Homeschooling and Aspergers

I have always wanted to homeschool my kids. From the time they were babies, I wanted to be their teacher. Then I started working, figured I didn't know so much, and gave up on the idea. Meanwhile, Catie was getting more and more stressed out by the classroom environment and melting down more frequently. My wonderful mother, who in a previous existence was a teacher and homeschooled my younger brother, offered to homeschool her. When I mentioned the idea to Catie, her face was a picture of relief as she said "Oh, Mommy, that would be so much better. School is so... hard!" I know what she means. The classroom is so distracting for her, the teacher can't talk her through things personally, and overall it's easier for us to adapt to her than her to the classroom.
Eventually that may change, but today was her first day of homeschooling, and there were virtually no meltdowns. I can't stress how great that is. Mom handled academics in the morning, and when Daniel took a nap I taught her how to knit a garter stitch. She's working on her first scarf. She got to play outside, ride her bike, and read 6 chapters of Junie B. Jones. We have her on a two hour toileting schedule (for those of you with no ties to Aspie kids, they often have bowel issues) and had a lot of success! In three days I might cry out "What was I thinking!?!" but today was great.