Last weekend a group of us Mom's from our Homeschool Group went to Orlando for the annual Homeschool Convention. I was so glad I had the opportunity to go. A big thank you to Alma Nissley for keeping the kids during the day Thursday and to Roy Pickron for keeping Danny and Tony & Dana Lewis for keeping Tamara overnight Thursday and all day Friday. And a VERY BIG thank you to my dear hubby who had the house all cleaned up and even got some extra outside work done, till I got home and in preparation for our weekend company!
We stayed at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort....also where the convention was held!
The view from our room....we were able to get two adjoining rooms which was very nice!!
The room....
Thursday afternoon we browsed the exhibit hall....where all the vendors were set up. It was HUGE!! Wish I had taken a pic of it... Michelle and Emily met up with friends so Kay, Patty and I ate supper together outside the hotels deli.
Later after everyone got back, we hung out together and chatted about....anything and everything.
Three of the Mom's took their daughters along since we had a few people drop out and had extra beds.
Emily & Anna, Patty & Victoria, Kay & Kayla and myself. Michelle took the pic.
Friday was spent shopping (in the vendor hall) and sitting in on workshops...this was the big lobby in that section of the hotel. If you took the escalator/stairs to the left, you went to the vendor hall and the escalator/stairs to the right took you to all the workshop rooms. The place was HUGE!
Yum!! A piece of Carrot cake I splurged on for lunch to go with my leftover Cheesesteak from the night before.
It was worth the $3.50 I had to pay!!
This picture was in memory of Denise, who couldn't make it this year! ~
I can only imagine how much more fun she would have added to the weekend!!
We were actually ready to head out to see the Arabian Nights dinner show. (this was Friday night)
Handing over Kay's ticket to get her van out of the valet parking....
Waiting....so many cars go through here in a day!!
Kay P., Me, Michelle Y., Emily G., and Patty F.
The 3 girls who got to go along....Anna G., Victoria F., and Kayla P.
~Arabian Nights~
There was a magic show before the "real" show started...
Supper....I had some yummy seasoned chicken breast with veggies and mashed potatoes. Salad was included as well as ice cream for dessert.
Michelle's childhood friend, Natalie (on right) was able to join us for the evening!
We wanted to do something special Friday night, so we checked prices for visiting Arabian nights or Medievel Times. They are both dinner shows. Well, they both cost between $60 and $65 per adult, so that was pretty much ruled out. Well, I happened to see that Arabian Nights had a booth at the convention and I stopped to talk to the lady since we had in mind to visit there whenever we get to take the kids to Orlando. Here, she told me that during convention, FPEA members could get in for......
.....only $10!!!
So that changed our minds....thus the story behind the "expensive" evening...
This was my favorite part of the show....the horses where country line dancing.... Seriously, they did great!!
...they lived happily ever after!!
I was glad we went....I do not recommend this for a family adventure! There was way too much immodesty and sensual stuff especially in the magic show. I would have been disappointed to take my family there only to expose them to that after spending a considerable amount of money! Dan & I had went there 6 years ago with his sisters, but the main story has changed...I don't remember it being that bad back then.
Saturday I sat in on 2 workshops that were VERY good! One was on helping your children enjoy writing and the other was to help you understnad your child's learning style. Both were very helpful!
I had already done all the shopping I wanted (or could afford) to!
So around noon, I went outisde to get some pics and just check out the hotel grounds.
There were quite a few pretty flowers. I don't know what they all were, though.
Our rooms were on the 4th from the top floor on the right hand side.
I decided to take a walk on this nature trail and was pleaseantly surprised with what I found....
Got to watch some golfers...
Saw more beautiful flowers....
Came to a small pond with a dock...
Thought this lone Magnolia blossom was cool.... (okay, so there is actually another one near it, but it kind of blends in with the sky)
Walking back....
There were a few pretty fountains surrounded by roses...
More golfers....
This picture was taken at the bottom of the escalator looking down the long hall were the vendor's were set up. They were off in a big ballroom on the right.
What a good time...I want to go again next year, but take my family with me...or maybe in 2 years!
