Or, as Sarah, a slight brunette in worn jeans and house slippers, put it: "The colleges can't just look at your grades -- they might be suspicious of an A your mom gives you."
They should see the kind of grading I do. If my kids get an A from me, that means it's perfect, right down to the penmanship.
This is only our 3rd yr. of homeschooling, and we are just loving it! Our household is so much more relaxed, and the best part is that we have so much time to spend with our kids and get to know them. They're in 8th and 10th grades, and I'm so glad they haven't been getting an overdose of the 'I hate my parents' and 'My parents are idiots' talk from the typical middle and high school kids! Our kids don't think it is strange to actually want to be with us and do things with us! It also helps that they have other teenage homeschooling friends who share the same attitudes.