Families that need christmas help please read   2009
webpage address http://familiesinneed.synthasite.com/

Families that are in need starts Today
Please involve your children and husbands too. Pray for these families and
children as you are choosing items to send. This is such a special way for
our children to be involved in sharing God's love.
Some have asked how this works. You can adopt a family if this what you are
wanting to do, or just let me know what items you can send for what child.
You need not meet every need of the child or the family to be involved.
Remember Christmas is just a few weeks away and we need to get these items
in the mail so they can arrive in time. please look to the bottom of the e-mail
for more info


PLEASE LOOK OVER THE FAMILIES
If you can help e-mail me at momhaskids@... and tell me what family or child
you can help I have families still to be added

FAMILIES


Older couple
This is an older couple all there kids are gone they are both 71years old. They
don't have much money so times are very hard around Christmas if you would like
to send them a package or card with something nice in it  e-mail me i will tell
you all about them .



family 1
this family has been on here before . they are having it hard .
Hi we need help this year to help with the grand kids there mom passed away
about 7 years ago with Caners and we care for the kids .we are up in the age so
its kind of hard we just don't have the money to give them a Christmas we are in
need of a nice Christmas dinner and gifts for the kids. if you can help us thank
you very much ps from web owner the only money they make come from selling at
the fleamarket  on sat and Sunday  so they are in need to have a nice Christmas

David he like all kinds of stuff boy stuff
Faith she is 8 she love dolls and books and learning stuff
Dianne is 12  she is getting older she like makeup and all that kind of stuff

note from list owner this family is so dear to my heart if you can help please
let me know I would also like to see if any one could give them a gift card to
get a nice dinner out or take family out thanks



Family 2  Adopted
.

family 3
I am seeking help due I only receive social security benefits I cant even pay
all the bills every month we barely have enough food a month too get by with my
husband passing and now my dear brother just passed away with cancer this year
has been really bad on the children any help at all would be greatly appreciated
It would also be nice too have a nice dinner for my children we don't even have
decorations for the tree we do have a tree the same one for the past 8 years
thank you for reading and God bless everyone !
Mikey age 14 size 38 mens jeans xl in mens tee shirts needs clothing ,likes too
draw and games personal hygine items sneakers size 9 1/2
don age 12 size medium in mens mesh trac pants xl in mens tee shirts needs
clothing and sneakers size 10 hes like games books personal hygine items
candis age 11 size 6 in juniors needs clothing and sneakers size 8 1/2 womans
loves nail polish webkinz jewelry diary
Gracie age 8 size 16 in girls sneakers size 4 in girls dollys makeup jewelry
barbies tinker bell
Julie age 7 size 12 in girls size 2 in sneakers dolls barblies high school
musical makeup hair supplies
Marie age 6 size 8 in girls size 1 in sneakers dolls girly thingshannah montanna
tinker bell


FAMILY 4
I have 3 great kids
a baby and a boy and girl we are just having a hard time this year with money :(
we don't have money to pay bills and Christmas :( i am asking if a angel could
help us .
if you can thank you very much for sending love our way  its hard when there is
just one working less the 30 hours a week
Baby does not need much she is 10 /m
Rose is 8 she loves dolls and girl stuff
Rick is 9 he likes legos and all kids of boy toys
thanks again


FAMILY 5
we are a military family of 8, 2 adults and 6 children. my husband is the only
one who works, i have not worked for many years for the reason that our last 4
kids have been born premature, from 24 weeks to 30 weeks of pregnancy. the 2
youngest ones were on heart monitors for over a year, so i had to care for them
myself. the last couple of years i have been doing severely worst with my
depression and its hurting us all because ican not get a job since i turn to
isolation a lot, and i can not collect disability because i have not even made
all of my appointments because of our transportations probs. 2 weeks ago, the
transmission on our only car broke. needless to say it has been extremely hard
lately to make ends meet, all of our utilities are on last notice status every
month, we just cant catch up or catch a break at all.
joshua 15 yrs old likes basketball, new york yankees, san diego chargers, music,
board games, vid. games, nerf toys, remote control cars. size and colors would
be adult large or xl and fav color is blue

