I sang, “Who Stoled The Cookie From The Cookie Jar?”

so many times with young children, I can’t even begin to say.

When I think about who I am, I think of children.

They’ve always been my Guiding Light.

Children reflect their environment.

Each time I look to see who “Me” is, I watch the children.  It’s so simple;  look closely, you will see yourselves through them;  their behavior shows yours.

Most adults are so busy playing games,  there is  ”Nothing Real”  to see, so why bother being around them unless you have to!

So, I just spend time with the ones, who care to be “Real”., like my close family members and friends.

The rest, I prey for.

They need to go back to their Mamas and start over again.  I’m serious, those “UNREAL” people, need a second chance…

“Father forgive them, for they know wot What they do”.  that scripture from the bible really helps me with maintaining a forgiving attitude.

Enough of all that…

I taught children for thirty five years and during that time, I started my own school (three of them, actually) to teach my three children at home. That was a time when “”Home Schooling”" wasn’t an option unless you had a school that was incorporated with the state.  I did it!

I would do anything to get my children out of the clutches of  the “UNREAL” .

I was a pioneer;  there were only sixty four private schools in the Northwest then.  Mine was in Oregon ( K through 12 ).  I began in my home,because that’s what we had.

My oldest son, who was eleven at the time,  had witnessed another boy getting his head bashed into a  brick wall of the school he attended.  It was right out in front by the main entrance;  my son watched the boy die.

Well, that was the final straw.  You see, there were  other straws:

> When I was on the school board, I discovered that the poor ratio between students and teachers was based on MONEY.

> My oldest son’s teacher informed me that nine year old girls were being PIMPED OUT by their PARENTS.

> The principal laughed at me, when I told him I wanted to home school part time.

> We didn’t live in a bad neighborhood and “It” still happened.

So, not long after starting the school, I went back east and met some great people, who eventually moved to Oregon to work on the school with me.

I called it Windsong School, bought a building, received a grant…

I have to stop here, I could go on and on.  I’ll write a book one day.

Gardening is another love of mine.  You can visit my blog;  it’s called “Karin’s Gardening Tips” ( http://karinsgardeningtips.wordpress.com/ ).

But  Health is number one ,

because without it, there is nothing.

Good health means everything to us.

With it…

money, success, children, plants, animals adults:0)

and basically, all of life is enjoyed to the fullest!

That’s where I am right now.  I am concentrating on GOOD HEALTH.

Okay, I spent most of my life with children.

Why?  They are “REAL”.  Children are honest.

My oldest son, who saw the boy die, is Derrick Van Dyke.  When I closed my last school, he became  my mentor online…Funny, huh.  He’s one of those Internet Marketing Gurus.

More later, Folks…