Terri,
I do deeply love Charlotte Mason's philosophy of education, and you're right that we work to have that as our guide as we write and school our kiddos.

And while I do enjoy a good CM-style discussion, from the harried tone of your other post running on the board right now, I feel in my heart that getting your questions answered about schooling is the most important thing I can do for you right now.
So, if you get a chance to get back to me with an update on the placement questions in the other thread, I'd love to take the bit of precious time I have on the board to help you sort through your schooling options which will affect you every day of the year.
If we get a chance when things are less busy, we can come back to the handiwork discussion as that's such a fun topic. There are past threads on the board about that if you search under handicrafts.
Blessings,
Carrie