New England- Roll Call Whose out there

[Lux Et Veritas Academy]

New England- I am in New Hampshire:)

[slug hollow]

I am, too! Nice to meet you. :)

[Osmosis Mom]

And I am here as well, right at the border to MA near Plaistow!!!

Nadia

[MIch elle]

We enjoy camping in NH.

[Plaid Dad]

Western Mass. here!

[Pongo]

Central MA here!

[Karin]

In New England as well.

[Wendy in ME]

:)

[Robyn]

I'm in southeastern MA. We camp in NH too.:)

[Karin]

Robyn--are you close to RI/Rehboth/Attleborough or Bristol County, MA?

[4summergirls]

We're northeast of Boston about 1/2 hr.

These new boards are taking some adjustment but I'm slowly getting the hang of it -

Nancy
(formerly Nancy in MA)

[JABarney]

nt

[ccm]

I'm on the MA/NH border in the Merrimack Valley.

Nadia, we're neighbors! :) I sent you a PM.



Cyrena

[Kennedy in NE]

I'm in Central MA on the NH border.

[Lizzie in Ma]

I miss Western Ma Plaid Dad, we were out there for 8 years during and after studies at Umass.

[1cat2ferrets]

Seekonk, MA to be exact!! :p

[Robyn]

Yep, I'm in New Bedford. :)

[Mrs Ives]

New England is a great place to live. I sure wish Rhode Island got some decent snow though. We don't get much to begin with, and it keeps melting in-between snow falls. It still thrills me to sit and watch those big beautiful flakes drifting slowly through the air!

[Philothea]

I live Northeast of Boston about 15-20 minutes from the NH border. :)

[Nan in Mass]

I'm in Mass. ;)

[Antonia]

Northwestern CT, aka the snowy corner.

[Karin]

Glad to see you here!

[DianeJM]

We love NH too, and Maine, and VT. Great for camping and just getting away. Jackson, NH is one of my favorite spots in New England.
And, go Partiots by the way (although I am by no means a die-hard Pats fan;)).

[ShelzNH]

Western NH :)

[Pam in MA]

We're in MA about 45 minutes north of Boston.

[Amy in NH]

I'm on the NH/VT border, too!

We ski at Burke through the Lyndonville Homeschool Group.

[mamato3 all-boy boys]

Nice to see so many here!:)

[All4one]

We like camping in NH, too.

[jeri]

jeri
wife to Drew for 20 years
mom to dd, 10; dd, 10; ds, 8; ds, 5
waiting for two more from Ethiopia, dd, 7; ds, 6

[beansprouts]

I have family in NH, VT, MA, CT, and my dh grew up in ME :D

[Jennifer in NH]

Monadnock region of NH. I grew up in Mass, DH grew up in Maine. We have family all over New England!

[JABarney]

I am interested in hearing about the homeschooling group in Lyndonville you mentioned..... I am sure Kerri can give you my number etc.

[Amanda's Mommy]

I was born in CT, raised in MA, and have lived in NH & VT. My family is still in Lowell, MA.

[whitestavern]

Living in CT now but grew up in Southwestern NH. Love it up there!

[Nancy in NH]

I'm in southern NH--Nashua area.

[Amy in NH]

And I think I was in your neighborhood on Monday. Too bad we missed you!
Hopefully we'll meet up again sometime soon...

[Maria/ME]

Okay are Wendy and I the only ones in Maine??? I'm in the mid coast....look at all these New Englanders around here....which brings me to the question of homeschool conferences...can I hijack...we're reletively new to the area and are their any conferences that any of you attend in New England?

[Wendy in ME]

Hi Maria,

I am in Southern Maine. I am actually pretty close to NH and only 90min from Boston. I have not been to a conference yet so I can't offer any advice. There is one in Worchester in April that the only other HS mom I know and I might go to but it is still up in the air. I do wish that I knew more "real life" HS moms.

[DianeJM]

Hi Maria, Massachusetts has the largest convention in the area; I absolutely love it, it's the highlight of my year. Log on to MassHOPE b/c it's time to register, the convention is April 24-25. I've also been to conferences in NH (very small) and CT (a bit better IMO). I hear Maine has a pretty good convention, too. I'm not sure when it is, later in the spring maybe? From the MassHOPE website you can link to the other hs organizations in New England.

