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Hello Everybody!
My name is Ruth.As you can see by my post, I live in Florida. I just joined the board yesterday, but I have been lurking for about two months.
I have been a homemaker for twenty years. I am finishing up my 14th year of homeschooling.
I am a mother to five. My oldest is married to a US soldier and has two boys, my oldest son is my homeschooling guinea pig who graduated last year. My next son is graduating next year. I have two more girls, 14 and 10.

I will be using BIGGER with the 10 year old. I am going to follow the history schedule and get older living books for my other daughter. In that way, we are studying the same thing, just at different levels.

I had seen this curriculum several years ago, but decided to use My Father's World instead. I enjoyed it, but it is time for a change. I have used so much over the years!! I love the living books approach and did my own planning for many years, but honestly, I am all "planned out".
HOD was just what this tired homeschooler was looking for!

I look forward to getting to know you all and hopefully be a blessing. Your posts have certainly blessed me. You would think after 14 years this whole homeschool thing would be a piece of cake, but I sometimes struggle with issues you younger moms post about!

So, I have to go now. Today is a co-op day for our family. With only one bathroom and six people, you have to be quick!!

Ruth

Hi Ruth,

Welcome, it's so nice to meet you My name is Mary and I am Mama to four boys. I also am from Florida (Pinellas) and we are finishing up our 10th year of homeschooling.

I have used a multitude of curriculums over the years and have so many wonderful memories tucked away in my heart. Heart of Dakota holds a very special place though. This is the program that has everything I've ever wanted scheduled out nice and neat.

There are quite a few of us here in my area who are just getting started with HOD. God Bless You and Welcome!

In HIS Love,
Mary

PS- Are you near Pinellas?

I live in Pasco County so we arent too, too far from each other!!

Ruth

Hi Ruth! I remember you from the MFW boards. I only used their K program, but visited the boards often. We're always glad to have a veteran among us as most of us are just in the first few years.

Welcome!
Mel

Hi Ruth!

I wanted to say welcome, too. I'm going to be using Bigger with my oldest this coming year. It looks to be a treat!

Glad to have you join us!
Kathleen

Welcome Ruth! Wow! You have some serious homeschooling experience. I look forward to hearing about your experience and learning from you. Welcome to the board. I can't wait to hear what an experienced mom like you shares about HOD.

Welcome to the boards. This is a great place for questions and encouragement.

Welcome Ruth. I too am new to this board and HOD and still very new to homeschooling as well. I just wanted to tell you how much your post blessed me already. I tried planning my own curriculum, was considering trying MFW, and decided to use HOD instead. It encourages me so much in my decision to see a veteran who has done all of the other things decide to use HOD. I look forward to learning more from all of your experience.

Ruth,

I just wanted to pop-in and welcome you! We're glad to have you here!

It's wonderful to see the wide variety of homeschool moms we have on the board and using HOD. It makes the community of HOD so much richer! I cannot believe I will be finishing my 19th year of teaching this year either (11 years in public school and 8 years of homeschooling). You described my sentiments in writing the HOD guides exactly when you said:

I have used so much over the years!! I love the living books approach and did my own planning for many years, but honestly, I am all "planned out". HOD was just what this tired homeschooler was looking for!

Welcome!

Blessings,
Carrie