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Hello!
I'm glad you've come to my About Me Page. Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and I'll tell you a wee bit about myself.
Here's the short version:
My husband and I have been married since 1981. We built our home "from scratch" on 160 wooded acres in northern Wisconsin We homeschooled our two children from pre-school through high school and during that time I was also very involved with various leadership roles with homeschool families in our community. I have been coaching and mentoring homeschool moms and Christian women since January of 2003.
And the long version:
I grew up in northern Minnesota in a beautiful city on the tip of Lake Superior - Duluth MN. My maiden name was Charmaine " Charlie " Lafontaine and I graduated from Duluth Cathedral High School. After attending a one year bible school, I met and married my wonderful husband of 26 years. In 1984, we built our house on 44 wooded acres in northern Wisconsin. We now have aquired 160 acres around us and every day, when I look out the window at our wild woods and beaver pond, I thank the Lord that I've been able to live here, raise our children and homeschool in such a fantastic place. (see picture below)
Both of our children have now graduated from our homeschool. Our 22 year old son has his own taxidermy business and is also in a plumbing apprenticeship program. He was married to Morgan in May, 2008. Our 21 year old daughter has studied Interior Decorating and continues to play the fiddle and study dance. She is a floral designer at a local flower shop. Homeschooling was a fantastic experience for our whole family and we wouldn’t trade it for the world!
For the majority of our homeschooling years, I was the leader of our local homeschool support group. I have also offered and taught many courses to groups of homeschoolers such as: drawing, art history, logic, Shakespeare, ballet appreciation, dance, nature study and various one time events. I have hosted writing workshops and coached an all-homeschool Odyssey of the Mind team.
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