THEME
The time will be changing again. I think on Sunday but not sure. Anyhow this is our 10th Homeschool Memoirs so this week it’s going to be about 10 timely facts about you! Write 10 interesting, crazy, weird, fun facts about you! Include facts about you as a woman, a wife, a mommy, a homeschooler, a homekeeper, a taxi-driver, a cook, etc . I only put 10 facts because I didn’t want to overwhelm you, but you’re welcome to do more!
Ok, let me see.......
10 facts about me as a woman:
I have brown hair
I never really felt comfortable being called anything but a girl until recently- now I’m a woman, I guessJ
I have a lion personality type, or if you read The People Code- red with a bit of yellow.
I don’t like skirts unless they are really long.
I can use power tools
I prefer function to frilliness
I don’t like knick knacks
I love candles
I wanted to be a scientist when I grew up.
I dislike doing dishes and I am praying for a dishwasher.
As a Wife
I got married at 19.
God gave me a vision of marrying my husband
I spent my 21st birthday pregnant, and not drinking
I think submission is mis-interpreted by most people.
I like working on things with my husband.
I wish I got to spend more time with my husband just having fun
I don’t keep secrets from my husband
I was almost a widow- twice.
I married the 3rd person I was engaged to.
My husband can calm me or frustrate me like no one else on earth.
As a Mother
My first child did not talk until she was 3.
I breastfed all of my kids at least partially and belive it is the best.
I have 3 children with special needs
My second daughter died in 2000, at the age of 9 months
Two of my babies were due on leap day.
Sometimes I just need QUIET and don’t get it.
I feel like my daughter is really my friend now that she is 14! That’s so COOL!
I have 2 boys who are as different as night and day.
I have been home schooling for 6 years now
I like being able to watch my kids grow.
As a homeschooler:
I love unit studies and so do the kids
I don’t believe in paying a lot for curriculum
I can find almost anything for free or really cheap
I tend to overplan
My big kids went to public school for a few years
I like science and now that I am an adult, I enjoy history
We use movies as much as possible in school- almost every day (Netflix)
I have a great deal of support in my family
I wish I had done this from the very beginning
The only child I have taught to read is Rowan
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