Ready...set...NO WAIT!

I've been planning this little homeschool adventure of ours for almost a year now.

I have changed curricula more times than I can count (okay, I probably could, if I really, really wanted to). And thought I'd finally found THE perfect curriculum many, many times.

Eventually I was set on using MODG/DYOCC with some CHC mixed in. Then I happened upon the Mater Amabilis website which added some enriching living books to the mix.
So I made up my plan and started writing down our personal syllabus, purchased all the books after checking our local library (which saved me a ton of money, by the way) and was all set to go before we went back to Germany for the summer. I even took a bunch of books along to work out the rest of the syllabus (just realized last week that all this "working out" never happened; Note to self: don't expect to get any work done while on vacation).

So, everything ready...set to start...but NO WAIT!

What threw me into a loop just before putting all of our grandiose plans into action was finding this group on Facebook. By accident, I might add (or was it a divinely inspired stumble?).
It's  a group of homeschooling moms using Catholic School House at home.

At this point I should probably mention that I went to two different homeschool conferences and thought I'd seen it all.

Guess not, or maybe I just wasn't ready for it then.

Anyways, seeing this program in action through all the amazing videos and posts sparked my interest. Which in turn sparked a bunch of questions on the how and why of this program. These questions were VERY patiently answered by said ladies without even the hint of an eye roll!

So, long story short, I decided to go with Catholic School House Year 1 as our spine and to use the books I had already purchased as enriching add-ons.

What I've ended up with is a great mix of materials that combine the classical approach, with some self directed learning, with living books and finally with some great class room experiences.

Now we can finally GO!