Maisy Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 This is our 4th year of HSing, and I found the boards about the same time we started. I lurk quite a bit, but, as you can see from my number of posts, I don't post often (and not near as often as I did on the old boards). This is probably because I can find answers to my questions more efficiently now. Have always been Maisy (well, except for a short time early on when we had an influx of Lisas from Texas--then I switched). Still glad to have this resource--new or old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in OH Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I still check in here on the new boards but try to limit my internet usage. I've been on here probably 6 years or so. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalaska Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Always as katalaska...even though we don't live in Alaska anymore... I started lurking around the boards right after reading TWTM...so probably 2001?? I know we started "preschooling" that year with my oldest dd. I've been off and on the boards depending on where I've been in my life. Sometimes I've been really "needy" and asked a lot of questions. Sometimes I've responded to a lot of posts. Lately I'm back to periodic lurking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&M Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have been on the boards since 1999/2000 I was Monique in NJ,though I doubt that many remember me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hi Dawn, Are you the Dawn that wrote out different syllabi and / or questions & answers for some subjects? Those are on my other computer and I cannot remember what they are exactly, but wondered if it was you. Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hi Pam! I've not kept up with things well, but I see you've gotten your RN! Congrats! Are you working now? What area? It seems just the other day that you were preparing to move to start school. Time surely passes quickly! Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I was "molly's mom" but a few months after the switchover, for some reason, my "molly's mom" account wouldn't work; kept getting that "server busy, try back later" message, so I changed it to my real name, which is "Astrid." Still haven't been able to bring myself to change my siggy, though--- one of my giant hairy dogs died of breast cancer in June, and I just can't remove her name. Sob. astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 I was on the old boards, but I was taking more advice than I was dishing out ;) I started homeschooling when we moved to NY in 2000 --oldest was finishing up his K year, and I heard Sabrina [from the old boards -Hi Sabrina!] talk about SOTW/ Activity Guide at a LEAH homeschool meeting in early 2001, so i found the boards before finding WTM :) I know it was before 9/11. i have since implemented a few WTM-ish things in our school, even tho I'm not a classical-kinda gal. I finally got my own copy of the book this past year, lol. I had been posting at VegSource, found my way to TeachingMom, and then added WTM to my list. Originally i posted as Amy, NY [not Amy in NY], but since we were planning on coming back to TX anyway, i switched to something geographically neutral :) i do miss the info-at-a-glance style of the old boards. Discussions i never would have clicked to open were staring me in the face with great answers in the subsequent subject lines. The State Roll Call feature just ain't the same ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was on the old boards for about a year and a half, maybe 2 before they changed. I loved the old boards, struggled with the new ones, and now I love the new ones. I miss some of the people who used to post there, but, I like the new people I've met here. Life changes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsdrcook Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 This is what I went by on the old board but did not post much...same as now. I take long breaks then get back into it when other things are not pressing. Above is what I went by then. mrsdrcook was my aol name. It also brings back humble memories of when students at my former place of employment didn't know my name until I got married and then became Mrs. Cook. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needleroozer Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I, too have been here long enough to remember when Quiver was Quiver of 7. I used to go by LB in Seattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon H in IL Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've been on the boards for a few years now, I came here around 2001, I think. I hardly ever posted, though, I was so intimidated by the erudition of all these classical moms! But I've taken all my best ideas from the boards, and my family has benefitted enormously from the time I spend hanging out here. :D I really miss CED, Ree, and MFS (who still posts, methinks?, just not as frequently as I would like). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johanna Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 been on here for a long time! Same post name (no....I was cannefamily for a while)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reya Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Please chime in if you were a poster on the old board I loved the advise from the old board. When I first started homeschooling, the old board poster's were my "mentors" I never posted back then but read everything they posted. I know boards change, people move on, but I was just curious who was still hanging out here (that posted advise) not a lurker like myself I'm me. :-) 3 yrs or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trivium Academy Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've been a part of the boards since 2006, probably still considered a newbie :) I was Jessica in GA, then Jessica from Trivium Academy (?) then just Trivium Academy to simplify things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was there, under the same board name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanie Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Please chime in if you were a poster on the old board I loved the advise from the old board. When I first started homeschooling, the old board poster's were my "mentors" I never posted back then but read everything they posted. I know boards change, people move on, but I was just curious who was still hanging out here (that posted advise) not a lurker like myself I'm from the old board, but was only on a year before it switched over to these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 This is my 10th year to home school oldest dd. Middle dd was home schooled from grades 1-5 and has recently come back home for 10-12. Youngest dd is in PS at the moment--subject to change next year depending on how the school/teacher thing works out (some VERY good teachers in 2nd grade but a few loose wires too...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceinMD Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Grace in MD, I still have yet to really "meet" you! I *know*! And we were down there a few months ago and I forgot to ask K about you all - maybe next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Please chime in if you were a poster on the old board I loved the advise from the old board. When I first started homeschooling, the old board poster's were my "mentors" I never posted back then but read everything they posted. I know boards change, people move on, but I was just curious who was still hanging out here (that posted advise) not a lurker like myself This is my eighth year on the WTM boards. I am and was, Lizzie in Ma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam "SFSOM" in TN Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Hi Pam! I've not kept up with things well, but I see you've gotten your RN! Congrats! Are you working now? What area? It seems just the other day that you were preparing to move to start school. Time surely passes quickly! Janie Thanks! Yes, I'm working in ortho/neuro/trauma progressive care (step down from the ICU) at the medical center. I'm still orienting, but wow do I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyB in TN Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I only pop in every few months now. Facebook is down so, well, here I am! I have been here since early 2000 or late 1999. My kids are all in private school now but I find it hard not to peek in on this board here and there. I just need to know what everyone is reading! The thing I think of instantly when I think of the early days here are the "math curriculum wars." It was crazy. I still can't imagine getting so emotional about Saxon or Singapore! Tooooo funny! