Does it matter if your local library isn't that big? We have one an hour away, and the one close to me isn't TOO bad, but it's 10$ for a year since I'm out of state. In other words, do the small libraries have all I would need, or are there rare books I'd only find in a big place?

Also, how do I get started, as far as what do I need to do to make sure I'm "legal?" Do I have to tell somebody that I'm homeschooling, or do I just keep them home from school?

Those of you who do it, do you find it a lot of work to keep organized and do everything that's required, or does it pretty much keep pace with the rest of your at-home lifestyle?

One thing I like about around here is that DH said that many of the sports teams now days don't come from within the school (until high school), so most homeschoolers around here are on the teams. That's one thing I like since I would like to expose my kids to sports, even if they don't stick with it later.

Also, are there ways to find the "free" things in your area that might only apply to kids or, perhaps, even to homeschoolers. Like a ballet, or concert, etc. Or at least no expensive...(homeschooling discounts, I guess.)

And, if most of what I want is on the internet, do I have to worry about "fake" or "cheap" (meaning not carefully done) sites or is pretty much everything top-notch. In other words, sometimes when you look something up, the information I tend to find is like a child wrote the page, when what I wanted was a historical account that I can depend on.