Terri, I feel your pain... it's like being an empty nester but more than that... Isn't it hard to put into words?? Continuing to learn is a given, Cindy....
Hi! I'm new here but have been reading for awhile. After 11 years of homeschooling my last student has begun college. All 3 of my kids still live at home but...
I couldn't resist putting in my "two cents" worth. As a "retired" homeschooler I still go to the homeschool meetings and am on the committee organizing things....
We still have our almost 17 year old at home, and are planning to go to the unschooling conference in April in Corvallis, OR. Because we never used a...
hi kim, i should be retired also, after 24 years of homeschooling mine and friends kids, but i'm still doing it, now its at our church with other moms. i know...
Cindy -- Great to "see" you here. In fact, I see lots of names from homeschooling message boards in the early 1990's. Hope things are going better than when...
Looks like I'll be seeing Cafi and some of the other "Retired Homeschool" parents there. I tell you, that conference is sort of like a reunion. I'll be on some...
Oh Duh!!! ***glancing at the subject line and feeling just a bit moronic*** K From: RetiredHomeEd@yahoogroups.com [mailto:RetiredHomeEd@yahoogroups.com] On...
I have been on this list awhile and should have intro-ed sooner. My name is Lisa Lyons and have graduated 2 sons, 1 is on his way and 4 more to go. I know it...
I wondered if you could obtain an address for us to buy a copy / tape of your talk as it would be a great blessing to our homeschool community. Thanks, Lisa ...
... The HSC Conference. Cafi is a REAL speaker. I generally do better with small groups. Here's the conference website. http://hscconference.com/ See Cafi's...
... moronic*** ... Well, there are two homeschool conferences in Sacramento. The Christian organization tends to come earlier, and insists on clothing for the...
... Our 16-year-old daughter wants to marry a man who will homeschool their children so she can pursue her career as a chemistry professor! ... Is nice to be...
I am very encouraged because my son attends a college near you and we live 2 hours from you as well. I will share this with my son so he can be assured that...
Hey there, Lisa! Y'know, it's funny, when my daughter told me that, I thought she was serious. But now she says otherwise. She still wants to be a chemistry...
That's neat! My son does not want to stay home either, he wants to be financially independent when he's older........right now he is at Baylor in Waco and...
I too have been on the site for a while. My name is Linda and my dd who has been homeschooled her entire life is preparing to go off to college at the end of...
Hey Cafi and Everyone! I'm a retired homeschool parent-lurker too. :) Cafi, I love your sig-line "Homechool Mom Emeritus." I was delighted to see you are...
Hi Linda from NJ, At first it is rather a shock to the system. Because my kids were 13 years apart, I had been mothering from December 1971 through January ...
... My my, my my my. Cafi, is this really you? :swoon: Honeychile, I'm so surprised to see you. I thought you'd fallen even further off the face of the earth...
Hi all from Costa Rica. Just following all the posts. I hear the long-tenure homeschool voices...our oldest is 39, and our youngest, at 17, is still at home....
Hi Marilyn, Well, in this chapter of your life you will have to write things that are useful to all of us "retire" home school moms. I'll read it. I'm a bit...
Well I'm not really retired, but considering I'm homeschooling one instead of six makes me feel retired. That's what happens when you have your kids close...
When we first moved in here we were expecting our first child and thought we would never fill the home up (it's quite spacious). Now, 23 years later and...
... Thanks, Debbie, those links are great. Sounds like you could write encouragement books now in your semi-retirement. It has been a joy to home school, I...
Thanks Anne. I too have been mothering for a very long time, my first was born in 1979, my second in 1989, for me about 27 years. My husband and I married the...
... I would. That is why I joined this group. I am Mary, the home edu mother to our only child, 17 yob C. He will be a hs jr this year. I can't help but...
... For years I have been bringing no longer wanted homeschool books to the HSC conference where they have a "Recycled Resource" room. I get to name my own...
Ann, what a wonderful suggestion. Our town just built a new library and it has that "empty" feeling. So, you can write the cost off on your taxes... how do...
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