This year was different for me.  I still feel like I purchase books that I did not need.  The vendors that I wanted to see were not there.  However, it was still a very good experience.  It is always beneficial to go just to hear the speakers and listen to what others have to say.

I went to Marcia Sommerville's lecture on Tapestry of Grace.  It was very informative.  I went to the table afterwards to hear how to actual do the program.  I have my plans for the next two years set in place.  I was impressed with this program.  I think that I will look at this curriculum again in two years from now after my older son has completed seventh grade.  We are following the Story of the World series.  I am recycling history.  I am not doing anything new however we will approach it differently for the next four years especially for my older son.  My younger son needs work in different areas.  So, I will see about Tapestry. 

I enjoyed Debra Bell's How to Prevent Burnout.  I thought that she was encouraging and movtivating.  I hope that I can follow one of her ideas in order to prevent burnout.  She said that we should have the children do less writing in the younger years because it causes resentment towards it in the older years when it really counts.  In the younger years, she suggests more field trips.  I agree.  We will see what the future holds for this one.

The highlight of the convention was meeting the moms from the Well Trained Mind boards.  It was meet the face with the cybername.

The convention had its ups and downs like everything in life, but I truly enjoyed myself.