andrew 12 likes music, yankees, chargers, board and vid. games, sports, remote
control cars size is 18 and color is blue

kiera 9 bratz dolls, purses, princess theme, jonas brothers, hannah montana,
hello kitty, jewelery making, arts and crafts, music sizes are 14 pants and 14
shirts and fav color is purple

lily 7  is Adopted

izeah 6 spiderman, batman, super heroes, tonka trucks, remote control cars,
fisher price imaginix size is 6 shirts and 7 in pants and fav colors blue

anthony 4 handy manny, spiderman, go diego go, tonka trucks, remote control
cars, fisher price imaginix size 5 in pants and shirts and fav color is blue



FAMILY 6
I am a single mom of 2 children and has been laid off my job and don't know how
my children will have a nice Christmas. They are straight A & B students that
worked very hard this year and they really deserve to have something for
Christmas. Also my mom has been a great help and I would love for her to be
included. Holidays are a sad time for her since my dad passed away.
My son is 7 yrs old and love Wii games (adventure or wrestling games) he wears a
size 10 in bottoms and sz medium top
My daughter is 13 yrs old and only wants a digital camera. She wear a sz 7
bottoms and medium top.
Thanks for Reading & Happy Holidays,



FAMILY 7
thanks for letting me post my family here. I have 6 kids 4 boys 2 girls I am out
of work and I lost my hubby to cancer last year any help would be great thank
again for any help
Colin 13 Trevor 11 Billy tom 8 , Mary 4 sue 10
any toys under the tree would be great a food card so we could by dinner would
be great
thanks




Family 8
Hi i am a single mom of 2 applying to your site for help please help struggling
for my kids no car no phone no family left and my mom passed away too abusive
family living off sons disability to pay rent it does barely and i cannot work
hope you have room for my kids thank you



FAMILY 9
I am a single mom. I was layed off in July, and I have no income except
unemployment since then. I am behind on my rent, and there is *NO* money for
Christmas for my kids this year. Please adopt our family so my kids can have a
good Christmas. Some gift ideas:

Moria, (girl), age 14- She loves to draw and use a huge assortment of markers.
She also wants the CD "Monkey Business - Black-Eyed Peas", the DVD Public
Enemies,

Caleb (boy) age 3- Sponge Bob or Batman feet-pajamas, size 5T. Legos. A lot of
matchbox cars and case.

Ayden (boy) age 3- Sponge Bob or Thomas the Train feet-pajamas, size 5T. Lots of
matchbox cars and case. learning toddler computer. Jack in the Box.

Blake (boy) age 2- Elmo or Spider Man or Cars feet pajamas size 5T. A purring
kitty that moves head and purrs when you pet it. Medium sized Car or Truck with
sounds and lights.



This is how I will do it this year;
I will list families, that need help and will keep you updated as to what we
have for them. All the items do not have to be new, I am just asking you to
please make sure its in good working order and clean. Gift certificates are also
nice if you are going to buy new. This can save on shipping costs.So please look
around to see what you have to give. Lets put some smiles on some faces this
Christmas. So please help with adopting a family, or just send a gift to a
child. Any help you give would be greatly appreciated. If you can help this year
please e-mail me at momhaskids@... and tell me you can help in some
way. I will start this NOV/09  and hope to have all family's helped and shipped 
by DEC 18. . Sandy

http://familiesinneed.synthasite.com/

Hi this is Shawn Cliare son.   Thank you for all your input.   It is going to
help me out so much.

Caroline(16 yr old doughter isa behind in so much.   I know for a fact I need to
go to get her tested to see where I need to start.  I will be getting 
guardianship within the next 2 weeks.   I do not want to put her Detriot Public
Schools becouse she is bipolar.   So I think the best option I have is
homeschooling her.

I have talk to a couple people over the phone.  They all told me to take her to
lansing to get her test to see where I stand at as a curriculum stand point.  
Also I was told about homeschooling groups too.  I prefer to get in group in the
downriver area or Metro Detroit.

Thanks for all your input and if you have any more please feel free to reply
back and contact me.

