Carrie12345 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I'm really, really, really, really hoping to go, but it might come down to the convention or visiting my family. :crying: I hate juggling priorities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Please come!!! I want to meet you!Faithe It's moving into the slightly more serious consideration stages - before, it was just a wish, but didn't really consider it seriously. I went to the WTM conf. two years ago, and figured that would last me many years, lol. But when I see people here talking about how great the Cincinnati one usually is, and when I read about the recent two GHC ones and how more academicky they seem to be, and when I read about how THOUSANDS of people go to these, I think, I wanna be a part of something like that!!!!!! I want to get a boost from other academic-minded mothers! I want to talk, in person, about how we are doing things here and how we can improve. I want support!!!! :D So anyway, I mentioned it to dh this morning, and he says, "Why don't we all drive down? Philly isn't THAT far - we could have our summer vacation in June instead of August......." So, we are thinking about it! I met some great ladies in Williamsburg, and it would be fun to meet some more of you!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewpeaceful Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I was planning on going, agreed to direct and organize the VBS for our church and THEN realized there was a scheduling conflict. OH Maaannn!! (think Swiper on Dora the Explorer :001_smile:). Have a great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 There *is* a wtmboard pin/button. I have a couple at home. I'll bring a few. Bring one for Josh, too. I looks like we will both be there. I will be hanging with the boardies and Josh will be hanging at the art museum... and maybe in the Pete Enns session if he comes. He really likes the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Many would probably think I'm nuts if I end up not going. I'm only a 1hr/13min drive away. But, I do not like to drive. Perhaps my husband will take me. I doubt I'll go otherwise. You know, I want to encourage you to drive yourself there. Just this weekend I went on a road trip all by myself for the first time ever. I drove myself to CT to see a show in my hometown, and I am so glad that I did. I stepped out of my comfort zone to do it, but it really boosted my self-confidence. So if you really want to go, don't let your fear stop you. Face it, and live your life, baby!!!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hi Anj, I'm planning on going, and RegularDad wants to come along too for at least one of the days. Hope to run in to you there. :) Awesome! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Who wants to know? (Shhhhh!!!! Don't tell anyone. Her first name rhymes with Candie. ;)) Edited March 29, 2011 by *anj* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 I clicked on your thread just to see the little girl avatar. :D Actually considering this one -- when is it? June? Awwww, that's so sweet of you! Yes, it's June 23-25. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 I am, but you know that already! :001_smile: Yup! ;) I wish I could go. It would be a bit of a drive though! ;) We'll miss you. I wish you could come too. I love J's face in that profile pic, btw! Great. Are you going to ENOCH too? I'm working the TOG booth and looking forward to my yearly Harold's visit. :D Totally! Even if I skip the convention, I'll meet you guys for pastrami!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 Okay, one more post from me! Wow, this is so cool. I'm really jazzed that so many of you are planning to attend! I used to have a couple of buttons. I'll see if they're still around. Otherwise, maybe we should have t-shirts made that say "Channeling Doran" or "teA?" or ummmm...something!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Researcher Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I'm seriously considering it. I always enjoy listening to SWB and feel encouraged when I leave. I've given up on the expo here. I was so disappointed this year that I'm not sure I'll ever go back. :( Many of the better vendors that I frequent did not even show up this year and there wasn't a speaker I wanted to listen to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyzenthlay in Pa. Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Any recommendations where to stay? Also if we stay at the pretty close Hampton Inn, does the parking lot fill quickly there or is it easy to get a spot even if you come later in the day? GHC's site says lots of parking.I checked because: I'm staying with a friend, the convention is near my hometown. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnitWit Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I think you all need to wear shirts that say: "We love our b00ks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 There *is* a wtmboard pin/button. I have a couple at home. I'll bring a few. What?? wtm pins?? where??? I WANT! I WANT! GIMME! GIMME!!!! I went to PHP to see what sorts of propaganda I could find. What do you say to tossing a beach ball around the vendors' hall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Researcher Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 What?? wtm pins?? where??? I WANT! I WANT! GIMME! GIMME!!!! Seriously?! Where? These would be so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperch Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) I am really thrilled. September will be the first time I will be homeschooling all of them (except little Joe) full-time. My oldest will be a sixth grader; there is no more fooling around for any of us. I'll have a 6th, 4th, 2nd and K child. I can't be a homeschooling dilettante any longer. My most serious concerns are: writing for my 6th, 4th and 2nd math for all handwriting for my K (I really don't like it and did as little as possible for the two who were home for K, and they paid the price) the gifted child (all my kids