I AM A GENIUS!

WEBSTERS DICTIONARY DEFINES GENIUS AS "EXCEPTIONAL INTELLECTUAL ABILITY OR CREATIVE POWER; A STRONG NATURAL TALENT". SO YES IT IS TRUE! I WENT K-12 IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THINKING THAT I WAS ABOVE AVERAGE AT BEST BUT I AM PLEASED TO LEARN, THROUGH HOMESCHOOLING MY CHILDREN, THAT I AM ACTUALLY A GENIUS!!! KENYON AND JACINTA ARE DOING "EXPLORING COUNTRIES AND CULTURES". IT IS A GEOGRAPHY BASED UNIT STUDY WHERE WE "TAKE A TRIP AROUND THE WORLD" LEARNING ABOUT EACH PLACE WE VISIT. THESE FIRST FEW WEEKS WE HAVE REALLY CONCENTRATED ON GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE WORLD AS A WHOLE AND DIVING INTO MAPS. THEY HAVE REALLY LEARNED A LOT AND I HAVE EVEN HAD SEVERAL THINGS CLARIFIED FOR ME THAT I NEVER COMPLETELY GOT BEFORE(IN SPITE OF MY GENIUS STATUS?!) ONE OF THE EXTRA PROJECTS SUGGESTED WAS TO BAKE A CAKE AND DECORATE IT AS A MAP. LAST WEEK THEY BAKED THE CAKE AND MADE THE FROSTING AND I TOLD THEM I WOULD MAKE IT INTO THE WORLD. THEY REALLY DID NOT THINK I WOULD BE ABLE TO DO IT AND WERE QUITE CURIOUS TO SEE ME TRY. AFTER COLORING THE ICING THEY STARTED TO SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND AFTER I STARTED ADDING THE CONTINENTS THEY WERE AMAZED!!! I WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE FINISHED PRODUCT BUT THE KIDS WERE IN AWE OF MY ABILITIES. THEY REALLY THOUGHT I HAD TALENT AND MUST BE A GENIUS. WHEN I LOOKED THE DEFINITION UP(OK SO MAYBE I WAS REALLY CHECKING THE SPELLING), I REALIZED THE DEFINITION DID FIT ME QUITE WELL. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET THIS DEFINITION FITS PRETTY MUCH ALL SUCCESSFUL HOMESCHOOLING MOMS. WE HAVE TO HAVE STRONG CREATIVE POWER IN ORDER TO DO WHAT WE DO EVERYDAY. CREATIVITY IS WHAT WE USE TO KEEP OUR KIDS ENGAGED IN THE LEARNING ACTIVITY. CREATIVITY IS WHAT WE USE TO MAKE GROCERY SHOPPING A FIELD TRIP. CREATIVITY IS WHEN WE USE UMPTEEN HUNDRED WAYS TO DESCRIBE FRACTIONS UNTIL WE FINALLY SEE THE LIGHT BULB COME ON AND THEY GET IT. WE COULD NOT GET THROUGH THE DAY WITHOUT OUR EXCEPTIONAL CREATIVE POWER!!! SO IF YOU ARE ALSO A HOMESCHOOL MOM-REJOICE IN THE FACT THAT YOU ARE MOST LIKELY A GENIUS!! IF YOU DO NOT HOMESCHOOL-DONT WORRY ABOUT OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION-THEY ARE BEING TAUGHT BY THE MOST QUALIFIED GENIUS AVAILABLE!!!