Shawn

Hi Everyone!!
We found out a short time ago that 2 of our native friends from Guatemala that
work directly with the orphanages there will be in Michigan from December 3rd
through January 13th.  They are now setting up informational meetings with
groups, chruches, organizations, individuals, schools, etc.  The purpose of
these meeting is to raise awareness for the orphan situation in Guatemala and
ways we as Americans can help. If you or anyone you know would like to set up a
meeting please let me know.

Also, we have an Orphan Care Mission trip from this area headed to Guatemala Feb
6th through the 13th of 2010.  There are still openings if anyone is interested
in joining this team.  Cost is $995 and includes all in country transportation,
lodging, food, bottled water, translators, and basic VBS/work supplies.  The
cost doesn't include airfare which runs about $350 from Chicago or $500-700 from
Grand Rapids.

In Christ,
Amy

"Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless,
plead the case of the widow."  Isaiah 1:17

Families that are in need starts Today 2009

Please involve your children and husbands too. Pray for these families and
children as you are choosing items to send. This is such a special way for
our children to be involved in sharing God's love.
Some have asked how this works. You can adopt a family if this what you are
wanting to do, or just let me know what items you can send for what child.
You need not meet every need of the child or the family to be involved.
Remember Christmas is just a few weeks away. we need to get these items
in the mail so they can arrive in time. please look to the bottom of the e-mail
to see what else I have to say
PLEASE LOOK OVER THE FAMILIES
If you can help e-mail me at momhaskids@... and tell me what family or child
you can help I have families still to be added
FAMILIES

Older couple
This is an older couple all there kids are gone they are both 68 years old. They
don't have much money so times are very hard around Christmas if you would like
to send them a package or card with something nice I know they would love it.
There sweet Daughter passed away and they have to care for 3 children now please
pray for them, its hard on them . Please see it in your heart to send them
something nice just for them. a gift or card would be nice . i AM NOT ASKING FOR
ANYTHING FOR THE KIDS JUST SHOW YOUR LOVE TO THE OLDER COUPLE PLEASE
this couple will say on for a bite I would like to see them get cards and things
to show how the families and kids on the web page shows there love . Web owner

Family 1
Hi we need help this year to help with the grandkids. There mom passed away
about 7 years ago.with Cancer and we care for the kids.we are up in the age so
its kind of hard we just don't have the money to give them a Christmas we are in
need of a nice Christmas dinner and gifts for the kids. if you can help us thank
you very much
David is 14 and he like all kinds of stuff
Faith she is 8 she love dolls and books and learning stuff
Dianne is 13 she is getting older she like makeup and all that kind of stuff
note from list owner this family is so dear to my heart if you can help please
let me know I would also like to see if any one could give them a gift card to
get a nice dinner out or take family out thanks

