"Live and let learn."

I found this online yesterday, and thought it was a great summary of the homeschool credo.

Live and let learn.

I already checked cafepress.com, but they don't sell it...

In other news, The Girl (who, as you remember, is an autistic 9-year-old) spat an entire mouthful of pool water on a complete stranger this morning -- a hunky, 30-ish stranger, dozing in a lounge chair poolside with is iPod plugged in. I. Have. Never. Been. So. Mortified. In. My. Entire. Life. Seriously, and I've been traveling this great country of ours with this child for almost a decade. Fortunately, he wasn't watching when she did it, and probably didn't realize that she spat the water, and he laughed a lot. I think she surprised him. Her laugh is contagious, and he probably hasn't been assaulted by a small, giggling imp in ages. Thank God for small mercies.

The Girl has been refusing to be led by the hand for a couple of weeks now. Naturally, at almost ten years old, that should be fairly normal, except for the fact that she tends to bolt unexpectedly. We're just keeping a very close eye on her, and demanding words when she tries to bolt or shriek. "No yelling. I want words." Ah, the five-word phrase... When she comes up with words, it's usually something she can have or somewhere we can go with her, so we may yet work this out yet. Pray for us to whatever deity you subscribe. We're not picky...