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Aug. 25, 2006

So Much Going On!

Whew. What a whirlwind life we've lived the past few weeks!

First, I have great news! I passed the Motorcycle Safety Course so now I have a motorcycle endorsement on my license! Wooo Hooo!

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It was a good experience being a student again. It was even better being a CONFUSED student. I really was out of my element. I am not an oral learner -- I am visual. I could not have the instructor just tell me what to do -- I needed to be shown. If I could see someone else do it, then I understood it. Otherwise, I was lost!

I also got to experience what it felt like for my teacher to be frustrated with my lack of understanding! I am an ultra-sensitive person, and my instructors frustration really got to me. I even cried out of frustration at my instructors twice on Saturday! (No one knew it thanks to my great big sunglasses, but wow, what an eye-opener for me! It's always good to put ourselves in our students' shoes and experience what they do!)

The class is all book work the first night for 5 hours. Then you are on the motorcycle for 6 and a half hours two days in a row in the blazing sun. If you're moving on your motorcycle it's not so bad, but most of the time you're sitting still. I was pretty miserable! But I couldn't quit because I had my family and friends praying I would pass!

Their prayers were answered! I passed! And my boys are so proud of their Mom!

Cottage School is going really well! I will be posting more about the curriculums we are using and other great things that are going on as I have time.

Thanks to everyone who has been cheering me on! My husband is taking me on my first long road trip next Saturday -- I'm sure I'll have lots of pictures to share!!

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Aug. 25, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by hugs4Him

Congratulations!! (I'm a visual learner too; I am having a hard time with craft instructions in homeschool books when I can't see how it's done; I tend to avoid them altogether which isn't good either; ugh!).

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Aug. 25, 2006 - Hurraay for you!!

Posted by ktneis