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristyB in TN Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Oh! I was Christy in TN in the early days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Same name, started sometime in the 2004/2005 school year, can't remember for sure--it was while I was madly researching everything about homeschooling my daughter's last year in preschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lorna Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was on the old board too. I used 'Susie' as a name then. I can't remember if I simply changed it to Lorna (real name) with the board change or before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsdash Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I've been in and out since 2005. I use to use the name vangogirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in SC Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Please chime in if you were a poster on the old board I loved the advise from the old board. When I first started homeschooling, the old board poster's were my "mentors" I never posted back then but read everything they posted. I know boards change, people move on, but I was just curious who was still hanging out here (that posted advise) not a lurker like myself I was on the old boards; I think I began around 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I found TWTM because David Albert used to trash TWTM methods on the TAGMAX Listserve. His criticisms (too structured, too linear, too much seatwork) really piqued my curiosity because until then I'd been highly influenced by the unschoolers on the gifted homeschoolers listserve, and unschooling wasn't fitting us well. So I trucked on over when Jenna was about 5 and I was starting to fold her into our educational endeavors. That was 9-10 years ago, so late 1999 I guess. Just goes to prove there is no such thing as bad publicity. We were living in a large, rambling rancher in Oklahoma at the time and we got a roll of paper and made a huge timeline all up and down the hallways. It was sooo cool. I was more fun back then, sigh. Jenna's story about "Snow" is listed (or used to be, I don't know if they are still up) on the homepage under homeschooling samples. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melhouse Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Ellie is how I discovered Rod and Staff. I will be forever in her debt for that one. Thanks Ellie.:001_smile: Same here!!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was. We've been using TWTM since 2001? I think? But I'm not sure when we discovered the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmetromom Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was on the old board for a couple of years or so! I was just thinking about that -- and how much time I logged there. Fun thread! Hello, everyone from the old board! Sandy Sandy in CO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedHen6 Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I'm more of a lurker as well, but I've been around for quite a while. Just going back to full-time homeschooling after an 18 mo. hiatus. I used to be Korrie in UT (still am, I guess); now I go by RedHen6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I *know* was on at least during 1999, because I remember the Y2K concerns, lol. I don't post nearly as much as I did on the 'old' format, but I still read and post here, occasionally. It's too much fun and I feel too much of a connection to give it up, completely! Ditto! I switched from posting as hometoteach to Andie not long before the board switch, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTotaler Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Began lurking in 2000 - finally had the nerve to post in 2002. Used to be VH in VA, then VH in MN and now TeaTotaler on the new boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was on the old board too. I think I started reading it around 2001 or 2002. I didn't post a whole lot. I was Christy in OR back then. I recognize a lot of the old names but didn't realize who they are now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was there - sing it with me! "Those were the days"! These are the days, too, though of course. I've been Jenn in Mo for about 7 years now, except a brief stint as BigEdna....it was just fun to say. But it drove 4kids4me nutty, so I switched back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andie Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I was there - sing it with me! "Those were the days"! These are the days, too, though of course. I've been Jenn in Mo for about 7 years now, except a brief stint as BigEdna....it was just fun to say. But it drove 4kids4me nutty, so I switched back. I do believe you did time as BluePickle, too, didn'tcha? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I read and learned a lot on the old boards but can't remember when I started posting. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I must be getting old, because my memory isn't what it used to be! If I do the math, I've been visiting since 2003. Always as Cleo Qc (sometimes as Cleo Qc In Fl) That still makes 6 years . Not bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I, too have been here long enough to remember when Quiver was Quiver of 7. I used to go by LB in Seattle. I remember you as LB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenn in Mo Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I do believe you did time as BluePickle, too, didn'tcha? ;) Oops! Forgot that one. Yes, I was Bluepickle for a small stint, but that one bugged Andie. And I'm such a pleaser, ya know? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I joined the boards in 2006 too. I was newHSingmominTX. But then I figured I wouldn't be new forever, so I changed it to Unicorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I rarely posted on the old boards - dial-up, doncha know - but have been lurking and posting since probably 1999??? I'm guessing, here. I used to be Heather in CT. . . . .little did I know I would need to change my boardname for geographical reasons! I'm not crazy about my board name, but it's utilitarian. Should probably be 1bassoon. Oh, well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I am the same Holly IN/smfeet. Holly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLHCO Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I was there, starting around 2002? I was never a big poster but I have been on and off since then. I think I have always been CherylCO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Me, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I joined the boards back in early 2006. We had just started homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I was on the old boards as MeganP! Very original and full of flare. ;) I started on the boards in 2001 or 2002, but read a lot more than I posted, as I do now really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlockOfSillies Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Still here. I was Brenda FOS in my early days, but everyone thought it referred to French Onion Soup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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