Starting off on a weird note...

I thought I would start off my blog with a little weirdness about myself. I was homeschooled from Pre-K through high school. Here are results of a little quiz that I took to show just how "homeschooled" I was.

// You know you're a homeschooler if...

Growing up/now 
[x] Own/have owned a denim jumper 
[x] You were at least 13 when you got your first "trendy" haircut 
[x] Everything in your closet at some time was referred to as modest 
[ ] You do/have tucked things in that shouldn't be tucked in 
[ ] You have been a member of at least 3 co-ops 
[ ] Your mom drives a van of some sort 
[ ] You have at least one childhood picture where you, your mom, and all you siblings matched 
[ ] You are/were/will be a PSEO Student 
[x] At some point in your life you were more comfortable with adults than kids your own age 
[x] Have studied ways to defend your beliefs, debate, and/or create laws 
[x] Used uber conservative ABeka curriculum 
Total: 6 

[ ] You use big words that most adults could not use in conversation 
[x] You can use the words sublime, epiphany, and cognizant correctly 
[x] You have a favorite word. 
[ ] You have an understanding of Latin root words and how to use them 
[x] People from the outside world are referred to as "public schoolers" 
[x] You or one of your siblings knits. 
[x] You laugh at the decline in literacy in America 
[x] You score constantly higher than "public schoolers" on standardized tests. 
[x] You have no concept of cafeteria food 
[x] Family vacations are/ can be referred to as "Field Trips" 
[x] Traveling on said vacations have included stopping at historical site markers along the way 
[x] You have never been in a public elementary school, middle school, or high school during regular school hours (any or all of the above) 
[x] You have gone to or been involved in a homeschool convention 
Total so far: 17 

[x] You read books on a regular basis. 
[ ] You have taken part in a political protest 
[x] You were a Pride and Prejudice fan before the movie 
[x] You were a Lord of the Rings fan prior to the movie 
[x] You were a Chronicles of Narnia fan before the movie 
[ ] You speak a language other than English 
[ ] You dream of dating characters from books instead of celebrities 
Total so far: 21 

It is (has been) assumed that you:.... 
[ ] Have won many spelling bees 
[x] Have no social life 
[ ] Have no friends of the opposite gender 
[x] Are outstandingly smart 
[ ] Are extremely inept 
[ ] Only listen to classical music 
[ ] Play piano or the violin 
[ ] Do not own a pair of trendy jeans. 
[x] Have no knowledge of drugs or alcohol 
[ ] Don't date, only court. 
[x] Have never been to a "party" 
[x] Know no other beliefs other than what your family believes 
Total so far: 26 

You have been asked more than 10 times: 
[x] If you wear pajamas to school 
[ ] If you get perfect grades because your mom grades you 
[x] If your mom teaches you or if somebody else's mom does 
[x] How do you meet people 
[x] Why you aren't in school 
[x] If you get days off whenever you want 
[x] If you're going to be homeschooled through college 
[x] If you have a big family 
[x] What your parents are protecting you from 
[ ] To quote something famous 
[x] For the answer, because supposedly homeschoolers always have all the answers 
Total so far: 35 

You have rebelled by: 
[x] Listening to "worldly music" 
[x] Wearing black fingernail polish 
[x] Watching a *gasp* PG-13 movie 
[x] Listening to music with a beat (Christian or otherwise) 
[x] Dancing. Especially dances that involve contact for longer than 2 seconds. With somebody of the opposite gender. Scandalous!!! 
Total: 40 


1-10 You're not really a homeschooler...you just do school at home 
11-21 You're a homeschooler, but not what the world expects 
22-32 You're a homeschooler 
33-? You probably wouldn't have facebook to begin with...but congrats you're the stereotypical homeschooler 

There you have it. I am a stereotypical homeschooler.