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• Teaching Them Diligently Convention Wrap Up...On the Road Again

  19 March 2012 / Conventions, Give-Aways, Humor, News, Personal Growth, Relationships, Stories / 0 Comment

  Here we are driving home from Spartanburg, SC and the Teaching Them Diligently Convention, rolling along in Marilyn's vehicle (yet to be named) typing on her Macbook (named Genie) using her cool MiFi (possibly about to be named Mini)! Wow! What a whirlwind weekend plus this has been! Here's a wrap up of some of the highlights since Marilyn's post on Saturday.

  We forgot to mention that our last official act before closing up on Friday was to re-arrange the furniture. While Sabrina was in the bathroom, Marilyn and I totally transformed our booth layout. We wondered if she was awake enough to notice? She did!  It was a much better fit for our corner spot. We had even more entries in our giveaways!

  Saturday morning we had the pleasurable company of Lynn, founder of Founder's Academy, for the early ride to the Expo Center at Restoration Church. Many of us exhibitors came in early at the request of the families of the 400 or so men attending the Prayer Breakfast.

  Our day included lots of visits from folks who had attended Sabrina's Drama Workshop - The Drama really did start here in Spartanburg! Sabrina really enjoyed visiting with Beth from Florida and even spent some time brainstorming how they might work together in the future. Thanks to all of you who came by to gain and give wisdom, ideas and encouragement.

  

  Sabrina and Beth brainstormed some great ideas about drama in Beth's area

  Of course we were delighted to have some more time with Abigail! Lisa and Matthew Lewis of Home School Enrichment Magazine are great people - homeschool graduates, successful business owners, homeschool advocates and wonderful parents. They were kind enough to let us get our "baby fixes". Marilyn was missing your grandbabies at home and Sabrina and I just love babies.  We got to take walks and visited with Shatterpoint Entertainment - she was fascinated with the Jericho movie (Did you vote for it to "get on the shelf" at Walmart?)! Then we visited a booth with balloons and went to on to visit Richelle at Virgina Soaps & Scents to drink in all the yummy sights and smells!

  As the day was winding down, the line at the Rhino Recording booth was winding around the corner. I scooted over to buy copies of Sabrina's workshop on CD. If you were wondering why her workshop was listed under my name, it's because I am the one who got her this gig after all.

  Our booth was directly across from JM Cremp's and all their cool toys.  We were highly entertained by sword fights and shot at by rifle-bearing soldiers. One of their best toys was the arrow shooting slingshot/crossbow. It was repeatedly shot across the room and onto the wall over the heads of passersby. Ask Marilyn about the face of one woman who unsuspectingly had an arrow launched over her head!  Marilyn and I both had to try it before we left! Thanks, Mariah and family!

  In what felt like the blink of an eye, the first Teaching Them Diligently Convention was over and we were packing up. Much to our delight, we were able to fit our the entire contents of our booth onto the hand truck that we had crammed into the car. We were on the road again...

  Thank you so much to all of the folks who made Teaching Them Diligently run so well - David and Leslie Nunnery, Kristin and Jeremy Pressley, Coie Watson, the convention volunteers, the iserve team from Restoration Church and a HUGE THANK YOU to Jenni McClure!

  

  Pollo FUNdido!

  To reward ourselves for our hard work and managing to get everything back into the car, we headed straight for On the Border. Our call ahead order of Pollo Fundido and perhaps the best chips we've ever had, were ready and waiting when we arrived. We whisked them and ourselves back to the hotel for a jammy party and decompression session. We made a huge list of the great things that happened this weekend, found only a few "yucks" and things we'd tweak next time, prayed for ourselves and everyone at TTD and even laughed til we cried over silly jokes.

  On our way home, we had a fabulous time of prayer and sang our praises to the Lord for our own mobile Sunday morning worship.  After a little traffic, a few bathroom/stretch breaks and a lot of miles and solving the world's problems, we dropped Sabrina off in Fredricksburg, VA for some much needed vacation days with her wonderful hubby!  Not long afterward, we pulled into Marilyn's driveway! Hope you enjoyed our road trip posts on our Teaching Them Diligently Homeschool Convention adventure and look forward to another road trip to Great Homeschool Convention in the Northeast in Hartford, CT in June!

• TTD Convention - Spartanburg - GIVE AWAY #3!

  03 March 2012 / Give-Aways, News / 3 Comments

    So far Gretta and April have each won...will you be our winner this week?

  Your "sisters" are counting down the days until we hit the road for the upcoming Teach Them Diligently Convention in Spartanburg, SC March 15-17, 2012!