are brilliant :) but my 4th grader is off the charts in math--several grade levels beyond typical--and quite a complicated cat) organizing/managing the whole show teaching and engaging my real (spirited, distractible, argumentative, bickering, lovely) children. creating a safe, loving environment for all, one where the baby feels as important as my sixth grader, and where no one is teased, ignored, spoken over. AND: I want to find out more about Circe How to manage the education of several young children at different levels, etc. Thinking about the long-term, or how not to screw up their college admissions prospects On my list: SWB Ed Zaccaro Pudewa Guffanti (I think it would benefit my oldest son if I learned some techniques for helping kids with ADD--do you think he'll get into specifcs?DS hasn't been diagnosed, but he is easily distractible ) Michael Clay Thompson (for the gifted issues--does he get into practical matters?) Do you think my expectations are too high? Aren't they always? Any advice on selecting sessions and making the most of this would be welcome. I think I'll cross post this. Maybe people will have some fresh-from-the-scene insight from Memphis or Greenville. Edited March 29, 2011 by yellowperch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted March 29, 2011 Author Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Back in ye olden dayes of yore, Peace Hill Press used to give the buttons away. You had to merely send a SASE, and they'd send you a couple of buttons. Maybe they'll (hint hint) make them available again! Edited March 29, 2011 by *anj* fixed the emoticon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Back in ye olden dayes of yore, Peace Hill Press used to give the buttons away. You had to merely send a SASE, and they'd send you a couple of buttons. Maybe they'll (:hint hint:) make them available again! Dear beloved PHP people: What kind of bribe will it take? I can't knit or sew, but I know how to make cookies without burning them!* * Full disclosure: most of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperch Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I think we should formally invite SWB to something--lunch, a powwow, a dinner, a little side workshop?--that is more or less just us--WTMers from the board. What do you think we should do? do you think it should be purely fun and social or should it be set up so we can get work done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I think we should formally invite SWB to something--lunch, a powwow, a dinner, a little side workshop?--that is more or less just us--WTMers from the board. What do you think we should do? do you think it should be purely fun and social or should it be set up so we can get work done? :iagree: :iagree: :iagree: All three parts of my WTM handle agree wholeheartedly. Let's make it fun!!! :party: (We're nerds; we'll end up focusing on work anyway.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Back in ye olden dayes of yore, Peace Hill Press used to give the buttons away. You had to merely send a SASE, and they'd send you a couple of buttons. Maybe they'll (hint hint) make them available again! This would be wonderful. I lost mine a couple of moves ago. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hi Anj, I'm planning on going, and RegularDad wants to come along too for at least one of the days. Hope to run in to you there. :) :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 What! I didn't know you were going Yes! I'm so excited. I was hoping you'd be there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 What do you say to tossing a beach ball around the vendors' hall? Oh my.. Wouldn't that be inviting trouble... :-) I like it! I think we should formally invite SWB to something--lunch, a powwow, a dinner, a little side workshop?--that is more or less just us--WTMers from the board. What do you think we should do? do you think it should be purely fun and social or should it be set up so we can get work done? Make it fun and social! I think she's already working hard enough for us at the convention. We don't need to add to her workload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 yellowperch, my speaker list looks very similar to yours! SWB MCT Zaccaro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Well, RegularDad will probably be wearing a Dream Theater t-shirt. ;) As for pins and buttons, that sounds good, but they're kinda small, aren't they? I'm thinking something bigger. Like togas. If we all wear togas, we'll have No Trouble Whatsoever Finding Each Other. ;) Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Well, RegularDad will probably be wearing a Dream Theater t-shirt. ;) As for pins and buttons, that sounds good, but they're kinda small, aren't they? I'm thinking something bigger. Like togas. If we all wear togas, we'll have No Trouble Whatsoever Finding Each Other. ;) Just sayin'. It's like one of those convention things.... we can all dress as characters from the period of history we are studying next year! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 It's like one of those convention things.... we can all dress as characters from the period of history we are studying next year! :D No, no, no. We all have to go as giant bees! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 LOL... or could we go as giant bees wearing togas? I'm really pushing for togas, I know. But this is a classical education board, soooooo.... who's with me? TOGA!... TOGA!... TOGA!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Make it fun and social! I think she's already working hard enough for us at the convention. We don't need to add to her workload. Can't we just buy her a drink...and give her a chance to be "just" another homeschool Mom. Seems to me she may need to cut loose a bit, laugh and just relax a bit...maybe book talk with people who actually READ...and kid talk with women who also are in the trenches. She is a brilliant writer and speaker, BUT she is also a homeschooling Mom. