isn't a reason for it, it's just that way BECAUSE... We haven't done a fun project in a while and I need to get busy on that. First grade was more fun.. Less learning and more interacting. I think they learn while they have fun, but with Keeli she is so easily side tracked I am trying to keep it a little more strict this year. I just want her prepared. I honestly do think kids learn from each other. It would be easier for me to teach 5 kids apposed to just one. But we gotta do what we gotta do. She surprises me at some of the hard things she gets so fast and the simple things don't click. Those simple things are sometimes the hardest to teach. I wouldn't trade homeschooling for anything, except a cure for diabetes.. But I think I'll always question my ability to teach her as well as a professional.