Waaah..., not doing HOD this week!

MamaMary · Post by **MamaMary** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:45 pm

I knew that I had already paid for my 11 year old son to take the Barry Stebbing workshop (How Great thou Art) this week and it's a big committment and had planned not to even start HOD at all until next week, but couldn't help myself.

Now I wish I hadn't started because I am missing it. I was looking longingly at my beautiful ol' manuels. I told them not to worry, next week!

But for those of you who have never been to what of Barry's workshops, if they come to your area, it is AMAZING! We had over 100 homeschoolers participating?! You know, Homeschoolers are pretty talented

Melanie · Post by **Melanie** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:11 pm

That sounds fun!

Are you going to keep your other kids truckin' or are you waiting for your other books to come in? I can't wait to hear (and see pictures) of the next week that you get to have school. You inspired me to get my camera out this week....say cheese!

hsmomof4 · Post by **hsmomof4** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 5:55 pm

Mary,

That sounds so great. We have used Barry's wonderful books for the last three years in our curriculum. I would love for my dd to do one of his workshops.

I hope your son as fun and hang in there! Next week you'll be back at it.

hippiechyck · Post by **hippiechyck** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:01 pm

well, i'd rather have that excuse then the one i have...dr appts and house showings

MamaMary · Post by **MamaMary** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:43 pm

hippiechyck wrote:well, i'd rather have that excuse then the one i have...dr appts and house showings

Oh, I can only imagine how stressful selling a house is

I think that and dr's appointments are good excuses though

Here are some pictures from today:

Barry Stebbing

(look at all those homeschoolers!

)

Christa, fellow newbie HOD user and a precious forever friend!

hsmomof4 · Post by **hsmomof4** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:00 pm

AWESOME pictures. And, yes, Mary I did go to some PPEA things. But, my dd were only babies when we lived there 99'-03' and I hadn't had my sweet sons yet. It is a small world.

I miss Clearwater!

Lots of homeschool support!!

Thanks for the pics. So, cool!

water2wine · Post by **water2wine** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:51 pm

Wow! How exciting. How did you find out about that?

MamaMary · Post by **MamaMary** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:36 pm

hsmomof4 wrote:AWESOME pictures. And, yes, Mary I did go to some PPEA things. But, my dd were only babies when we lived there 99'-03' and I hadn't had my sweet sons yet. It is a small world.

I miss Clearwater! Lots of homeschool support!!

Thanks for the pics. So, cool!

This is my first year leading the PPEA South County meetings. Neoka Apple just retired after graduating her last child last May

I don't know if you remember her but she has a daughter in Medical school now, that was homeschooled all the way through or most of the way?

MamaMary · Post by **MamaMary** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:39 pm

water2wine wrote:Wow! How exciting. How did you find out about that?

Our support group is the one who sponsored him. Cindy one of our event coordinators contacted him back in the fall and set everything up. If you have a group you can do the same thing. His minimum is 70 paid participants.

water2wine · Post by **water2wine** » Mon Feb 11, 2008 8:46 pm

MamaMary wrote:Our support group is the one who sponsored him.

So he won't come and teach just my six kids then?

Oh well. We are really not big into a group but thinking actually of getting more connected so I guess I will just keep that in the hopper.

MamaMary · Post by **MamaMary** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:24 am

water2wine wrote:
MamaMary wrote:Our support group is the one who sponsored him.
So he won't come and teach just my six kids then? Oh well. We are really not big into a group but thinking actually of getting more connected so I guess I will just keep that in the hopper.

I KNOW!? Isn't that silly? Can't he just make housecalls? Sheesh!

netpea · Post by **netpea** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:10 am

bummer, I'd like my 2 kids to get into that seminar too!

I don't think I'm up to having 70 kids....

6timeboymom · Post by **6timeboymom** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:55 pm

we went to one of his classes and it was so awesome! there was over 120 kids there...they said it was the biggest one they'd done for a long time!

*hugs Mama Mary* there, there! you will be back in the HOD groove soon!