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 LOL... or could we go as giant bees wearing togas? I'm really pushing for togas, I know. But this is a classical education board, soooooo.... who's with me? TOGA!... TOGA!... TOGA!.... You have to understand--back in my 9th grade ps geometry class, one day my teacher came to school dressed as Pythagoras. She really, really ought not to have come to school dressed as Pythagoras. To this day togas make me run screaming. :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 You have to understand--back in my 9th grade ps geometry class, one day my teacher came to school dressed as Pythagoras. Ah, but you never forgot Pythagoras though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Ah, but you never forgot Pythagoras though! But is that really how Pythagoras wanted to be remembered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvasMom Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Can't we just buy her a drink...and give her a chance to be "just" another homeschool Mom. Seems to me she may need to cut loose a bit, laugh and just relax a bit...maybe book talk with people who actually READ...and kid talk with women who also are in the trenches. She is a brilliant writer and speaker, BUT she is also a homeschooling Mom. Faithe :iagree::iagree: That would be so much fun. I had a friend before we moved whose family were very into the classics and actually knew who Plutarch, Herodotus, etc were. I miss her so much and need a replacement if only for one day. lol! (Does that sound stalkerish??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Dear beloved PHP people: What kind of bribe will it take? I can't knit or sew, but I know how to make cookies without burning them!* * Full disclosure: most of the time I might have a spare. Take me to the conference w/ you, & I'll bring it. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganClassicalPrep Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Giant bees in togas.... at least we will DEFINITELY stand out to one another! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 :) I am not going to attend, but I am there in spirit. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 It's moving into the slightly more serious consideration stages - before, it was just a wish, but didn't really consider it seriously. I went to the WTM conf. two years ago, and figured that would last me many years, lol. But when I see people here talking about how great the Cincinnati one usually is, and when I read about the recent two GHC ones and how more academicky they seem to be, and when I read about how THOUSANDS of people go to these, I think, I wanna be a part of something like that!!!!!! I want to get a boost from other academic-minded mothers! I want to talk, in person, about how we are doing things here and how we can improve. I want support!!!! :D So anyway, I mentioned it to dh this morning, and he says, "Why don't we all drive down? Philly isn't THAT far - we could have our summer vacation in June instead of August......." So, we are thinking about it! I met some great ladies in Williamsburg, and it would be fun to meet some more of you!!!!!!!! This is where I'm at. I hadn't really even considered it, since it would meant time away and paying for a hotel room... but I'm getting jealous of all the great speakers and vendors, and it's half the price of my stupid state conference that doesn't hold a candle to it and who refused MCT's offer to come last year because they couldn't verify if he was Christian enough. :glare::glare::glare: I think I may have to round up some friends and make a road trip! Like you say, Philly isn't THAT far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularMom Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hmmm... yes... I can see how traumatizing something like that could be. Darn public schools! Okay. No togas. Although, I must say, if we did wear togas, you would probably be the easiest to spot. You'd be the one running away screaming, and we'd all be like: "well, there goes Classical Country Mama." :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 I just found out that it has been canceled due to venue problems. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I just found out that it has been canceled due to venue problems. :( Where did you hear this?? Nothing on the website or facebook. That would be horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Royal Fireworks Press posted it on FB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 :svengo::willy_nilly::eek::ack2::confused1::angry::cursing::banghead: Yep. That about covers it, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samba Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I am so disappointed! I hadn't been this excited about a conference in a long time. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I called the Convention center and while it has been canceled at their site, he did say it was RELOCATED. I called the Radisson hotel and she said non of the suites blocked out for the convention have been canceled or released by the hotel so they are still holding suites for the convention. I emailed Northeast Convention and I hope to hear something soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I am going to be no good to anyone today. Capt Uhura--thanks for the proactive calls & emails. I checked two other convention centers in the area but don't see them listed. The only tweet from SWB was from late last night, a mournful cry regarding the lack of food in Cincy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperch Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 oh no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Researcher Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 :confused: I hope that it can be relocated. I didn't go to Cincy because it was too short notice for me to make it work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 :001_huh: :eek: :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 I am going... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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