So we are still toying with the homeschool idea. I am just really starting to wonder about the amount of time my kid spends in school not learning anything new! I hope we can improve that situation, but . . . Anyway, we're exploring.

My question for you homeschoolers is this: how has it affected your lifestyle? By lifestyle I'm thinking the friends you hang with, your connection to your community, the ways you spend your free time.

I should mention that we are a two-child family with kids fairly far apart in age, so we do not have the in-house social network that many larger homeschool families have. Also I work from home, which is a financial necessity. And I'm an introvert -- I think DD6 is too but DD2 probably not. And in the past year we have undergone a tremendous amount of family stress from various sources.

Maybe for some of you there was no change, and homeschooling has been an extension of your natural family life. For us, that's not how it will be! Insights, anecdotes, scattered thoughts from the veterans are appreciated!