I always knew this little guy of mine is going to follow after his father sooner or later. At 2, he already wanted to be a race car driver and get behind a 250 GTO Ferrari. Yes, he was very specific. Not that his father is race car driver. But he does drive like the wind whenever he gets the chance and even if there’s no chance, he just gets his way out of traffic like I don’t know how. It drives me nuts sometimes.  And at 3, our son already wanted to be to be like Russell of the movie “Up” and be a wilderness explorer.

Here is our little guy’s first attempt at Bungee Fun, which he has been wanting to try for a sometime. So he tried. He was one thrilled boy.

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Another advantage for homeschooling families is the fact that our children do not have to endure endless hours on the road in his school service, which is becoming a common scenario nowadays. This is especially true for children who are living around Marikina and Rizal area during heavy rainfall.

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Our five year old homeschooler was the youngest to join this particular game in another kiddie party he attended last weekend over at Max’s in Quezon City.  Although he mostly struggled as he tries to answer in Tagalog (his primary language being English) – the clowns were asking in Tagalog, he went through with it like the confident little man that he is.

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Our little homeschooling family is thankful for God’s faithful provision for us through the years. The Lord has used a handful of opportunities we grabbed online that allowed for us to be first of all debt free. Debt from previous years was accumulated from medical related expenses.  We were also able to afford to enroll our son to have quality education. Homeschooling also costs even if it is not as much. And live comfortably too.

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I often see the little guy reading random stuff. From the literatures at the back of cereal boxes to his Time Life books. I saw him last week with one of his favorite board games to date – Monopoly Junior.

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Being my son’s primary teacher as we homeschool, it delights me to bits whenever there are chances that my husband would teach in my behalf. It may not be very often.  But he does compensate through a handful of other ways.

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My son loves spending time with the neighbor’s. Although I appreciate the convenience it allows me, I also have to watch it. (reasons on the succeeding paragraphs) Yes! Inasmuch as I love my son, I also need some time away from him from time to time. Just a few hours a week, really. By far, I’ve sorta/kinda devised my ways wherein I can do all things while he is around. But it is just extra convenient when he goes to visit them.

Three major reasons:

• To spend time alone with the love of my life. <3
• To finish online tasks.
• To get down to doing house chores in no time. (For one reason or another, it takes extra time when he’s around)

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I have to admit that as much as I try to be there every single moment with my son, I cannot. Although I can pretty much be more hands on than a mom who works away from home. Zoning out on him as I bury myself in my “office work” is something that happens quite a few times.

It is good that my son loves to read his books. Most of which are Time Life books, which are more like Encyclopedias for kids. He loves it that he does not mind my having to remind him to quit playing online pbs games. There was this one moment that he asked permission if he could watch Dora via YouTube. Dora was his favorite when he was still a baby. I readily said yes. But after a while I was shocked to hear some a person on the background swearing! And you know how copycat children can get. That just about got me frantic for awhile.

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Our family visited Zoobic Safari last month. Our little homeschooler was so thrilled. His first visit to the zoo (Avilon) was in 2007. He was 2 years old then. It was fun that we were able to take him with us for this media event where a couple of attractions were launched.

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I was able to finally buy the school supplies our little guy needs for his next level program this school year – ABC’s with Ace and Christi. I would have to take note though to buy school supplies way ahead of time next time. I really am not a fan of long lines and crowded places. The bookstores are all packed during this time of the year. And fact is, I don’t really need to buy a handful of things just yet. I haven’t exactly opened the material package, which I ought to do very soon. Just to make sure I got everything ready. I’m just a tad too busy nowadays.

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