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Good Get-away

March 14th, 2005 at 03:47 pm

Back safe and sound from our family's weekend out-of-town adventure -- our state's annual homeschooling conference. It was a short trip, but VERY activity-packed so it SEEMED longer -- I'm still recovering from it actually (coming down with a cold smack during the middle of it didn't help matters either). Whew. But it was a fun get-away for us, and overall a relatively economical one. Because DH and I worked the conference (as we do every year, in the Toddler Childcare Room no less -- not for the faint of heart), we received a free room for two nights as well as free conference registration for all four of us (a considerable savings). Therefore, our main concern was really only the gas to travel there and back (about 3 hours away), and food. But I actually packed a cooler full of food from home -- stocking up on fruits/veggies and snacks, and making/baking several goodies for the road. We ending up eating out just once, on our trip back home. As for other expenditures, I did purchase a few educational materials in the vendor hall that caught my eye (totalling about $40), while DH picked out two used books (for about $12). The kids each received about $5 in spending money for the 'kids' flea market' that was part of the event. That was about it in terms of cost. The accommodations were nice (a Sheraton Hotel), and the conference lively. Our DS and DD very much enjoyed their many conference workshops, as well as catching up with their friends (many from here), making new aquaintances, and swimming in the hotel pool. Fun times....!

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