Is it really over, do you think? Winter, I mean? Ice and mud turn into just mud? I'd really like to think so.We returned from the completely fabulous InHome Conference two days ago and haven't gotten sick yet! It's probably too early to tell, but maybe we'll walk away unscathed this year. We paid our dues up front, in my opinion.
As usual, the conference was great fun. The kids took classes in American Indian folklore, Mayan Pottery, Illinois Biodiversity, Geology, Wildlife Education, Lego Robotics, Scrap booking, Juggling, Theater Games, Tye-Dye, Comic making, Petroglyphs, and Rainbows. In between they got to hang out with friends, go swimming in an indoor/outdoor pool (in the snow!) and walk a lot. Mark and I got to volunteer in sessions, direct traffic in an immense hotel/resort facility, meet new homeschoolers and hang out with friends.
The conference is always an exhausting adventure. This year's exhaustion was compounded by the time change. I was unable to explain the time change to the kids at the time. They have lost interest.
Despite extra Starbucks, I slept for 2 hours when we got home. Mark took a walk in the woods. The big kid played with schooled friends on the block and the other two watched Jungle Book. We all decompressed in our own ways.
It's sad so see the conference end, but spring is just around the corner.
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