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The children keep reminding me how many days until the 4th of July and I keep wondering how it can be here already! Our rhythm is changing a bit as we all enjoy the sun a little longer each night and our lazy summer days are infused with some busy days too.  Erik and I have been working hard to bring everyone new products just in time for school, and although it is early, I know many of you want to get planning for next year.  It is with much pleasure the I present our second annual back to school sale.

SALE: 20% off all products, except conference registrations.  This includes our full line of books, CDs, and even our consulting (please contact us before you purchase consulting as space is very limited.)

CODE: back2school enter this at the checkout. Click HERE to visit our store.

How about free products?  anyone want that? We just started a referral program that could get you $10 off for each new customer you send our way.  All they need to do is tell us you referred them and we'll send you a store credit for $10! It is that easy, you can save up your credits and get a big chunk off of an order, or just use $10 at a time, you drive the boat - it is all up to you! This is our way of saying "thank you" for helping us grow. Make sure you pass along our coupon code to your friends, then you'll both get a deal!

Monthly coaching calls - folks have asked us about putting together coaching calls for those who may not feel like they need full consulting but want to work on grade specific topics.  We decided that we would start these in August, they will be on Fridays as space will be limited. To sign up for coaching calls, please visit our store, there are monthly and annual options. We will be working on Fridays once per month, we will be covering grades 1-6 (the others will be added later this year.) Each call will only cover one grade.  The calls will last one hour. It is also my hope that through these calls that moms will get to know each other and be able to network together on what works for them, a true sharing of knowledge. 

Be sure to visit our Blog! We are filling it up with plenty of lesson ideas - we love to hear your comments so feel free to leave them on the blog or email us.

Conference Updates: We have Austin scheduled and also southern California. Our dates for northern California are still up in the air, we are trying to find a space, if you live in the area and know of a space that may work for us, please let us know. We would like either September 13 & 14th or 27 & 28th so that we can minimize the amount of time we'll have to be away from our children and easily coincide with our southern CA dates.

 Some peeks at what we'll be offering this summer, fall, & winter:

• Grade 6 - we are working on this now and will have a book list and a lesson schedule available shortly. We are working on what it will cost but rest assured it will be in line with our other products. 
• Full curriculum packages - we know your desire to save on shipping costs so we made it our priority to begin carrying more products.  We will be selling the Mercurius line to bring you wonderful Waldorf art supplies in package deals that you can feel good about.
• A Journey through Waldorf Math - we love, love, love Harrer's book "Math Lessons for Elementary Grades" but we hear parents being frustrated about how to use this book to really serve them.  If you aren't used to the Waldorf way of doing math it can sometimes be a challenge, we are working to help with this challenge.  We are compiling a variety of lessons I have used to teach our children over the last few years and will be putting them together in a book with concrete lessons for grades 1 through 5, with some ideas for grade 6 as well.  For more in depth math in grade 6, we recommend "Making Math Meaningful Series" by Jamie York.
• "A Journey through Waldorf Music" - this will be a small piece in print and will include a DVD on teaching recorder basics to moms so they can take it to their children!
• Updated day planner - it has been about a year since we put out the first planner and we have listened to recommendations and suggestions from all of you and will be unveiling a new planner in the next month - better than that... we will be giving away some planners in our Back to School promotions beginning in July.
• "Starting Your Journey" - this will be a free download for families new to Waldorf and/or homeschooling.
• "The Mushroom Doorway... Tales from the Gnomes" - we are obsessed you could say... these wee folk are so enchanting and I have been making up stories about them for years.  A taste of those stories can be found in our new book "Before the Journey" - this little book will focus on seasonal gnome stories.
• Supplements for both LDS families and Pagan families - these will be available for free as downloads.
• Updates and revisions - we will be re-editing all the books over the summer and adding some fun details to them where we can.  Grade 2 will be the first to get a real "once over" so we can include a container story that goes along with our other books.  The other books will get more expanded views of writing and language arts with Erik putting a lot of work into what you can expect from your child at each stage based on Waldorf guidelines.
• More ideas to come! As Erik mends we'll be working in full force on these projects, join our mailing list to get updates on these projects as they come out.

We know the rest of the site is in serious need of updating... we are working on that this summer - stay up to date with new lesson ideas from our blog.  Keep checking back as we plan to tackle a different section of the site each week.

Needle Felting Fun  is our silly but informative video on needle felting - it is also included in our Before the Journey book set on the DVDs. If you would like to download it or purchase a DVD copy, please visit our store.

ERIK'S WRITING SERVICES: Do you sometimes feel like you are flying blind with knowing if your child is progressing in their writing?  Erik has a background in English, Journalism, and Film, he has worked as an editor and a newspaper reporter, and he lends his background to you! He can help you assess your child's writing and help you with the tools to move them forward becoming wonderful writers. For a full description of his services please visit the consulting section of our store. 

The Virtuous Woman, this book is being written now and will not focus on homeschooling, its main focus is MOM. Moms of all paths often have a hard time remembering that they are the beacon for their family, we all want to be seen as the "Virtuous Woman" described in Proverbs 31:10 - no matter what our religious background (if you don't know the verse, I highly suggest reading it, it can be viewed here.)  Becoming this woman and living it for myself first and then my family is turning into my life's work.  I have had so much fun sharing this topic with others.  The book will contain meditations for all faiths.  We are all ONE. The book will be available late in 2008.