[Maria/ME]

Thanks Diane for mentioning that Convention to me, I appreciate it! The dates probably wont' work for us this year, but it's nice to know they have one "fairly" close by each year.

Wendy...it's hard to get to know RL homeschool moms, for me anyway, I think my homeschooling boards are about it. We have about three familys we know and do things with and once inawhile I meet with a group around here....I find I end up overextending us a great deal....but I did want to try to make a convention because that tends to "reinvigorate" me. My daughter has never een to one and I thought it would be good for her to be surrounded by a TON of homeschoolers...Just to see how many there are.

Feel free to pm me if you would like and perhaps between us we can figure out what it going on in Maine for conventions and so forth..if you'd like...

[Jenstet]

Milford, NH

There is a conference in Manchester soon. CheNH.

[JABarney]

NT

[Jenstet]

http://www.mv.com/ipusers/chenh/index.php?page=home

[Jennifer in NH]

Maria, from mid May to October we are in Mid coast Maine as well. We have a place in Waldoboro to be closer to my mother and my In-laws. However, when we are there we do not have internet yet! I tried to find some homeschooling contacts up there last summer, but without success...
as for conventions..haven't been to one yet! There is something in Augusta during the summer though. I think it is Christain based, like Christian homeschoolers of Maine or something like that. Last year I found I had plans with family that weekend!

[tinda]

I'm new here...we live near Boston, but just bought a (very small) house in Campton, NH. We will split our week between the two houses, starting next month.

We'd love to meet other homeschoolers near Campton (Waterville Valley area). If anyone lives around there, or goes there to hang out, let us know!

[*anj*]

I was born in Boston and raised in CT. Does that count?
What if my body is in NJ, but my heart is in CT?
:bigear:

[Karin]

IWhat if my body is in NJ, but my heart is in CT?
:bigear:

My kids would have fun with this--just how tall are you;)?

[*anj*]

My kids would have fun with this--just how tall are you;)?


:001_smile::001_smile::001_smile: I know, I know! Only 5'4", soooooo..... :tongue_smilie:

[Ame E.]

central MA... about 45 minutes west of Cambridge, 30 minutes north of Worcester.

[Barbara in NH]

We live in Southwestern NH, but moved 6 years ago from Northeastern MA--N. Chelmsford.

[Barbara in NH]

We live in Southwestern NH, moved here 6 years ago from northeastern MA--N. Chelmsford.

[Linda in NM]

Sigh--I'm from Nahant--wave to the beach for me. Most of my relatives are buried there...I miss the sound of the buoys more than anything else, especially in the fog.

[Amy in NH]

we're reletively new to the area and are their any conferences that any of you attend in New England?

The Family Resource Center has taken over the big secular New England Homeschool Conference that is held each year in Boxborough, Mass. They have renamed it the the EXPO, and have included a bunch of for-fee activities for kids that take place at the same time as the workshops. The 2008 EXPO will be held Sept 19-21.

http://www.family-resource-center.com/Expo2008/Expo2008_Index.html

I usually go to this conference every 2-3 years or so, just to spend a few hours walking around in the enormous vendor hall. It gives me the opportunity to actually look at books that I might want to buy. It looks like the vendor selection might be smaller, though, as their info states that only about 30 of the 85 spaces are for vendors this year.

[NHDeb]

Southern NH - between Nashua & Manchester for 12 years. Grew up in MA on the border of RI

[Diane in NH]

We are close to NHDeb. We are in NH in Weare... We are brand new to the area!

[NHMom]

I'm sure my username already gave it away. :tongue_smilie:

I live in Merrimack NH and will be homeschooling 2 boys starting in Sept. :D

[NHDeb]

Hi Diane and NHMom and any other NH'ers out there!

NHMom - We are in the same town! Are you new to town or just new to HS-ing?:001_smile:
How old are your boys?

[Niebski]

New Hampshire here, too - southeastern :)

Sue

[NHMom]

Hi Diane and NHMom and any other NH'ers out there!

NHMom - We are in the same town! Are you new to town or just new to HS-ing?:001_smile:
How old are your boys?

