So, in other news, my husband and I went to the Midwest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati last Friday! Had a great time (except for the migraine). Thankfully my husband noticed that the convention hall had a first aid station (since I didn't have my purse with me, thus no medicine). They were very helpful and once the ibuprofen kicked in and I could actually see correctly, everything was fine.
I don't remember if I have mentioned that we homeschool. Obviously, we do. It would be a little creepy if we just went to strange conventions that had absolutely nothing to do with us! Like showing up at a professional cake decorators convention just to see if they were handing out free samples. Actually, that doesn't sound like a bad idea... I wonder if they have a professional cake decorators convention... or a Starbucks convention... ok, sorry, I must just be hungry!
The convention was great! We didn't go for the whole three days. We just got the one day vendor hall pass. Trust me, though, the vendor hall was HUGE, so it pretty much took all day just to walk around it! We found a lot of the books we are going to need for next year (thank you Rainbow Resources) and found a great booth with nature unit studies called Shining Dawn Books. Definitely going to do a few of those next year!
I really needed to get back to the convention this year. It can be overwhelming (especially your first time) but it really helps me to get focused back on school and the direction God wants us to go with it. Oh, and the roasted cinnamon pecans strategically placed under an air vent were pretty nice, too! Both packs... :P
And don't forget to mention the amazing lunch date with friends! Convention was awesome! I'm already looking forward to next year. We might even take the kids with us so they can see Tim Hawkins too! Would love to see your nature unit studies. Stop by sometime soon!
ReplyDeleteSound fun. My wife wants to go to the convention in Denver. We have yet to make a convention. Someday maybe, not this year though.
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