I was talking to a friend today – on the phone! (Just talking on the phone while my kids are
awake is something that I gave up on years ago but we had business to discuss
so I squirreled myself away in my room during quiet time and hoped for the
best.) She mentioned how I didn’t really
have a 9-5 job and I agreed. My jobs as
wife, mom, teacher, writer, and small business guru tend to mush together and
overlap in so many messy muddled ways. Perhaps
you can relate? Just finding time to do work
on only one job at a time is often hard.
It’s also hard to find moments of still and quiet while the family is
awake.
I love my moments of contemplation and sharing when I get to
chatter with you all here Under the Maple Tree but I know they have been few
and far between lately. I’ve missed it
but I have also so enjoyed bringing Come Sit by Me back to life for you
all. While it was still looking great on
the outside, it sure does look amazing with a face lift. More than that, there were issues behind the
scenes that needed a little TLC. I didn’t
realize that when a book gets to be nearly 15 years old, it is possible for the
old file digital technology to fail to keep up with new computing. We weren’t able to continue to print with the
files that were available. Come Sit by
Me needed to be rebuilt on a new platform.
I am so glad that now, at the end of the process, we are still able to
provide the Canadian Homeschool community with this spectacular resource. I am also glad to have a few moments to share
with you what is coming up in this little place.
First of all, it’s conference season - so let the visiting
begin. This is the season when I get to
come out from my little corner and see so many of you at conferences and
sales. Kitchener’s KWCHEA Homeschool
Conference was spectacular as usual.
Smile-per-dollar it is a great conference to go to because there is so much
packed into one day!
Now, I am quickly packing up the last of my supplies so that
I can pull out for Ottawa in the morning…
And in two weeks: Kelowna! So
many events to look forward to!
And so many other yummy ideas that I wanted to share with
you, but for now I think I will simply let you know about what is coming up so
that if I find myself in your neck of the woods, that you might come and say
hello if our paths cross.
This Spring’s Conferences, Sales and Events where you will
find Maple Tree:
April 4th – Charlotte Mason Meeting
April 6th – KWCEA
Conference, Kitchener
Workshops:Homeschooling for “Newbies”
Working Together
April 13th – RVHEA Conference, Ottawa
April 26th & 27th – BCCHEC Conference, Kelowna, BC
Workshops:
Day by Day and Side
By Side
Enjoying Math?Single Income Living in a Double Income World
In Search of the Secret: The
May 3rd & 4th – OCHEC Conference, Hamilton
May 9th –
Charlotte Mason Meeting, Bradford
May 25th – Parent’s Guide Conference, Barrie
June 1st –
Toronto New and Used Homeschool Book Sale
June 13th – Charlotte Mason Meeting, Bradford
June 14th – TEACH New and Used Curriculum Sale, Brantford,
July? – Newby
Meeting, Bradford
August ? – Newby
Meeting, Bradford
Also, check out the new website! It is, as always, a work in progress but we
hope that our new look will again be more user friendly and easier to
update. If there books that you would
like to see that we don’t carry, let me know.
Often I am able to order them in but just don’t carry them all the time. Also, if I you have an order that you want to
place and might be seeing me at an upcoming conference then let me know. I can bring your books and save you the
shipping!
Whether I see you at this weekend’s Ottawa conference or not,
have a great weekend!
Cori
www.mapletreepublications.ca
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