What a STEAL!

I am so excited I can barely contain myself!

I won an Ebay bid on a set of the Great Books of the Western World for only...

$66 with free shipping!

Whoot! I basically bid when it was a low-ball price thinking I would never get it, but just thought I would give it a shot. To my happy surprise...I won! That is probably because it is missing a couple of the books. The set usually runs $150-300 on Ebay. New sets can run over $900 dollars. For less than $20 I can pick up the volumes that are missing. Sweet!

Why should I be happy about this?
This set contains all of the great authors, philosophers, mathematicians, scientists, etc. of the Western World. Some have equated the knowledge in these books as equal to "a bachelor's, a master's, and two graduate degrees".

When used with a classical education, this set is the epitome of learning from the greatest minds known to man. The Great Ideas Program is an outline of readings over a 10 year period to finish most of the knowledge in these books. I started on that path, but had difficulty acquiring all the books. Now I have my own set. (Can you feel my excitement!)

The Blessings of Prayer
For several months now I have been praying about how to acquire some of the things we need - health concerns and healing (which came), paying off debt, home education curriculum, home education social activities, travel expenses to see family, etc. I have relied heavily on Heavenly Father to supply us with our needs after all we can do. This has come as a direct answer to my prayers. After our prayers for Chris's tumor have been answered, I didn't think we deserved any more blessings, but I am extremely thankful to a Heavenly Father who has seen fit to bless us with so much.

My $200 Budget
With our tax return we set a budget of $200 for new curriculum this Spring. I never thought I would be able to get as much as I did. I bought Math-U-See Geometry, Great Books of the Western World set (still can't believe it!), and Generation Change Home Edition for Teens. Along with what we have acquired over the years and the fantastic library system we have, these new additions will be greatly loved.

Now to find a place to put my set of 52 books!