Family 2
Here is a little about me and why I need help. Well I am 32 years and a father
to son that is 9 years old his name is Nathan and a daughter Brandi that is 8
years old and married to a wonderful woman I have been in the army for the past
six years now. My world got turned upside down when I took my wife to the
doctors on June
29/2009 they gave us the worse news ever that they had found out that day that
she was in heart failure and they found a 1cm lump on her lungs. The doctor did
more tests on her and found out that she was in classic cardiac failure, with
lung problems and they think that something might be wrong with her circulatory
system. I then took her to the heart doctor and confirmed everything and then he
told her that I had abnormal heart beat and that the chest pain that she had was
due to her over doing herself. It was the worse news ever I am now being forced
to get out of the army on the family care plan because I have no one to take
care of her when I deploy or goes to field or ntc. Our world completely changed
that day. I am here asking for help for Christmas because after paying all of
the bills and getting her meds
and getting food I am not going to have any money left to get my kids anything
for Christmas I want my kids to have a good Christmas this year because I know
that my wife will start to feel sicker and not be able to do the things that she
needs to do. Please help my family to have a good Christmas this year thank you
my son is in need of toys, clothes and shoes he is 9 years old and he likes
cars, and legos, and spiderman, he wears a size 8t to 9t and a size 3 shoe in
boys, and my daughter is 8 she is in need of toys and shoes she wears a size 2
in girls and she likes anything that has to deal with moxie girls, dora , hannah
montana and my littlestist pet shop.
family 3
I am seeking help due I only receive social security benfits I cant even pay all
the bills every month we barely have enough food a month too get by with my
husband passing and now my dear brother just passed away with cancer this year
has been really bad on the children any help at all would be greatly appreciated
It would also be nice too have a nice dinner for my children we dont even have
decorations for the tree we do have a tree the same one for the past 8 years
thank you for reading and God bless everyone !
Mikey age 14 size 38 mens jeans xl in mens tee shirts needs clothing ,likes too
draw and games personal hygine items sneakers size 9 1/2
don age 12 size medium in mens mesh trac pants xl in mens tee shirts needs
clothing and sneakers size 10 hes like games books personal hygine items
candis age 11 size 6 in juniors needs clothing and sneakers size 8 1/2 womans
loves nail polish webkinz jewelry diary
Gracie age 8 size 16 in girls sneakers size 4 in girls dollys makeup jewelry
barbies tinker bell
Julie age 7 size 12 in girls size 2 in sneakers dolls barblies high school
musical makeup hair supplies
Marie age 6 size 8 in girls size 1 in sneakers dolls girly thingshannah montanna
tinker bell
FAMILY 4
I have 3 great kids
a baby and a boy and girl
we are just having a hard time this year with money :( we dont have money to pay
bills and christmas :( i am asking if a angela could help us .
if you can thank you very much for sending love our way
Baby does not need much she is 10 /m
Rose is 8 she loves dolls and girl stuff
Rick is 9 he likes legos and all kids of boy toys
thanks again
FAMILY 5
we are a military family of 8, 2 adults and 6 children. my husband is the only
one who works, i have not worked for many years for the reason that our last 4
kids have been born premature, from 24 weeks to 30 weeks of pregnancy. the 2
youngest ones were on heart monitors for over a year, so i had to care for them
myself. the last couple of years i have been doing severely worst with my
depression and its hurting us all because ican not get a job since i turn to
isolation a lot, and i can not collect disability because i have not even made
all of my appointments because of our transportations probs. 2 weeks ago, the
transmission on our only car broke. needless to say it has been extremely hard
lately to make ends meet, all of our utilities are on last notice status every
month, we just cant catch up or catch a break at all.
joshua 15 yrs old likes basketball, new york yankees, san diego chargers, music,
board games, vid. games, nerf toys, remote control cars. size and colors would
be adult large or xl and fav color is blue
andrew 12 likes music, yankees, chargers, board and vid. games, sports, remote
control cars size is 18 and color is blue
kiera 9 bratz dolls, purses, princess theme, jonas brothers, hannah montana,
hello kitty, jewelery making, arts and crafts, music sizes are 14 pants and 14
shirts and fav color is purple
lily 7 bratz dolls, barbies, dora the explorer, hello kitty, purses, princesess,
arts and crafts, music size is 10 pants and 8 shirts and fav color is pink
izeah 6 spiderman, batman, super heroes, tonka trucks, remote control cars,
fisher price imaginix size is 6 shirts and 7 in pants and fav colors blue
anthony 4 handy manny, spiderman, go diego go, tonka trucks, remote control
cars, fisher price imaginix size 5 in pants and shirts and fav color is blue
FAMILY 6
I am a single mom of 2 children and has been laid off my job and don't know how
my children will have a nice Christmas. They are straight A & B students that
worked very hard this year and they really deserve to have something for
Christmas. Also my mom has been a great help and I would love for her to be
included. Holidays are a sad time for her since my dad passed away.
My son is 7 yrs old and love Wii games (adventure or wrestling games) he wears a
size 10 in bottoms and sz medium top
My daughter is 13 yrs old and only wants a digital camera. She wear a sz 7
bottoms and medium top.
Thanks for Reading & Happy Holidays,
FAMILY 7
thanks for letting me post my family here. I have 6 kids 4 boys 2 girls I am out
of work and I lost my hubby to cancer last year any help would be great thank
again for any help
Colin 13 Trevor 11 Billy tom 8 , Mary 4 sue 10
any toys under the tree would be great a food card so we could by dinner would
be great
thanks
Family 8
Hi i am a single mom of 2 applying to your site for help please help struggling
for my kids no car no phone no family left and my mom passed away too abusive
family living off sons disability to pay rent it does barely and i cannot work
hope you have room for my kids thank you ,
FAMILY 9
I am a single mom. I was layed off in July, and I have no income except
unemployment since then. I am behind on my rent, and there is *NO* money for
Christmas for my kids this year. Please adopt our family so my kids can have a
good Christmas. Some gift ideas:
Moria, (girl), age 14- She loves to draw and use a huge assortment of markers.
She also wants the CD "Monkey Business - Black-Eyed Peas", the DVD Public
Enemies, and an I-Pod
Caleb (boy) age 3- Sponge Bob or Batman feet-pajamas, size 5T. Legos. A lot of
matchbox cars and case.
Ayden (boy) age 3- Sponge Bob or Thomas the Train feet-pajamas, size 5T. Lots of
matchbox cars and case. learning toddler computer. Jack in the Box.
Blake (boy) age 2- Elmo or Spider Man or Cars feet pajamas size 5T. A purring
kitty that moves head and purrs when you pet it. Medium sized Car or Truck with
sounds and lights.
FAMILY 10

