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[teachin' my 5]

Hi! My name is Shari and my dh Doug and I have 7 (soon to be 8) dc between us. My 2 oldest step sons are both married and on their own (one of them is getting ready to make us grandparents :D ) so I am only hsing the others. Living at home we have dd 15, dd 13, dd 8, ds 5 almost 6, dd 2 and expecting #8 in Sept. We have hsed for the last 5 years and the plan is to hs from here on out. I look forward to meeting all of you!

Shari

[Jackie]

NOW I see your intro! I'm Jackie, HS'ing three. You need to meet Crystal. She and her DH have a total of eight between them, too! Congrats on the new-one-to-be!!!

[Mom2ampm]

Welcome! Love to hear from homeschoolers with big families. I want to know how you all manage to teach such a variety of grade levels at the same time. I find it hard with my two kids. Hi, I'm Missy. I hs my 9yo and 5yo children.

[ABall]

Wow, you sound like my cousin, (less variety in children, she is working on #8--all boys and homeschools). Welcome to the Homeschool spot. We have 4 children, twins that are 8, a 6 and a 5 year old.

[Lornaabc]

Welcome. I have 3 kids and have homeschooled 7 years now.
Lorna

[KrisRV]

welcome to the homeschool spot. Wow you have alot of children and wonderful blessing. Glad you can find the time to join us. I homeschool 2 dd's and have been for 5 years and love it.

[CrystalB9]

Welcome Shari! I also have 8 children. I was due this past Sept. but she came Aug. 31st. My childrens ages range from 6 months to 14 yrs old. I have 5 girls and 3 boys. This is our 4th yr hsing. You'll love it here, the ladies are great, very informative and friendly.

[Ava Rose]

I'm new also! Welcome! How blessed you are to have such a big family. I bet that is just so much fun. I have an 8 yo, 6yo and 10 month old. I have been homeschooling for three years.

[teachin' my 5]

Just wanted to say thank you all for the kind welcome!! Yes, we are very blessed to have so many and yes, it can be fun, especially on holidays when everyone is here! It gets crazy sometimes, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Missy I saw on some of your other posts that you live in GA. We live in NW GA right outside of Chattanooga. Where 'bouts are you? As far as teaching all of them, we use Sonlight and the oldest 2 pretty much are on their own. The oldest especially is self-directed and the 13 yo does pretty well, too. The 8 yo (oops! 9 tomorrow!) dd and 5 yo ds are the only ones I really sit down with for any length of time. When I need to go to the Dr. or run errands the older ones are able to fill in for me and help the youngers. There are perks to having large families <<grin>>!!

All of you guys sound so nice and I look forward to chatting with all of you!!