We had a good trip home, despite the rain and storms. Thanks to Kay and Michelle for driving! I also really enjoyed getting to know each one in a different way!
We stayed at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort....also where the convention was held!
The view from our room....we were able to get two adjoining rooms which was very nice!!
The room....
Thursday afternoon we browsed the exhibit hall....where all the vendors were set up. It was HUGE!! Wish I had taken a pic of it... Michelle and Emily met up with friends so Kay, Patty and I ate supper together outside the hotels deli.
Later after everyone got back, we hung out together and chatted about....anything and everything.
Three of the Mom's took their daughters along since we had a few people drop out and had extra beds.
Emily & Anna, Patty & Victoria, Kay & Kayla and myself. Michelle took the pic.
Friday was spent shopping (in the vendor hall) and sitting in on workshops...this was the big lobby in that section of the hotel. If you took the escalator/stairs to the left, you went to the vendor hall and the escalator/stairs to the right took you to all the workshop rooms. The place was HUGE!
Yum!! A piece of Carrot cake I splurged on for lunch to go with my leftover Cheesesteak from the night before.
It was worth the $3.50 I had to pay!!
This picture was in memory of Denise, who couldn't make it this year! ~
I can only imagine how much more fun she would have added to the weekend!!We were actually ready to head out to see the Arabian Nights dinner show. (this was Friday night)
Handing over Kay's ticket to get her van out of the valet parking....
Waiting....so many cars go through here in a day!!
Kay P., Me, Michelle Y., Emily G., and Patty F.
The 3 girls who got to go along....Anna G., Victoria F., and Kayla P.
~Arabian Nights~
There was a magic show before the "real" show started...
Supper....I had some yummy seasoned chicken breast with veggies and mashed potatoes. Salad was included as well as ice cream for dessert.
Michelle's childhood friend, Natalie (on right) was able to join us for the evening!
We wanted to do something special Friday night, so we checked prices for visiting Arabian nights or Medievel Times. They are both dinner shows. Well, they both cost between $60 and $65 per adult, so that was pretty much ruled out. Well, I happened to see that Arabian Nights had a booth at the convention and I stopped to talk to the lady since we had in mind to visit there whenever we get to take the kids to Orlando. Here, she told me that during convention, FPEA members could get in for......
.....only $10!!!
So that changed our minds....thus the story behind the "expensive" evening...
This was my favorite part of the show....the horses where country line dancing....
Seriously, they did great!!
...they lived happily ever after!!
I was glad we went....I do not recommend this for a family adventure! There was way too much immodesty and sensual stuff especially in the magic show. I would have been disappointed to take my family there only to expose them to that after spending a considerable amount of money! Dan & I had went there 6 years ago with his sisters, but the main story has changed...I don't remember it being that bad back then.
Saturday I sat in on 2 workshops that were VERY good! One was on helping your children enjoy writing and the other was to help you understnad your child's learning style. Both were very helpful!
I had already done all the shopping I wanted (or could afford) to!
So around noon, I went outisde to get some pics and just check out the hotel grounds.There were quite a few pretty flowers. I don't know what they all were, though.
Our rooms were on the 4th from the top floor on the right hand side.
I decided to take a walk on this nature trail and was pleaseantly surprised with what I found....
Got to watch some golfers...
Saw more beautiful flowers....
Came to a small pond with a dock...
Thought this lone Magnolia blossom was cool.... (okay, so there is actually another one near it, but it kind of blends in with the sky
)
Walking back....
There were a few pretty fountains surrounded by roses...
More golfers....
This picture was taken at the bottom of the escalator looking down the long hall were the vendor's were set up. They were off in a big ballroom on the right.
What a good time...I want to go again next year, but take my family with me...or maybe in 2 years!
We had a good trip home, despite the rain and storms. Thanks to Kay and Michelle for driving! I also really enjoyed getting to know each one in a different way!
BUT, that's better than nothing, right?? 
He was playing with Tamara's favorite toy when she was a baby!!
Boys.... 
Thankfully I had a small plastic bag with some meds in that I quickly put the paper bag in to, but not quite in time....
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