This is how I will do it this year;
I will list families, that need help and will keep you updated as to what we
have for them. All the items do not have to be new, I am just asking you to
please make sure its in good working order and clean. Gift certificates are also
nice if you are going to buy new. This can save on shipping costs.
So please look around to see what you have to give. Lets put some smiles on some
faces this
Christmas. So please help with adopting a family, or just send a gift to a
child. Any help you give would be greatly appreciated. If you can help this year
please e-mail me at momhaskids@... and tell me you can help in some
way. I will start this 2009 and hope to have all family's helped by DEC 18. I
hope to be able to help 10or more this year with all your help. Sandy
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Hi Cheryl,
  I typed in homeschool books and it directed my to people giving away their
homeschool books or you type textbooks. You may also go to yahoo groups and do a
search for Used_Homeschooling_Curriculum and you have to click join group, then
wait for them to e-mail you back.
Michigan-Homeschool-Swap is a website for parents to get homeschool material for
free if the other member wants to swap or you can just post a message that you
are looking for a certain grade level and don't have anything to give back to
them. TheHomeschoolMomUsedCurriculum yahoo group offers some cheaply priced
homeschool books if you join their group. www.schoolexpress.com is a website
where you can download free curriculum worksheets and www.smartteaching.org is a
website that lists links to websites that offer homeschool resources some of
them are free curriculum to print. www.wilostar3D.com is an online 3D virtual
website for grades 6-12 and SpellingCity.com is a website you can go to for
spelling words by grade level, sheppardsoftware.com is also another good website
for homeschool resources. If you have any questions you can e-mail me again and
sorry for the delayed response I was busy with my schoolwork. Hope this helps
--- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, Cheryl Ferguson <cferguson727@...>
wrote:
>
>
> Judy,
>
>
>
> Which section in freecycle.com did you find the free textbooks under?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Cheryl
>
>
>
> To: Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com
> From: j_ghostdancer@...
> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:51:23 +0000
> Subject: [Michiganhomeschool] Re: Hi! New Here... I need some information to
begin homeschooling
>
>
>
>
>
> Hello Claire my name is Judy and I am new to homeschooling my 10 year old son
so I know how you feel. The first thing you want to do is go to www.hslda.org
and you will find helpful information on the homeschooling laws and other useful
information on how to get started. You can join if you wish or just browse for
now. There are many methods of teaching, if your son prefers religious material
or non-religious which is called secular. Like I said I am new but noticed
nobody elso chimed in who has more experience, so I hope this helps and doesn't
offend anyone. Your son's local library should have your Grand-daughter's grade
level textbooks avaliable and I found homeschooling groups online through yahoo
groups. I bought my son's textbooks from yard sales,library book sales, and
recieved free textbooks from freecycle.com. I also go online and download free
worksheets and supplement his learning on www.harcourtschool.com. I just
recently purchased 5th and 6th grade textbooks for $10 each from a member from
my county's homeschool group. I went online to yahoo groups, typed in
homeschooling groups and it brought me to a page listed with homeschooling
groups listed in different counties. I recently went on Amazon.com and E-bay to
find textbooks to find out they sell some very cheap. I found another website
where you can rent textbooks then return them when finished that website is
www.chegg.com
> Another website to go to is www.rainbowresource.com and order a free catalog
for all their homeschool books and supplies they have for sale. The way I
informed my son's school is with a simple phone call to the school office and
told them that my son won't be returning because I am homeschooling him from now
on. According to Michigan Law I didn't need to inform anybody but I didn't want
our county truancy officer to contact me because of a reported lengthly absence.
I hope this information helps and good luck.
>
> --- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, "imcrafts" <nana.claire@> wrote:
> >
> > My name is Claire. I am a grandmother of 3 grandkids we are raising but the
oldest, a girl of 16, is going to live with her step-dad (our son) soon and
because he lives in Detroit, he wants to homeschool her...
> >
> > What do we need to get this started? Can we apply now even though school has
already begun?
> >
> > My son is getting guardianship. I just want to be sure that all our "ducks
are in order" before we jump into the pond.
> >
> > Any advice you can give me regarding Michigan Homeschool laws and how to get
started is greatly appreciated. Also, is there a cost for this? which I assume
there is?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > ~Claire
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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Hello Claire, this is Judy. I found this website you can pass on to your son and
his girlfreind if they would be interested.

