After obsessively contemplating how/why/when to create this list, and then actually creating it whilst my ignored children ran wild, here it is! I would like...
I am just really starting to try to get serious about figuring out how to go about doing homeschooling. My name is Alisha and I have a 4 year old little boy...
hi ladies! i am Tiffany, SAHM to Addy who is 2, we live in Beaverton. we plan on homeschool with an unschooling approach, but i am sure we will end up doing...
Hi Alisha, nice to meet you. I have a 9month old boy, too. :) As for homeschooling your 4 yr old, it sounds like you're doing just fine. Encouraging him to be...
My name is Pam Wurtz. I have 3 kids Addison 10 (girl), Sam 8, and Jake 6. We moved here from Minnesota last October and I pulled the kids from school in...
Hello Everyone, My name is Tammy. We have 3 children, a son that will be homeschooled beginning tomorrow :) that is 8 1/2 yrs old, a daughter who is 6 1/2 yrs...
We have sons soon to turn 12 and 9 who were much too impatient with the pace of public storage. They've been DIY for 2 and 0.5 years now respectively. They are...
Hi, I'm June, mom to Austin, soon to turn 13 and S.O. to Mike. We've always homeschooled except for a brief 6 months of Montesouri pre- school. We're pretty...
P.S. I hope you all don't mind my peeking in at least until we know if we're moving. LICS June "I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods...
I could not resist the GREAT description for this new local list... I'm Jana and I'm embarking upon my third year of homeschooling in the Milwaukie area. I, ...
It's still Jana--hit the wrong key and posted before I was done... Anyhow, it was hard to shake the old stigma. But my kids were miles ahead of me. They were...
Hi Everyone, My name is Stacey from Gresham and I'm starting our 3rd year of homeschool with my 7 1/2 year old Star Wars and Lego lovin' son. We are currently...
Hello! I saw the HIP list mentioned on GPH and what you had to say really resonated so, I thought I'd take a look and then decided to join. My name is Marsha...
Hello I homeschool my 16 yr old boy, my 11 yr old girl and I also have a 9 month old baby boy. We have lived in Beaverton for 7yrs. This summer we moved to ...
Hi everybody, What a great idea Aubrey! I'm Shamron, mama to 12 yo Auriana and 7 yo Annika. (That's funny Wendy, Auriana also spends time posing like a ...
Hi Marsha, First of all, welcome to the area! It is hard to be the newcomer to any group-I know what that's like. The park days around here are finishing up...
Hi all, I guess it's my turn to introduce myself. My name is Ute (speak Ootah), I'm German, raise my kids bilingually... and of course I'm a homeschooler. :-)...
It seems that quite a few of you live in Beaverton. My SIL just moved from there (I think it was Beaverton?) to a more rural area. Beaverton is one of the...
Oh, sorry Ute, welcome. I'm still in CA but we might be moving to Portland soon. I have a friend here who is also from Germany and homeschooled her 4 boys....
Hello All, I have really enjoyed reading everyones introductions so I figured I would jump in as well. We are mama 35 as of yesterday!, papa 37, boy 11 and boy...
Hello everyone, I thought I better introduce myself... My name is korah and I am a single mommie.. I have two kiddos and am also a foster parent and currently...
Hi We are a homeschooling family in Hillsboro with a 7 year old Daughter. We enjoy homeschooling together as a family and it keeps us together as a family. I...
Is your birthday September 10th? That is MY birthday too. Happy Birthday, Amy. Ute ... From: HIP_list@yahoogroups.com [mailto:HIP_list@yahoogroups.com]On...
Hi Nieves! I saw your first post and I see this one:-) I think the posts can take a little while to show up. Glad to see you here--although I have no advice...
Hi, my name is Candice. I am moving to SE Portland tomorrow. I have a 7yo daughter and a 2 1/2 month old daughter. We are unschooling, but shhh...don't tell...
Hi I'm Gina. I have a 6 yr old boy who is starting 1st grade this year. We are brand new to HS and are excited. I have two other small children in the house...
I typed this whole thing out this morning, hit just the right combination of keys to make it disappear, grumbled & grrrred, and am now finally ready to try...