I saw this one one of my favorite blogs and thought it sounded like fun.

Here's what it is: The first theme begins today, August 20th, 2008. This week, we want to hear about YOU. The author behind the words. The Momma behind all the homeschooling kiddos. Just write up something about you, your family, and your home. How long you've been homeschooling and why you decided to homeschool. It doesn't have to be anything lengthy at all, but we'd love to hear it! You might include a family photo too!

I'm Tawnya, and I have been married for 12 years. My husband works like crazy for 6 months a year (spring and fall) and has most of the winter and summers off, so we have a lot of family time. I have 2 girls. One is 10 years old, and is in 5th grade this year. She loves to read, loves American Girl, and devours History. The other just turned 8, and is in 3rd grade. She loves Barbies, riding her bike, and making things in Art class.

We started teaching our kids at home when DD10 started kindergarten. She went to a "regular" preschool, but I was interested in the idea of homeschooling. One day, I heard an advertisement on the radio for one of the cyber schools. A little while later, I heard an ad for another one. When DH got home, I told him about it and we did a little online research. Then we found that both schools were having information sessions on the same day. We went to one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. By the time we got home that evening, our minds were made up! The materials were excellent and we knew it was a great choice. It's been bumpy at times, but I still believe it's right for our family!