I like to call the picture "Sassy Girl." I love this photo so much because it is an actual family photo taken in Sweden in the year 1905. The young man in the light suit with the moustache is my Great Grandfather Erick. The other people pictured are his siblings. The little girl who grabs your attention with her jaunty, VERY un-turn of the century pose is Emilie, My Great Great Aunt. She was, obviously, the "Queen of Everything"! I love the photo and relate to it in at least 2 ways; One, is that I grew up as a "Rose among thorns".....but I could throw a snake and climb a tree like the rest of my brothers! However, I did have my own room until I moved out of the house, despite the fact that there were 5 Children in a 3 bedroom house! I always got first morning dibs on the only bathroom in the house, I think it was because I remembered to set my alarm early and actually managed to get up in the morning. I did have a precious sister, she joined the family when I was 12, boy was I happy..... yet, for some "magical" reason, I still managed to keep my own room for 5 more years..... hmmmm....I think this is due to the fact that my brothers grew to enormous sizes and flourished in the carpentry trade. Because of this they were able to build rooms for themselves in the basement, a kind of large family "escape hatch"! Well, due to the fact that boys ruled the house, I did have to learn Karate, how to get out of a "full Nelson" wrestling grip, name all the parts of a car engine, clean fish, catch worms and bait my own hook. No room for girlie stuff with all that testosterone about! It makes me wonder what Emilie had to learn & keep up with? The other reason that photo touches my heart is because my daughter is also stepping off in the same direction, A Rose Among Thorns sailing in a sea of dirty socks, smelly boys and interesting pond experiments..... and the best is yet to come. I too gave birth to 4 boys and only one girl.... I call her my oreo cream filling between the chocolate cookies! I do love the whole cookie, but there is only one sweet cream filling to enjoy! Just like My Only Girl, the sweet cream filling between the chocolate boys! So, when I look at that picture I think God must have set this up, boys vs. girls, as a generational joke, he must be having a good laugh, I, for one, enjoy the cosmic joke.  What this has to got do with homeschool...not much I just love the photo! Hey, weren't they all homeschooled back then?