As a homeschoolin’ mama (no denim jumper please!) finding homeschooly, like minded folks is a challenge, at best. While that is fine by me, every once in awhile… it’s nice to feel encouraged along the way, get a little lift, chit chat with other Moms who ‘know where it is I am comin’ from’ 
Not to mention getting to see all the neat, NEAT things out there for homeschool families!
Well this week I hit the JACKPOT! The Schoolhouse Expo is going on RIGHT NOW, this week (in fact I just plugged in the headphones, cause it starts back up in less than an hour!) it is FULL of great speakers, so much encouragement and a lotta like mindedness going on here! Malia Russell over at www.Homemaking911.com was great, Malia I want you to stop by for coffee sometime! Todd Wilson was on last night (and he also writes for The Old Schoolhouse in The Homeschool Minute every week) was VERY encouraging and real–love that guy!
There have been tons of neat companies sharing info about there offerings (I am going to try out ALEKS free 30 day math trial, the girls think any learning on the computer is just plain FUN–and ALEKS looks SO very cool! I think it will be something we carry over into the schoolyear this Fall, it is an amazing program!) I love all this info –there are so many great companies nowadays that cater to homeschool families–its neat to get a real in depth look at their products and offerings, to see if they fit for our family–either now or if it’s something I need to make note of for the future–its a neat way to delve in to what these companies offer us–without standing in line, in an uncomfortable vendor hall to get a glimpse at a book or curriculum-all the while, running around, profusly sweating, hollering at the toddler, stuffing 250 pounds of books in the stroller bin (why don’t they make those things BIGGER?!)-and for me, driving a couple hours to even find one (!) you get the full deal here–chat online directly with the vendor, get your questions answered–not to mention door prizes and all kinds of freebies and goodies too! All from the comfort of home…..in my jammies…with a hot mocha and my own bathroom. LOL–this is livin’ for this homeschoolin’ mama!
Come on by — check it out, you can do all your curriculum shopping right from home in the virtual Vendor Hall–lots of the Vendors have freebie goodies, www.SchoolhouseExpo.com and here is just one of the freebies that The Old Schoolhouse is generously giving out:
http://thehomeschoolmagazine.com/Digital-Supplement/Homeschool101.html
Did I mention you can do this all from the comfort of home in your jammies with a nice hot mocha? ;p
See ya at the Expo!
Lisa
OurLittleHomestead