We're Weird, thank you very much.

We're weird. I'm weird, my kids are weird, my husband thinks we're normal and everyone else is weird. I like being weird, wouldn't change a thing. Raised my kids to be weird and intend to keep raising them to be weird. It saddens me because we are not the norm. Do you know why we are weird? Because we believe you should take responsibiltiy for your own actions. That your family is the most important thing. Children should treat adults with respect. Manners and grammar count. Because G-d will be there for you, if you let him. Because those who die with the most toys don't win. The most important thing you have is your word and your name, take care of both because once they're gone it's almost impossible to get them back. Because when we wanted to adopt a dog and found one we really liked at the SPCA we didn't walk away because she was a pit bull, we took her home. We homeschool, not for religious reasons, or because I think the public school system is a great government plot to take over our children or because they can't educate my kids. We homeschool for reasons which you'll get to know about the more you follow along on this journey. I don't like to beat around the bush, just get to the point. I love a good discussion, hard to find anymore. Can't be bothered keeping up with the Jones, don't even like the Jones most of the time. Comfort over fashion any day. If you tell me I can have both, I'd agree but I'm still only going to wear it if I like it not just because everyone else does, then I'm going to wear it until it's worn out. I drive a van with 150,000 miles on it because it's paid off and I'll run it into the ground, just like the last one. The Engineer's car, a Saturn, is at 280,000 miles and still going (knock on wood). I don't have time for people who kiss butt to get what they want or the ones being kissed giving them what they want. Politics, oy, don't even get me started. Reality TV, oxymoron. Give me a book over TV any time. Newpaper over TV News. I used to love sports, still love the sport but the players, what a spoiled bunch of overpaid, self-centered curs, my apologies to the one player who doesn't fit that description. I'm sure someone does... I hope... anyone..... please.....