Here we go!

Well, here we are. Day 1, first blog and I'm already lost! I've never blogged before and I'm not sure how this well go, so be patient.
I'm a homeschool mom, but we don't do much "sit down school". We usually learn by life and tend to take a very relaxed approach. Sometimes I feel guilty about it, but then I notice how smart my kids are and how much they have learned without a strict school schedule. We have figured out that we actually learn more this way. It just works for us. We do some things the more traditional way, like spelling and some math, but for the most part I try to keep it as far away from the public school setting as possible. I guess that's because I hated school. I loved to learn, but hated school. I don't want that for my kids. I want them to love learning and enjoy "school". They do too!
Recntly the girls, Pretty, 14 and Tigger, 11, went to a lock in a church. At some point Pretty was off standing by the water fountain just watching everyone. Someone called her over and asked why she was standing all alone. She said "I'm just being inconspicuous". No one knew what she meant. Tigger came over then and asked what was going on and the kids asked what "inconspicuous" meant. She was surprised that all the public schooled senior high kids were confused about that word. She just said "I love feeling smart" and walked off! I think it was funny. It's also a little sad that my 11 year old knows words that the seniors in high school don't know. Actually that happens offen to my kids. It really frustrates Pretty. She feels like she has to explain herself to all of her friends and she never knows what words they will know and what ones she will have to explain. Poor baby huh?
I used to be a sign language interpreter. I don't interpret anymore. I'm too nosy and want to talk too much. As an interpreter, you aren't really there, you are only facilitating conversation between two other people. I can do it, and I do when and if I am interpreting, but I always want to make a comment or ask a question! I just hate to keep my mouth shut! I do miss signing all the time though. I LOVE ASL (American Sign Language). We go to a deaf church and I get to sign some there, but I would like to sign more. I am thinking about setting up an ASL training program for homeschoolers. I would model it after the ASL programs in high schools. Homeschoolers in this area don't have many options to lean ASL. There are several ASL classes, but they are usually short and teach things like " I like spagetti". I want to teach it as a foriegn language, which it is. I am working on finding a curriculm I like and setting up how I would want things to go. I don't know when I will have it set up, but I'll let you know.
Well, this is more than I intended to write, but I wanted to start off with a little of who I am.