Got Me Some Education

I am back!  The homeschool conference was an awesome experience and a wonderful resource.  I came back with lots of lessons learned, such as:

• This small-town girl likes the view in the big city too.

(Yes, I took that.  From the window of my hotel room.  Wow.)

• In some parts of the country, beds apparently make themselves.

• It is entirely possible to spend three days straight (including a cumulative 12 hours in the car) with a friend and still be friends when it is over.  Maybe even better friends.

• Buying too many books is not a compulsive disorder.  It an "educational necessity" when you are a homeschooler.  On really bad days, this fact alone will keep me from jumping ship.

(ahhh.  homeschoolers' crack.)

• Illinois is beautiful...especially when you are homesick for the prairie.

• Paper dolls will ease the pain of being away from Mommy for three days. 

• And the #1 Lesson I learned at the homeschool convention? I can trust that God is sufficient even when I am not, so RELAX. 

Okay, maybe not that much.