Today was a very full and busy day.  A friend and I went to the Homeschoolers Conference in town.  It was fun looking at all the displays and thinking about the future.  I was specifically looking at Canadian Geography and writing curriculem.  I went to a seminar with Donna Ward who wrote "Canada my country" and really enjoyed it.  I am interested in using her stuff.  Also I was interested in Writing Strands and wondered if anyone here has used it.  I have looked at Excellence in Writing course and have heard really good things about it.  It is a little more expensive.  I enjoyed hearing my friend Donna Fawcett (homeschoolblogger.com/authorDonna) speak about what she would change and wouldn't change in her homeschooling.  I was really tired by the end of the day but I had something really exciting happen!!  I won a Tim Hortons "roll up the rim to win".   Finally after weeks of buying timmy's, I won a coffee!  Yippee!