While my Dad has been staying with me recovering from cancer surgery, we've talked more than we ever had before. I'm learning so much about him, our family, and just how much we love each other and have in common.

Just yesterday I found out that he completed his last two years of high school at home with a "homebound" teacher. Not quite the same as homeschooling, but it was weird that I'd never known this before.  He said, "I had much bettter grades doing school at home than in a classroom. "  The cause for his being homebound [as they called it then] was a broken leg. His profound hearing loss probably made classroom-based learning difficult for him.

No wonder he wants all his grandkids to be homeschooled! He's seen the difference!