Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Can I still hang out here, anyway? :) My name is Susan in the Boonies, and I suspect I may know a few of you from around the internet. My friend MamaJo told me I should stop by to visit and meet some of you fine folks. I've been homeschooling for 13 years now. I have two kids: a son who is a senior in high school, and a daughter who is an 8th grader. We began our school year last week. We live in the Boonies, which in our case, happen to be near Nashville, TN. I have been a member over on the Sonlight forums for a long time. Just stretching my wings a bit, in hopes of making some new friends. You can never have too many of those, in my opinion. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thea Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) Good to see you Susan! :) As you can see, I'm not here much. I lurk often. Edited August 15, 2011 by Thea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 :seeya: Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome!Thank you! It's nice to be welcomed so quickly! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Good to see you Susan! :) As you can see, I'm not here much. I lurked often. Hey, Thea! Well, 272 posts trumps 3, so...you're the old hand here....:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaJo Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Howdy friend. I like to see you where ever it may be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome Susan! It is nice to meet you. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aprilinparis Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome, Susan! I've been at the SL forums a while, too... If you're in the Boonies, I must be in the Sticks! (Knoxville) I hope you have fun here in the hive :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 :seeya: Welcome!I like your little Seeya smilie! I'm going to assume you're not telling me to hit the road....:001_cool: Liking these new (to me) smilies, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Howdy friend. I like to see you where ever it may be.I know. I'm getting dizzy from running into you here, there and everywhere this evening!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest My Lifesong Sings Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hi Susan!! I've just started here myself. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome Susan!It is nice to meet you. :) Thank you, BlessedMom. It's nice to meet you, too.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I like your little Seeya smilie! I'm going to assume you're not telling me to hit the road....:001_cool: Liking these new (to me) smilies, though. It's a "hello and welcome" smilie too.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome, Susan! I've been at the SL forums a while, too... If you're in the Boonies, I must be in the Sticks! (Knoxville) I hope you have fun here in the hive :D Me, too! :iagree: Hoping not to put my foot in it and get stung! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hi Susan!! I've just started here myself. :001_smile:Hey, Leslie! Good to see another familiar face!!! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 It's a "hello and welcome" smilie too.:001_smile: Phew!!! Lovely to have that confirmed. Otherwise... :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaJo Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I know. I'm getting dizzy from running into you here, there and everywhere this evening!!! It's been a wild ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hi Susan! I grew up in the Boonies near Nashville :D (Orlinda/Portland area) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hi Susan! I grew up in the Boonies near Nashville :D (Orlinda/Portland area) I'm not there, but I bet you are more than familiar with the wildlife in my woods: chiggers, ticks, snakes, possums, deer and turkeys, with the occasional vulture on CleanUp Crew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'm not there, but I bet you are more than familiar with the wildlife in my woods: chiggers, ticks, snakes, possums, deer and turkeys, with the occasional vulture on CleanUp Crew. Yep. More than. :) My house as a kid...you could stand at any corner and see no signs of civilization other than the dirt road and a dairy barn :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Live2Ride Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome! I 'know' you from over at SL... I came over here from there too, but I lurked there mostly. I love it here. It's quite busy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Yep. More than. :) My house as a kid...you could stand at any corner and see no signs of civilization other than the dirt road and a dairy barn :lol: I bet that was pretty. One of our good friends when I was just a little thing had a dairy farm. My sister fell in love with cows and the whole farm schwing! I was a baby, and all I remember was that it scared me and I thought cow poop was stinky. The wonders of nature are just wasted on some of us! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome! I 'know' you from over at SL... I came over here from there too, but I lurked there mostly. I love it here. It's quite busy! You know...back in the day...the forums on SL moved a lot faster. I did my part, certainly! :D Nice to see you here, CountryGirl2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Inna* Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome! :001_smile:Thanks, *Inna*! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oraetstudia Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'm not there, but I bet you are more than familiar with the wildlife in my woods: chiggers, ticks, snakes, possums, deer and turkeys, with the occasional vulture on CleanUp Crew. I'm in Nashville proper, and sadly (other than the deer and turkeys) we have all the same wildlife in the city. But hi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'm in Nashville proper, and sadly (other than the deer and turkeys) we have all the same wildlife in the city. But hi! Hi, oraestudia! The deer and the turkeys were the draw for my husband. (We had lived in in the Green Hills neighborhood prior to moving to the Boonies for 16 years.) We had a creek in our backyard there, so believe it or not, we got almost as much wildlife there as we have here. Although we never saw a turkey. But we did have deer, a snapping turtle, and a BEAVER visit our backyard in Nashville! We traded in our Nashville mosquitoes for poisonous snakes out here. It's hard to decide which I hate worse. We had mosquitoes like a biblical plague, living by that creek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hello and welcome. :party:Here's a party just for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Hello and welcome. :party:Here's a party just for you! Whoa! I am blown away!!! I am a party lovin' girl, and never dreamed anyone would make a newbie feel so welcome! Thanks, Tammy!!! :hat: (I put on a party hat, just for the occasion! :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Whoa! I am blown away!!! I am a party lovin' girl, and never dreamed anyone would make a newbie feel so welcome! Thanks, Tammy!!! :hat: (I put on a party hat, just for the occasion! :D ) lovin' that hat :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'm ill trained, too. Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'm ill trained, too. Welcome!Well, thank God I'm not the only one!!! I'm on a mission to utilize the new to me smilies. Is it a futile mission, ya think? :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I was an unschooler and am now an empty nester, and they let *me* hang out, so I'm sure it will fine for you to be here, too.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 I was an unschooler and am now an empty nester, and they let *me* hang out, so I'm sure it will fine for you to be here, too.:DI am a huge believer in empty nesters continuing to hang out on homeschool forums: they have so much experience, perspective and wisdom to offer. I'm grateful for the empty nesters in my life! Nice to meet you, Ellie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 I have two kids: a son who is a senior in high school, and a daughter who is an 8th grader. Do they wear kilts in your boonies? Welcome, and have at us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negin Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Susan, your title here "an ill-trained mind" made me smile :D. I'm pretty sure that I remember you from SL, if my memory serves me correctly. Welcome to these boards. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Do they wear kilts in your boonies? Welcome, and have at us. They may in certain booniefied locales, but not here in my Boonies. However, I am not morally opposed to kilts, and can certainly appreciate a well turned calf muscle. :) I appreciate very much the welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 You may find a lot of old friends here. Call me Gilead...on SL. Welcome.Laurel! How nice to see you here!:hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Susan, your title here "an ill-trained mind" made me smile :D. I'm pretty sure that I remember you from SL, if my memory serves me correctly. Welcome to these boards. :grouphug: And that was the point. :biggrinjester: I'm more than POSITIVE I remember you, Negin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma H Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) So, there are chiggers in the Boonies outside of Nashville? Poisonous snakes? Seriously? In the water or on land? What kind? Are there chiggers everywhere? We are moving to the Boonies outside of Nashville in two weeks. We don't really know where exactly, we are getting a motor home and are going to travel around until we find a good church and area and we will hopefully settle in. It is very exciting and stressful and we are looking forward to getting there! If you have any info. I am always collecting. Later if you have time, can you PM me and give the the good bad and .....no, not ugly, give the great!:D ETA: Welcome to TWTM! Edited August 15, 2011 by Momma H forgot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 So, there are chiggers in the Boonies outside of Nashville? Poisonous snakes? Seriously? In the water or on land? What kind? Are there chiggers everywhere?We are moving to the Boonies outside of Nashville in two weeks. We don't really know where exactly, we are getting a motor home and are going to travel around until we find a good church and area and we will hopefully settle in. It is very exciting and stressful and we are looking forward to getting there! If you have any info. I am always collecting. Later if you have time, can you PM me and give the the good bad and .....no, not ugly, give the great!:D ETA: Welcome to TWTM! Thanks for the welcome, Stacie. Chiggers-a-plenty where I live, thankyouverymuch. I'm sure it depends on the land one lives on. We've been in this house for almost 7 years, and in that 7 years we've had 3 poisonous ones: about 3 years ago, a copperhead. This year we had a cottonmouth, and a timber rattler. The cottonmouth was scary enough,but the rattlesnake about had me unglued. He was as fat around as my dear husband's forearm. But in 7 years, that's not THAT many. Still, one is more than enough if you ask me. I personally cannot recommend any churches here in our Boonies, although doubtless, there are some. We drive about 35 minutes or so back into Nashville to attend a church there. We're pretty connected to a lot of folk there, so, that's why we do it. I can only imagine how stressful the adventure y'all are planning must be. I wish you the very best!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome~:001_smile: Thanks, Tammy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaJo Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 So, there are chiggers in the Boonies outside of Nashville? Poisonous snakes? Seriously? In the water or on land? What kind? Are there chiggers everywhere?We are moving to the Boonies outside of Nashville in two weeks. We don't really know where exactly, we are getting a motor home and are going to travel around until we find a good church and area and we will hopefully settle in. It is very exciting and stressful and we are looking forward to getting there! If you have any info. I am always collecting. Later if you have time, can you PM me and give the the good bad and .....no, not ugly, give the great!:D ETA: Welcome to TWTM! Wait til she shows you the picture of the HUGE (and I mean GINORMOUS HUGE) timber rattler she found on her front door step. :ohmy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*~Tina~* Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 (edited) Do they wear kilts in your boonies? Welcome, and have at us. Since the kilts have been brought up, Russell and I welcome you... :D Edited August 15, 2011 by *~Tina~* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome :001_smile:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Since the kilts have been brought up, Russell and I welcome you... :D Kilts being brought up could be....exposing... And thanks to you and Russell for the warm welcome. Russell looks a bit peeved about the whole thing, however... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in the Boonies Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Welcome :001_smile:. "Arigatou gozaimasu," JudoMom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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