Homeschool materials

One of the fun things that I have found from homeschooling, is the fun of picking out all the materials necessary to homeschool each child. When I first started looking into homeschooling there  were a few things that I required:
1. It was a Christian based curriculum
 2. It had to be textbook based, I didnt want it to be straight from the computer
 3. It couldnt be very expensive.
Those were the main points that I really tried to stick to. I was surprised at all the different options there were for homeschooling!! I always pictured homeschooling as being a small minority of people, and maybe just a few choices out there, but I was wrong! After going through a search engine and picking through all the many choices, I found one that stuck out for me.www.sonlight.com . They seemed to have everything that I needed, and it was all laid out for me in an easy to follow lesson plans. Since i was rather new to this whole experience, and suffered from panic attacks of teaching my kids everyday for a year, I had to have something that would help me step-by-step. Within a week all of the supplies arrived, and in rather large boxes! I tried not to panic as book after book was pulled out. I organized everything into piles and made sure I had received everything. Then I took out my big binder that scheduled everything and was surprised to see that even I could figure out what was going on! As we first started, we were stumped and confused a little, but after a bit, we got the hang of it, and found things that worked for us and didnt.
 This school year I added on Matthias, and even attempted to do some pre-k with the little ones and our neighbor girl. I enjoyed that everything was laid out for me, and I had a peace of mind knowing that I was on schedule for what was to be taught in a year. We even added some extra "classes" to our school day. We are studying spanish, taking music, and art. Rather in a laid back form, but it gives the chance for the kids to experience everything and see what they are good at or what they dont enjoy. I have just put my shopping cart together for the next school year, and I must say I think I am more excited then the kids to get started on next year and learn even more.