Just Placed My Order for Preparing!

naturegirl · Post by **naturegirl** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:29 pm

Hi Everyone!
I just placed my order for Preparing! My son and I are both really excited about it. This is what I have been looking for in a curriculum for years. I'm looking forward to sharing our HOD journey with all of you here. Kimber

Melanie · Post by **Melanie** » Wed May 21, 2008 8:42 pm

Yeah!!!! and welcome!!!!

I can't wait to hear from all of you doing this next year! Hopefully you'll be able to stay a year behind of Carrie's release dates and do HOD at least 4 more years.

Glad to have you here!

Mel

water2wine · Post by **water2wine** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:13 pm

How exciting! Please tell us all about it when you start. I can't wait to hear about Preparing! Welcome to HOD. You will love it!

netpea · Post by **netpea** » Wed May 21, 2008 9:19 pm

YAY! Can't wait to hear all about it from you pioneers. We'll be hitting it in a year.

naturegirl · Post by **naturegirl** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:45 am

Thank you all for such a warm welcome. And Melanie, that is exactly what I am hoping to do.

It has been a long search to find a curriculum that matches with my son's need for a strong hands-on learning style so I'm planning to continue with HOD as long as we can. Kimber

wdworkman · Post by **wdworkman** » Thu May 22, 2008 12:17 pm

I'm so glad to see another "Preparing" family & can't wait to start comparing notes. I'll be using it with a 10 year old son. I'll also have a 15 year old daughter that I would like to include as much as possible, but as I look at her plans for next year I don't know how much time she'll have for us!

naturegirl · Post by **naturegirl** » Thu May 22, 2008 6:32 pm

Hi Janet!
That is so neat that our children are similar ages. And I am looking forward to sharing how things go too. I think it is so neat that tomorrow is our last day of school and both of my boys are really looking forward to our next school year.

I like being a student as well as the teacher with both my boys so next year I will be doing 5th grade and 10th grade work. BWG! I worked today on getting our Common Place books together as well as our general notebooks set up for next year. I think that is one of the best things about homeschooling. I get to learn too.

Thank you Carrie for creating an elementary program that even a mom wants to do. Kimber

MommyMc · Post by **MommyMc** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:08 pm

What is a Common Place book? (Can you tell I'm a newbie?)

naturegirl · Post by **naturegirl** » Thu May 22, 2008 7:52 pm

Hi Anita!
Well from what I understand from reading the samples online, it is a composition notebook that the student collects their copywork, poetry, scripture verses, etc...I think they add to it through the year. I'm sure I'll learn more once I get the teacher's guide but I figured that I could at least glue a title cover with some fun clip art on the composition notebooks and have them ready for the next school year.

I think I'm just excited to get started and I just have to do something.

I have pre-school year nesting.

Kimber

my3sons · Post by **my3sons** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:18 pm

Kimber and Janet -
I can't wait to go through "Preparing..." along with you next year! I'm so glad you placed your order Kimber, and it's a tradition to share your "box day" with us here - so be sure and let us know when it comes so we can celebrate too!

In Christ,
Julie

naturegirl · Post by **naturegirl** » Fri May 23, 2008 5:51 am

Hi Julie!
Thank you for sharing in my enthusiasm.

My box should be coming any day. I'll be sure and let you all know when it gets here!

Kimber

Kathleen · Post by **Kathleen** » Fri May 23, 2008 4:59 pm

Hi Kimber!

Welcome!

Post by **Carrie** » Sun May 25, 2008 3:33 pm

Kimber,

I'm so excited for you to get your order for "Preparing...". We'll be teaching it next year with our second son right along with you.

I love to try the ideas out for a new curriculum on my poor oldest son, and then teach the guide exactly as written the following year to my second son! That way I get to share the excitement of the new program along with all of you!

Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm.

Blessings,
Carrie