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Picking Curriculum: Or Why I Start Thinking About September in February!

    Lately (for which I am very thankful) school has been going remarkably smoothly. We took a bunch of time off in December due to holidays and sickness and finished out 2014 by moving the schoolroom upstairs from the … Continue reading

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Continuing Education

This post contains affiliate links. I had a moment of panic yesterday when I realized that I was leaving for Virginia and the HEAV Convention next Saturday and I haven’t finished my list of curricula, picked the workshops I want … Continue reading

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At The HEAV Convention

I never can decide which I like better at the convention: meeting friends I only see there, or seeing all the curriculum that I’ve read and heard about. And there’s also the workshops. I don’t go to many of them … Continue reading

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So Much To Do

Today is the opening of the HEAV Convention! I’ve been working all week to have the house in order for me to essentially be gone for two and a half days. I still have a bunch to do though: The … Continue reading

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I Need A “Bossy” Planner: Well-Planned Day Planner Review and GiveAway

I am an affiliate of Home Educating Family Publishing and received a free planner to review. All opinions are entirely my own. With everything that goes on around here, is it any wonder that I sometimes can’t remember what day … Continue reading

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Assembling A Binder For A Homeschool Convention

Every year I plan my trip to the HEAV Convention with great care. Like any large event there is so much to see and do that if I’m not careful I’ll forget half of the things I wanted to see … Continue reading

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Almost Done

Every year, about this time, I have to go through the school-shelves and the closet where I keep a lot of our supplies. Some things get packed up for use in future years while other things are simply straightened and/or … Continue reading

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HEAV Registration Giveaway

The contest is now closed and a winner has been selected and emailed. I look forward to meeting all of you at the convention (I’ll be blogging from there as well as volunteering at the HEAV tables in the lobby). … Continue reading

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Convention Shopping (Setting Up For Success)

I’m an HEAV blogger this year and am being compensated with free registration to the convention but all opinions are my own (and I always blog about convention anyway, it’s one of the highlights of my year!). I hate crowds! … Continue reading

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The Blessing Of Time

Convention season is rapidly drawing near and I am already looking forward to volunteering at the Home Educator’s Association of Virginia Convention in June. Last year was the first year I volunteered during part of my time at the convention … Continue reading

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