Book Samaritian- FREE books and curricular to families with financial restraints

http://booksamaritan.blogspot.com




--- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, "Claire" <nana.claire@...> wrote:
>
> Judy, thanks for all that info.  I'm passing it on to my son.  Actually his
g/f (Connie) is going to be the one who does the homeschooling.
>
> With everything being so new, I didn't know where to start and this helps a
lot.  I'm also linking the group for my son and Connie so they can participate.
>
> Thanks again,
> ~Claire
>
> --- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, "J_ghostdancer" <j_ghostdancer@>
wrote:
> >
> > Hello Claire my name is Judy and I am new to homeschooling my 10 year old
son so I know how you feel. The first thing you want to do is go to
www.hslda.org and you will find helpful information on the homeschooling laws
and other useful information on how to get started. You can join if you wish or
just browse for now. There are many methods of teaching, if your son prefers
religious material or non-religious which is called secular. Like I said I am
new but noticed nobody elso chimed in who has more experience, so I hope this
helps and doesn't offend anyone. Your son's local library should have your
Grand-daughter's grade level textbooks avaliable and I found homeschooling
groups online through yahoo groups. I bought my son's textbooks from yard
sales,library book sales, and recieved free textbooks from freecycle.com. I also
go online and download free worksheets and supplement his learning on
www.harcourtschool.com. I just recently purchased 5th and 6th grade textbooks
for $10 each from a member from my county's homeschool group. I went online to
yahoo groups, typed in homeschooling groups and it brought me to a page listed
with homeschooling groups listed in different counties. I recently went on
Amazon.com and E-bay to find textbooks to find out they sell some very cheap. I
found another website where you can rent textbooks then return them when
finished that website is www.chegg.com
> > Another website to go to is www.rainbowresource.com and order a free catalog
for all their homeschool books and supplies they have for sale. The way I
informed my son's school is with a simple phone call to the school office and
told them that my son won't be returning because I am homeschooling him from now
on. According to Michigan Law I didn't need to inform anybody but I didn't want
our county truancy officer to contact me because of a reported lengthly absence.
I hope this information helps and good luck.
> >
> > --- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, "imcrafts" <nana.claire@> wrote:
> > >
> > > My name is Claire.  I am a grandmother of 3 grandkids we are raising but
the oldest, a girl of 16, is going to live with her step-dad (our son) soon and
because he lives in Detroit, he wants to homeschool her...
> > >
> > > What do we need to get this started?  Can we apply now even though school
has already begun?
> > >
> > > My son is getting guardianship.  I just want to be sure that all our
"ducks are in order" before we jump into the pond.
> > >
> > > Any advice you can give me regarding Michigan Homeschool laws and how to
get started is greatly appreciated.  Also, is there a cost for this?  which I
assume there is?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > ~Claire
> > >
> >
>

Judy, thanks for all that info.  I'm passing it on to my son.  Actually his g/f
(Connie) is going to be the one who does the homeschooling.

