{"id":1689,"date":"2011-05-28T10:59:32","date_gmt":"2011-05-28T14:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.handsful.com\/?p=1689"},"modified":"2011-05-28T14:11:50","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T18:11:50","slug":"highlights-of-our-homeschool-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.handsful.com\/wordpress\/archives\/1689","title":{"rendered":"highlights of our homeschool conference&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>having parents that will take time to watch the littles, so we could take the bigs with us. \u00c2\u00a0their willingness to bring \u00c2\u00a0those littles back to us later, so they could enjoy some of the conference with us.<\/p>\n<p>listening to God-gifted speakers, as they share what&#8217;s on their hearts for all us homeschool moms and dads, and teens. \u00c2\u00a0being encouraged to continue doing what we do, always with God&#8217;s grace.<\/p>\n<p>having a husband get just as excited as I do, as we plan our next year&#8217;s schooling.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_2808\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5767867167\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2706\/5767867167_b29621c3ec.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2808\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>finding a way to cart around all those book fair finds.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_2810\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5767868501\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3548\/5767868501_8d22fdee1a.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2810\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_2815\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5767869687\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3374\/5767869687_8f4985577e.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2815\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and, having fun filling it up.<\/p>\n<p>running into lots of old friends, some we&#8217;ve not seen in years.<\/p>\n<p>seeing new friends that we&#8217;ve made this past year. \u00c2\u00a0last year at conference, we didn&#8217;t know a soul.<\/p>\n<p>watching our kids (well, at least some of them) find new books to read this summer.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_2817\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5767870993\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2177\/5767870993_c7f677b1ff.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2817\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_2820\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5767872281\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2331\/5767872281_3d042942aa.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2820\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"flickr-image aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_2824\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/70803758@N00\/5768415776\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5305\/5768415776_986038b143.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_2824\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>taking time to find some fun things for them, as well. \u00c2\u00a0(the slingshot, survival knife, and rainbow light are still up in the sleeping kids bedrooms!)<\/p>\n<p>receiving a handful of brochures that Abbey collected at the college fair. \u00c2\u00a0buying SAT practice manual. \u00c2\u00a0three years to go.<\/p>\n<p>realizing I didn&#8217;t get to see or buy all the things we need for next year, because we spent too much time talking to friends. \u00c2\u00a0not regretting that in the least. \u00c2\u00a0being thankful for internet shopping.<\/p>\n<p>letting the bigs go out to dinner with their cousins. \u00c2\u00a0all by themselves. \u00c2\u00a0taking the littles to meet Tony and Dee Dee for dinner&#8230;.enjoying the food, conversation and laughter. \u00c2\u00a0that glass of wine was nice, too.<\/p>\n<p>somehow timing it just right to avoid the huge downpouring of rain as we walked to the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>sleeping in the van on the way 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