Homeschool Convention

Well, now that I've got some down-time, I guess I really should put up an update about the Homeschool Convention that was held a couple weeks ago.
It went really well, and we had a lot of fun. My mom was in charge of doing all the boxed lunches for whomever had ordered them, for Friday and Saturday. She did a fantastic job of getting everything ready on time and serving them. She had lots of good help, and (as far as the rest of us know) it went smoothly. She served over 400 lunches! Some friends and I did one of the snack times, and again we had lots of great help, and it went really well. We had a good time, and made some new friends.
The seminars were really good. Michael Ferris (founder of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association and chancellor of Patrick Henry College) was the keynote speaker, and his sessions were outstanding. Ranging from a forgotten history lesson to defending parental rights, he did an amazing job in rekindling the fire in homeschooler's hearts, reminding them why their rights and freedoms are worth fighting for. I was able to meet him after one of his sessions, and talked with him for a while.
Another highlight of the convention was meeting Chuck Black, a local author whose allegorical Kingdom Series has become very popular in the Christian venue. I spent a LONG time talking to his wife and one of their daughters. :-)
Other than that, most of my time was spent with friends as we laughed, teased (Hannah, I hope you're not still mad at me!), debated (no, really?), and talked together. I only get to see some of my friends once a year at the convention, so it was really good to reconnect! And of course, I'm already looking forward to next year, even though I'll be in college by then!