  

  Just leave a comment here answering the following question, and we will enter your name/email into a random drawing for a free curriculum item of your choice (up to a $35 value)

  at the 7SistersHomeschool.com table in the vendor hall at TTD!

  We will notify winners by email.  (Winners must claim their prizes in person at the 7 Sisters vendor table in in the TTD exhibit hall during the convention, 3/15-3/17/12.) (This Give-Away contest closes at midnight, Friday, 3/9/12.)

  Look for a chance to win each week through 3/14/12!

  TODAY'S QUESTION:

  What can vendors do in the exhibit hall that will really help you (instead of bug you) as a homeschooler?

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  BTW, here's some important info from TTD about volunteer needs they have that can be opportunities for YOU to save money on registration!

  Volunteers Needed!!

  The Lord has brought many families together for this event and that brings many opportunities to serve!  Teach Them Diligently Convention is in need of volunteers.  For a commitment of 4 hours, you will get $20 off your family registration.  If 2 adult members of the same family volunteer for 4 hour shifts, your registration will be completely paid for!!

   A sampling of the opportunities include:

  • Registration Table – hand out pre-registration envelopes and tote bags.
  • Workshops – attending workshops, taking attendance counts, handing out papers, etc. You will be able to sit in the workshops you are monitoring!
  • Volunteer table – time at the table helping check in other volunteers
  • Door Monitors – making sure people have wristbands
  • Children’s program-- We need many people who would be willing to serve on Friday and Saturday ministering with Kidz Vision to serve our children.
  • Vendor Hospitality Room— making sure that the vendor hospitality room is well-stocked.
  • Parking Lot Helpers
  • And many other opportunities!

  Additionally, a number of teens are needed to serve as helpers in the children’s program.  We have hundreds of children registered and helping in this program will provide teenagers with an excellent opportunity to serve the Lord as they pour their lives into the lives of children in large and small group settings for 2 days. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Coie at CWatson@teachthemdiligently.net

  *If you have already registered, we will credit to your account or refund the volunteer subsidy for you.

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  Ok, now let's have your comments about helpful vendor behavior in the exhibit hall!
  

• TTD Convention - Spartanburg - GIVE AWAY #2!

  25 February 2012 / Give-Aways / 34 Comments

  NOTE: THIS GIVE-AWAY IS NOW CLOSED.   Go to the Tab above marked "Community Blog"  to find the post for the current week's chance to win beginning midnight, Sat. 3/3/12!

  We are getting more and more excited for the upcoming Teach Them Diligently Convention in Spartanburg, SC March 15-17, 2012!

  

  For those of you who are going to TTD March 15th-17th, 2012, here's a second chance for you to win curriculum worth up to $35.

  Just leave a comment here answering the following question, and we will enter your name/email into a random drawing for a free curriculum item of your choice (up to a $35 value)

  at the 7SistersHomeschool.com table in the vendor hall at TTD!

  We will notify winners by email.  (Winners must claim their prizes in person at the 7 Sisters vendor table in in the TTD exhibit hall during the convention, 3/15-3/17/12.)  (This Give-Away contest closes at midnight, Friday, 3/2/12.)

  Look for a chance to win each week through 3/14/12!

  TODAY'S QUESTION:

  Do you prefer to go to homeschool conferences alone, with your spouse, with your spouse and kids, or with a friend....why?

• TTD Convention - Spartanburg - GIVE AWAY #1!

  18 February 2012 / Give-Aways / 2 Comments

  NOTE: THIS GIVE-AWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  FOR THE CURRENT CHANCE TO WIN $35 IN FREE CURRICULUM OF YOUR CHOICE AT OUR VENDOR TABLE IN SPARTANBURG, CLICK HERE.

  CONGRATULATIONS to Gretta, our Give-Away #1 Winner!

  

  Your "sisters" here are pretty excited for the upcoming Teach Them Diligently Convention in Spartanburg, SC March 15-17, 2012!

  

  For those of you who are going to TTD March 15th-17th, 2012, would you like the chance to win curriculum worth up to $35?

   

  Just leave a comment here answering the following question, and we will enter your name/email into a random drawing for a free curriculum item of your choice (up to a $35 value) at the 7SistersHomeschool.com table in the vendor hall at TTD!

  We will notify winners by email.  (Winners must claim their prizes in person at the 7 Sisters vendor table in in the TTD exhibit hall during the convention, 3/15-3/17/12.)  (This give-away contest closes at midnight Friday, 2/24/12.)

  Look for a chance to win each week through 3/14/12!

  TODAY'S QUESTION:

  What type of encouragement are you most looking forward to at the TTD Convention?