Sunthing Special

You can learn something new every day, and I’ve recently learned how to paint store windows! I’m having a blast! I’m doing the windows of the new RadAir complete car center in the Valley, across from Papa Joe’s. It’s not finished yet, and I’ll post a picure when I’m all done, but if you’re in the area, check it out! It’s nothing fancy – a big car, tire tracks, words, road signs – but it offers a freedom I don’t find painting on a canvas. I think it’s the fact I can just rub off my work and start again – if only it were that easy to correct mistakes in other areas of life!

UPDATE: This is what the windows looked like when they were done. They were like this for most of the summer, then last week I drove by and saw the store (but not garage) windows have been cleaned off. Good thing I wasn’t too attached to it! 

I highly, highly, highly recommend the Signing Time series of DVDs to learn sign language. I bought my first DVD about three years ago, and was quickly hooked. Each volume in the original series dealt with a certain topic (“my day”, “my neighborhood”, “time to eat” etc.). The DVDs are designed for kids age 7 and under, but really, they’re fun for people of all ages. Our family learned so many signs so quickly it was amazing. Will the DVDs teach you to converse in sign fluently? No, but you will be surprised how helpful learning different signs (like “potty”) can be. It is also very helpful for babies who can’t talk yet. Our youngest used about 50-75 signs correctly before she was even 2. The woman who co-created the series is a story in herself - a truly amazing, caring and talented mom of two children with special needs. In the past several years a ton of new products have become available, including a series just for babies. I have lent the DVDs to friends but won’t give them up yet – they are definitely a resource I intend to go back to from time to time.