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Tuesday, July 18, 2006

You might be homeschooled if...


1. You went to school in your PJ's. Not technically...but I do my school before I shower usually

2. Your biology lab consisted of assisting in your sibling's birth. Not for me...but for Sarah

3. Your stacks of books to check out was taller than the librarian. Yep.

4. Your PE came from chasing little toddlers around. Don't ever say babysitting is NOT a workout!

5. Your school bus was a 9 passenger van. Try 12 passenger...

6. You considered school work after lunch to be cruel and unusual punishment. Yes...until the cruel world of high school hit

7. Your father has ever told the checkout lady at Wal-mart, "We're on a field trip." Haha...I don't think so

8. Your social life was viewed by some to be one rung lower than that of a Benedictine monk. Yeah... compared to other kids my age

9. Your teacher has ever written your report card on a napkin. Hmm... no... Mom's always been good with "official looking" paper

10. You had to move dirty laundry off your desk before your can start school. Nope- just the clean laundery

11. The signatures on your diploma all end with the same last name. I'm sure they will

12. Everyone else in the world is referred to as "Non-homies." That's just funny

13. Your Mother's wardrobe consists primarily of denim jumpers. I can it definitely used to

14. Your first real date is on your honeymoon. I hope so

15. The word 'homework' sounds like a foreign language. It does sound wierd saying it

16. Your yearbook is also your babybook. Yes, and it is shared with two other siblings

17. A snow day meant that you shovel the driveway after you finish your school work. Haha! I thought we were the only ones who didn't get snow days off!

18. You enjoyed the pastime of watching public school kids walk home from school. Yes, "My my. How depressed and sad they look."

19. You had to look at the clock to see if you can call your public school friends yet. Yep.

20. You think that public-school-kid is an insult of the highest degree. Absolutely.

21. Health class consisted of eating breakfast. Yep. Good ol' Cream of Wheat, Oatmeal and Whole Wheat Pancakes

22. You had to decide what year you want to graduate. My MOM decided. If I had decided it would have been 2006.

23. You were always late but just call it "homeschooler time." Nah. We weren't always late.

24. You can remember nearly every single day you went to public school. Yep. Three times. Twice for the ACT and once for the SAT. Ugh. Longshank's schools.

25. The teacher can kiss the principal, and no one thinks it's unusual. Haha! I never thought about that before.

26. You got to school and the teacher asks you if you've done all your chores. YeS! One of my mom's favorite mottos was, "Chores before schoolwork." That means, making the bed and emptying the dishwasher before getting started on schoolwork.

27. You are one of the best people in the world! Haha. Sure.

28. Your friends talk about waiting in line for seven hours to try out the new roller coaster in town, so you went and waited five minutes on a school day. Definitely. Good ol' Skate Day.

29. Your school lunches contained any food item easily identifiable to a person without a microscope and extensive scientific knowledge. Yeah..leftovers mostly.

30. You've ever listened to Beethoven and Michelle Branch on the same day. Not counting music lessons. Nah.

31. Gym class was actually a fun activity like swimming. Yep. Still is for Matthew and Jenny Beth.

32. You're on a first-name basis with the clerks at the local bookstore. Nah...we buy books online

33. The closest thing to a bully in your school is your slightly strange two-year-old sister. Yeah... try a five year older sister and TWO older brothers..poor me

34. Your friends complained about a hard day at school, and you have to keep yourself from giving them "that homeschooling smile." Absolutely

35. You hear the phrase "socialization" and laugh because you have more friends and know more people than your public school friends. The only way I think that one would apply to me is that I'm friends with whole familes and not just the kids my own age

36. Your school dress code is: No Nudity Allowed Yep. And sometimes the boys didn't even follow that...esp during potty training.

37. You don't own a television We didn't have one with cable until 4 months ago

38. You are firmly convinced that high school causes brain damage Yep

39. You sleep in till 9 am on weekdays but get up at 7 am on Sundays Yep

40. You have more siblings than sweaters Yep

41. You know what a 'Park Day' is Yep

42. Your favorite author is Jane Austen, G.K. Chesterton, or P.G. Wodehouse Does CS Lewis or Dickens count?

43. You have ever suffered through Saxon Math Yes...And I'm horribly scared for life

44. All birthdays were school holidays Yep...no chores and no school

45. You have ever finished your schoolwork before breakfast I'm not quite that good

46. You taunted high schooled friends during finals week Inwardly yes

47. You spend more than 2 hours each day reading and writing....voluntarily Yep

48. You are 16 years of age or older and still have never been on a date Does a date with my older brother count?

49. You know what 'Unit Studies' are Do I ever

50. You had more than 2 science experiments going on in your room Nah..thats what the kitchen is for

51. You know more than 1 Latin paradigm Yeah

52. You have ever spent the entire school day in pajamas Eh... only when I'm sick

53. You regularly utilize words such as: "malingering", "tedious", and "indubitably" Just the tedious one

54. You consider sled riding phys ed Why not?

55. Your IQ is greater than your weight I don't know my IQ but I doubt it

56. You checked out more than 10 books each time you visit the library Eh..the Madison Library is kinda small

57. You have ever attempted to teach yourself physics No way

58. When asked about your GPA, you say: "Oh, probably 4.0." Yep

59. You have no idea as to what rock bands are currently popular...but you can recite all of the stages of cellular mitosis (in order). Thanks to Dr. Jay L Wiles

60. You believe that you are the most intelligent human in your age bracket within a ten mile radius. Nah... I'm living too close to John and Calli and Reeves now

61. You actually wanted to receive books on your birthday Absolutely

62. Cleaning your room counts as Phys-Ed. Nah, but cleaning the whole house does

63. Your field trip takes you over seas. I wish

64. Shop class includes watching your brother fix his car. More than once

65. Your track meet is riding into town to race bikes with a friend. No

66. Your mom wished you'd stop reading and do something else for a change. Yep, "Go play outside now or watch TV"....."But Mom!...."

67. Your bedroom was your classroom and your bed or floor is the desk. The bed is nice....but it makes me fall asleep

68. You stayed up till whenever, and not because you are doing homework. Usually thats true

69. You could get days ahead in almost any subject. Or weeks or months

70. You recorded, planned and graded your own school work. Sure did!!!!

71. You forgot about the minor holidays until you see your dad sitting home in sweats or your public school friends ask you over the weekend what you did on your day off. Yeah...sometimes I'd look across the street at the school and there'd be no bikes there and I'd ask What day is it?

72. You didn't know what's spring break is. I do actually

73. Your mom counted watching a war movie as history and playing out in the snow as PE. That she did

74. You had more friends way older and younger than you than ones your actual age. I know...is that not normal?

75. You read for fun Yep! My whole day is spent trying to get everything done so I CAN read!

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