Homeschooling who, why, what, when, and where?

The who, why, what, when, and where of our homeschooling choices. I've been tossing ideas around in my head and I've been researching in my spare moments like a mad woman on fire with curiousity. (I think I may have even burnt out my husband!)

The who is obvious- it may even be boarding on redundant to explain the who involved is our family, but one aspect worth mentioning here is that I did not say my kids or myself and the kids. I said our family. I will be the one overseeing the daily morning portions and most afternoons. I will be the one to make the final curriculum decisions and the one to guide my kids through those decisions, but I will not be alone. One of my most favorite qualities in my husband and in our marriage is that we are a team- we work together in everything. Whether we decide to pursue homeschooling now, later, or not at all I know my husband is not only supportive but a willing participate in whatever is best for our family. So, the who is my support system. 

The why is an excellent (and potentially huge) topic, but I believe I have narrowed my why into one word: lifestyle. I am most interested in homeschooling for the lifestyle. I think the free ability to learn and grow at each childs own pace is fantastic and we (my husband and I) can be involved in the process. The elementary school day in our area begins at 9 and ends at 4pm. By the time my kids get home it is usually 4:30pm. We need to eat dinner, do homework if needed, find time to be together to talk and see how the day went, baths, chores, and some days add an extra curricular activity like dance or gymnastics in there as well. That's hard especially given that small window of opportunity before it is bedtime. At one point our oldest was involved in karate. He loved it and was very good at it- but after awhile there were days that he just wanted to stay home and relax because he was tired or he really wanted to just be home. We were busy busy busy, and it was taking a toll on us all even though we all enjoy being active and involved in fun activities. I am not saying it is not possible. It totally is, but we learned that we needed to have boundaries and know when we were stretched too far. A part of me wonders how it would feel to be able to let our kids have activities during the afternoon or even in the morning? Wouldn't it be just dreamy to be done with schoolwork and then take them to karate or gymnastics for an early afternoon class? We wouldn't be pushed for time and that woman in me who hates to feel rushed thinks she'd love that! Vacations would be open anytime of the year and I wouldn't ever have an absurd truancy letter in my mailbox. Like I explained in my first post on this subject, I have no big issues with public school besides the common ones but those don't cause me to be againest public schools. The only one I have with our elementary is the long school day.

The what is the method or style of homeschool and the cirriculum we choose. (I have another post about this gem of a topic in my head ready to go)

The when is as of yet unanswered. ---Now, later, or not at all--- My head wants to implode most days bc if anything I hate an unanswered question! 

The where... Ah.. at home? Public school? Throw me a new bone because if I don't stop chewing on this one soon I'll go crazy. ;)