Valpo Popcorn Fest Parade

Well, it was a challenging, but fun time preparing for the big day. We certainly learned a lot about what to do (and what not to do). Although it was exhausting, it was definitely worth every minute! What a day! We were able to pass out nearly 400 pens with labels advertising this website. Many people seemed very interested. We even got several rounds of applause as we passed by! Looking forward to next year. Hope you can join us!! In the left column are some pictures for you to enjoy.

Homeschoolers are Alive and Well in Northwestern Indiana!!

I have added a list of local groups and organizations at the bottom of this page for those who are new to homeschooling, new to the area, or those who didn't realize how active a place this area is for those who homeschool! If you know of a group or have a group that is not listed, please contact me at ode@comcast.net to let me know, and I will be more than glad to add it. Have fun getting to know your fellow homeschoolers!!

Volume Three is here and now has a Name!

From cicadas to sudoku and everything in between, this latest issue of the newsletter is packed with all kind of fun and interesting things created by kids, for kids. See if you can find the kids as they put on their invisibility cloak and roam around doing wild and wacky things. Congratulations on the many milestones that our wonderful homeschooled kids are reaching - graduation, learning a new skill, conquering a fear, and many other things that give them reason to be proud. Keep sending in those pieces of artwork, poems, stories, puzzles, recipes, jokes, pictures, sports news, crafts, weather reports, and anything else you can think of to add to our hall of fame here. I look forward to hearing from you! (Scroll down and click on the link to see this issue, volume three.)

Spring has sprung, and so has Volume Two!

The talent continues to pour in among homeschooled students of all ages. I am amazed at the creativity displayed here. I hope you had as much fun submitting things as I did viewing them. In this issue we are in the midst of a newsletter naming contest. Also featured are a shoe wearing octopus, cheesecake recipe, lemonade song, fantastical fairy, criminal interview, and much, much more. Sit back and be entertained by a Lego band and learn a little about sugar mapling. Thanks for all your work recently!! Don't forget to see the link below, and click on the "rotate" icon to view it correctly. Otherwise just print as is.

Ringing in the New Year, 1st Issue !

After many months of learning how to get the newsletter up and running, its finally here. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Kudos to all the kids who put a lot of work into it with creative inventions, book reviews, a great debate, numerous poems, a watercolor painting and other artwork, photographs, a word search and more! Don't forget to try the banana pop recipe - yum! (See link below under Jan Feb Newsletter)