Miata In Mi Pocket

*Updated with video. This is Lovely signing after playing with the Signbabies flash cards once. I'm sure I could get a better video but the beginning of this one is too priceless! (If the video doesn't work, click here.)

I had the most amazing weekend! First of all I got to attend the Face To Face With Greatness seminar by George Wythe College (A Thomas Jefferson Education) and it really was. There were so many intelligent people attending that it made me feel like a big dummy and wonder why I am even home-schooling. Oh well, I'll just have to aspire to reach their level of greatness some day. Maybe quilting during seminars doesn’t help.

I talked some of the greatness into staying with me this weekend for another seminar and I can’t wait! I’m sure you will all get to meet her after I turn her into a blogging addict like the rest of us. Her husband says he has already tried but I’m pretty sure I can push her over the edge when she isn’t looking.

Speaking of great, do you want to hear the most exciting part of my weekend? I got to meet Julie from Mental Tesserae but dang it, I forgot to get her autograph! She promised to make me dinner when I'm down there again in June so I can get it then. She was so sweet; she didn't even seem to mind that I talked her ear off because I was so nervous! She brought her baby body guard with her just in case (you have to be careful with these kinds of internet relationships) and her cuteness was lethal, especially to certain kinds of mall vegetation and citrus drinks.



I also got to meet Wendy from Signbabies.com. Two blind dates in one day! I've been working with Wendy to design an Organizing Bag for their fabulous Flash Cards. My family has been practicing with the flash cards every day and my two year old and forty year old can’t get enough of them! If someone would teach me how to put a video on my blog I would show you the adorable-ness of Sign Babies in action. Nancy’s blog is all about signing with your baby and she also has a radio show that has ideas for building a strong relationship with your baby. What great resources!



I’d have to say the highlight of the weekend was when we ran out of gas on the way home. Stranger had an exhilarating hike up the hill to a gas station while I got to sit in the dark on the side of the freeway wondering how long it would take for someone to stop and try to help. Where was the baby body guard when I needed her? I’m not sure why I stayed with the car. It was a tiny yellow Formula 1 that I could have just picked up and carried to the gas station in my pocket. Just so this doesn’t happen to you, if you trade cars with your sister-in-law and the gas tank reads ¼ full, don’t believe it. Refuel immediately!