Conferences: IHM is coming ....

on June 12-13th. This is the best conference and has a phenomenal line-up of speakers including one of our favorite priests, Fr. Zuberbueler (also known as the chaplain of St. Athanasius Academy). And ... the conference is free (so you can buy even more in the vendor hall)!

For a schedule of speakers, topics and times, head to IHM's website. I particularly love the shopping ... here's a list of the vendors so far.

So, won't you join me at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly on Friday, June 12th and Saturday, June 13th?

Conferences: Webinar tonight ...

Will you join me tonight ... grab a cup of tea, a pad and paper and your headphones and let's listen to Maureen help us to teach Art and Music with REALLLLLL books! The webinar starts at 7:30 (central, so 8:30 p.m. eastern) and you still have time to register for this FREE conference.

Hope to see you there.

Conferences: now this is even better!

Earlier this week, I posted about Homeschool Connections' webinars. Yesterday, we got even better news about these "in your pajamas" conferences ... from now on they'll be FREE! Yep, FREE as in no fee, no cost, no money ... just great information and wonderful speakers.

And to ice the cake a bit more ... and even though this is Lent, this is the kind of sweet deal we can all enjoy ... the powers that be over at Homeschool Connections have decided to add high school and middle school lectures (which will cost a minimal fee) for those of us home-schooling those ages (or wanting to supplement our in-school kids).

Check out Maureen's blog for more information about the changes happening and "see" y'all on Wednesday for her talk on Teaching Art and Music with Real Books (pj's always optional!). The site is still showing a $10 fee, but that should be put to $0.00 later today.

Conferences: How cool is this?

How can you hear GREAT speakers on all kinds of different subjects and never leave the comfort of your home, even if you're in your pajamas?

Check out Homeschool Connections for the latest in technology: webinars!

I want to sign-up to listen to Maureen Wittmann talk about How to Teach Art and Music Appreciation with Real Books. I'm so excited as this is just how I love to teach -- using real (that is, NOT twaddle) -- to pass on information to my lovely children. The live broadcast is scheduled for March 4th and only costs $10 for 90 minutes of Maureen! How cool is THAT?

To sweeten the deal a bit, Margot Davidson, the publisher of mater et magistra Catholic homeschool magazine, will be giving away TWO free subscriptions during the webinar.

So what are you waiting for? Join me at home -- pajamas are allowed!

Check out the Homeschool Connections website for other webinars -- live or recorded, free or minimal cost -- and enjoy hearing wonderful Catholic homeschool speakers in the comfort of your own home.

RMCHEC -- come on by and say hi

Please join us down in Colorado Springs on June 6 and 7 for the 9th annual

RMCHEC, this year organized by the Colorado Springs Catholic home-educators, is a wonderful schedule of speakers and events for the two-day conference. Bishop Sheridan will celebrate Mass on Friday morning and a wonderful banquet on Friday evening.

I'll be speaking on "Handcrafts in the Homeschool" on Saturday afternoon as well as running a table selling living books from Hillside Education, Cay Gibson and others (and yes, my book -- Great Yarns for the Close-Knit Family -- will be available too!)

Stop on by and say hi!

Mark your calendars now ...

... for the Family-Centered Learning Conference on August 8-9, 2008 in lovely, historic Lancaster County, PA! Speakers will include:

• Alice from Cottage Blessings talking about living the liturgical year


• Margot from Hillside Education talking about literature


• MaryEllen from Tales from the Bonny Blue House talking about special needs


• Michele from Mater Amabilis talking about Charlotte Mason's philosophy of education


• Molly from Heaven-not-Harvard talking about Unschooling

and (drum roll please)

yours truly talking about handcrafts in the home learning environment!

There will be more speakers and vendors who will be announced soon. You can subscribe to the RSS feed to get updates as the conference nears.

Please, mark your calendars NOW to join us in Pennsylvania Dutch Country for a wonderful, family-centered learning conference where you'll learn more about how to live, love and learn in the home!