I'm glad to see there is someone here from the same town! I'm new to hs-ing, so new that I haven't even started yet. ;)

DS8 will be starting 3rd grade in Sept, and DS6 will be starting 1st grade.

Right now I'm in gather mode. I can't believe the wealth of information out there. It's a daunting task trying to weed through it all to figure out what I need and what I can live without. :ohmy:

[NHDeb]

NHMom - I just sent you a private message.

[JCTSMOM]

We also live in NH ~ Sullivan County.

[prim*rose]

We're not New Englanders, but we are thinking of moving there. We're currently in Wisconsin and dh is going to telecommute once we sell our house here. New Hampshire is one of the areas we are thinking of, but we know very little about it. Dh would like to be somewhat within commuting distance to a technology corridor (he's a software engineer) in case he needs to look for a job, but we're not sure where that would put us. And we do want to be involved with hs groups for our 7.5 yr old daughter (not many in our area now and she'd love to find some friends).

Any input, feedback, positives or negatives of the area would be greatly appreciated as we're doing this somewhat blindly.

Thanks!
Amy

[ShelzNH]

New Hampshire here. Though I guess my name gave that away....

[mamato3 all-boy boys]

Hopefully, you are aware of two pieces of legislation that will be introduced (if they haven't already) that will directly affect homeschooling in our state. If you are not aware, here's links to the proposed bills:

H.B. 367 (http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0367.html)
H.B. 368 (http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0368.html)

You can stay up to date with the progress and plans for grass-roots lobbying efforts at

http://nhhomeschooling.org/
http://www.chenh.org
or your local support group.

[Katie]

New Hampshire, here, too! On the MA line.

[momof4boys]

Southern NH as well!

[dragonria]

Southern RI

[way2cross]

Bangor, Maine area.

[yellowperch]

Waving hello from southern RI.

[Jen+4dc]

NH/Maine southern border (Portsmouth/Kittery). We moved here in the middle of February, from San Diego!! Yup, we're still freezing.:001_smile: Does summer ever come to stay??

[Nan in Mass]

Don't worry. It visits briefly Memorial Day, then shows up from time to time, then comes to stay in late June. Soon now it will be hot. Then beginning in Sept you will have cool days and by Oct, most will be cool but you will get a few days of Indian summer. Snow comes to stay about Christmas, usually, stays until about the end of Feb. or mid March, then it snows occasionally until mid April. The last few don't stick. They make the grass green.

[BethInNH]

We are in NH too, Hillsborough.:001_smile:

[Peso]

I'm in Vermont :)

Penny

[Favorite Kitty]

I live in northern central Mass with my boyfriend and two children. My daughter is 14 and my son just turned 8. We have only been homeschooling for less than a year. We are always looking for neat things to do and even neater people to hang out with :)

[threebundles]

Hi from Maine!! :)

[mom2denj]

Just thought that I would jump in and say that I am a New Englander through and through! I was born and raised in Nashua, NH I left at the age of 22 and met my husband here (just outside of Jacksonville, FL) and I have been here ever since. I do go to Nashua 2 or 3 times/year. I miss the seasons!!!

[MistyJ]

I'm in AZ, but my son is spending two weeks right now in Sandisfield, MA, on my brother's farm.

I went to college in NY.

LOVE NEW ENGLAND.

[Zoo Keeper]

We're in central Maine, near the coast. And to answer one of my husband's out of state relatives: no, we DON"T live in a lighthouse...;)

[Karin]

We're in central Maine, near the coast. And to answer one of my husband's out of state relatives: no, we DON"T live in a lighthouse...;)


Are you sure? Doesn't everyone in Maine live in a lighthouse just like all of Canada is cold?????;):D

[Sara K]

Half hour south of Concord NH

[lauren]

Hi, from MA here. But, my husband's grandmother did in fact grow up in a lighthouse in Maine!!!!! I swear. Never knew that was a Maine question till now. There just can't be enough light houses in Maine for everyone to live in!

[Lizzie in Ma]

:001_smile:

[Homebody]

Western Mass here, Sunderland ftw!

[motherdear]

Wow! There are a lot of us!

[Vanna]

I'm in Rockin' Rhode Island! :auto:

[matroyshka]

I'm here in MA.

Hey, Homebody, I used to live in Sunderland when I was in college - but I'm farther east now. :D