With everything being so new, I didn't know where to start and this helps a lot.
I'm also linking the group for my son and Connie so they can participate.

Thanks again,
~Claire

--- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, "J_ghostdancer" <j_ghostdancer@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello Claire my name is Judy and I am new to homeschooling my 10 year old son
so I know how you feel. The first thing you want to do is go to www.hslda.org
and you will find helpful information on the homeschooling laws and other useful
information on how to get started. You can join if you wish or just browse for
now. There are many methods of teaching, if your son prefers religious material
or non-religious which is called secular. Like I said I am new but noticed
nobody elso chimed in who has more experience, so I hope this helps and doesn't
offend anyone. Your son's local library should have your Grand-daughter's grade
level textbooks avaliable and I found homeschooling groups online through yahoo
groups. I bought my son's textbooks from yard sales,library book sales, and
recieved free textbooks from freecycle.com. I also go online and download free
worksheets and supplement his learning on www.harcourtschool.com. I just
recently purchased 5th and 6th grade textbooks for $10 each from a member from
my county's homeschool group. I went online to yahoo groups, typed in
homeschooling groups and it brought me to a page listed with homeschooling
groups listed in different counties. I recently went on Amazon.com and E-bay to
find textbooks to find out they sell some very cheap. I found another website
where you can rent textbooks then return them when finished that website is
www.chegg.com
> Another website to go to is www.rainbowresource.com and order a free catalog
for all their homeschool books and supplies they have for sale. The way I
informed my son's school is with a simple phone call to the school office and
told them that my son won't be returning because I am homeschooling him from now
on. According to Michigan Law I didn't need to inform anybody but I didn't want
our county truancy officer to contact me because of a reported lengthly absence.
I hope this information helps and good luck.
>
> --- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, "imcrafts" <nana.claire@> wrote:
> >
> > My name is Claire.  I am a grandmother of 3 grandkids we are raising but the
oldest, a girl of 16, is going to live with her step-dad (our son) soon and
because he lives in Detroit, he wants to homeschool her...
> >
> > What do we need to get this started?  Can we apply now even though school
has already begun?
> >
> > My son is getting guardianship.  I just want to be sure that all our "ducks
are in order" before we jump into the pond.
> >
> > Any advice you can give me regarding Michigan Homeschool laws and how to get
started is greatly appreciated.  Also, is there a cost for this?  which I assume
there is?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > ~Claire
> >
>

----- Original Message -----

From: Cheryl Ferguson

To: michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 9:18 AM

Subject: RE: [Michiganhomeschool] Re: Hi! New Here... I need some information to begin homeschooling

 

Judy,
 
Which section in freecycle.com did you find the free textbooks under?
 
Thanks,
 
Cheryl
 

---

To: Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com
From: j_ghostdancer@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:51:23 +0000
Subject: [Michiganhomeschool] Re: Hi! New Here... I need some information to begin homeschooling

 

Hello Claire my name is Judy and I am new to homeschooling my 10 year old son so I know how you feel. The first thing you want to do is go to www.hslda.org and you will find helpful information on the homeschooling laws and other useful information on how to get started. You can join if you wish or just browse for now. There are many methods of teaching, if your son prefers religious material or non-religious which is called secular. Like I said I am new but noticed nobody elso chimed in who has more experience, so I hope this helps and doesn't offend anyone. Your son's local library should have your Grand-daughter's grade level textbooks avaliable and I found homeschooling groups online through yahoo groups. I bought my son's textbooks from yard sales,library book sales, and recieved free textbooks from freecycle.com. I also go online and download free worksheets and supplement his learning on www.harcourtschool.com. I just recently purchased 5th and 6th grade textbooks for $10 each from a member from my county's homeschool group. I went online to yahoo groups, typed in homeschooling groups and it brought me to a page listed with homeschooling groups listed in different counties. I recently went on Amazon.com and E-bay to find textbooks to find out they sell some very cheap. I found another website where you can rent textbooks then return them when finished that website is www.chegg.com
Another website to go to is www.rainbowresource.com and order a free catalog for all their homeschool books and supplies they have for sale. The way I informed my son's school is with a simple phone call to the school office and told them that my son won't be returning because I am homeschooling him from now on. According to Michigan Law I didn't need to inform anybody but I didn't want our county truancy officer to contact me because of a reported lengthly absence. I hope this information helps and good luck.

--- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, "imcrafts" <nana.claire@...> wrote:
>
> My name is Claire. I am a grandmother of 3 grandkids we are raising but the oldest, a girl of 16, is going to live with her step-dad (our son) soon and because he lives in Detroit, he wants to homeschool her...
>
> What do we need to get this started? Can we apply now even though school has already begun?
>
> My son is getting guardianship. I just want to be sure that all our "ducks are in order" before we jump into the pond.
>
> Any advice you can give me regarding Michigan Homeschool laws and how to get started is greatly appreciated. Also, is there a cost for this? which I assume there is?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> ~Claire
>

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Hello Claire my name is Judy and I am new to homeschooling my 10 year old son so
I know how you feel. The first thing you want to do is go to www.hslda.org and
you will find helpful information on the homeschooling laws and other useful
information on how to get started. You can join if you wish or just browse for
now. There are many methods of teaching, if your son prefers religious material
or non-religious which is called secular. Like I said I am new but noticed
nobody elso chimed in who has more experience, so I hope this helps and doesn't
offend anyone. Your son's local library should have your Grand-daughter's grade
level textbooks avaliable and I found homeschooling groups online through yahoo
groups. I bought my son's textbooks from yard sales,library book sales, and
recieved free textbooks from freecycle.com. I also go online and download free
worksheets and supplement his learning on www.harcourtschool.com. I just
recently purchased 5th and 6th grade textbooks for $10 each from a member from
my county's homeschool group. I went online to yahoo groups, typed in
homeschooling groups and it brought me to a page listed with homeschooling
groups listed in different counties. I recently went on Amazon.com and E-bay to
find textbooks to find out they sell some very cheap. I found another website
where you can rent textbooks then return them when finished that website is
www.chegg.com
Another website to go to is www.rainbowresource.com and order a free catalog for
all their homeschool books and supplies they have for sale. The way I informed
my son's school is with a simple phone call to the school office and told them
that my son won't be returning because I am homeschooling him from now on.
According to Michigan Law I didn't need to inform anybody but I didn't want our
county truancy officer to contact me because of a reported lengthly absence. I
hope this information helps and good luck.

--- In Michiganhomeschool@yahoogroups.com, "imcrafts" <nana.claire@...> wrote:
>
> My name is Claire.  I am a grandmother of 3 grandkids we are raising but the
oldest, a girl of 16, is going to live with her step-dad (our son) soon and
because he lives in Detroit, he wants to homeschool her...
>
> What do we need to get this started?  Can we apply now even though school has
already begun?
>
> My son is getting guardianship.  I just want to be sure that all our "ducks
are in order" before we jump into the pond.
>
> Any advice you can give me regarding Michigan Homeschool laws and how to get
started is greatly appreciated.  Also, is there a cost for this?  which I assume
there is?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> ~Claire
>

My name is Claire.  I am a grandmother of 3 grandkids we are raising but the
oldest, a girl of 16, is going to live with her step-dad (our son) soon and
because he lives in Detroit, he wants to homeschool her...

What do we need to get this started?  Can we apply now even though school has
already begun?

My son is getting guardianship.  I just want to be sure that all our "ducks are
in order" before we jump into the pond.

Any advice you can give me regarding Michigan Homeschool laws and how to get
started is greatly appreciated.  Also, is there a cost for this?  which I assume
there is?

Thanks in advance,

~Claire

Hi all~
I have a soon to be 13 year old dd that I want to homeschool for many reasons. 
She says she doesn't want this, but sometimes she acts like she does. I believe
that after an adjustment she would change her mind and love being home.
Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks!
Vikki Beth Schultz