Surprise! Your a Mom!

5 years ago I learned of a surprise pregnancy.  
I was 30 and had never had any intention of having kids... 

The last 4 1/2 years have been a wild ride of craziness.  Thank god for my amazing husband and his patience for both Jillian and I.  There have been melt-downs and laughter and lots of fun and not much sleep.  Don't get me wrong, I love my daughter... but lets just say an OCD control nut has a hard time adjusting to a tiny cute hurricane!

Recently my husband and I learned that the cost of preschool is astronomically high!  We found a fantastic school all of us liked, and a friend was the lead teacher in the Pre-K class.  They admitted to us that even with their 'discount' their grand kids couldn't afford to attend and their daughter home-schooled her kids.  Not that I don't totally understand the cost, I just cant make it work within our budget.  

After some tears and panic on my part, we decided that I could give home schooling a shot for her pre kindergarten year.  Worst case we go til May and then she can go to the public kindergarten next fall.  Jillian is pretty smart, and as long as we kept it simple and I didn't get too stressed out it would work out.  My biggest issue is that I have always worked with teenagers.  I have a hard time thinking like a 4 year old.  When I would help her with things, my expectations were always too high.  Unintentionally, I was thinking like a 1st grader.  

After some online research and the glorious help of Pinterest we had a plan!  Jillian and I went to the dollar store and picked out helpful items and reorganized a corner of the family room as the learning corner.  We're all set for day one!

As we embark on this crazy journey I pray for patience and luck.  I will try to document this journey, not so much to share with the outside world, but as a journal of sorts.  

Wish us luck!
-E