Sonia Ulan

Hi Dia;

If you want to correspond in Scots Gaelic (would love to help you, but
can't...I used to have friends who spoke) you might consider accessing
penpals or homeschoolers in Nova Scotia, Canada. More particularly, on
the Nova Scotian island of Cape Breton...Big-time Gaelic country there.
Lots of awareness for the Gaelic culture. Maybe even just key in "Nova
Scotia" and see what you find on the web. Good luck!

Raised in Nova Scotia,

Sonia

> Dia Garland wrote:
>
> Why do you un/home school?
> We started hs'ing because our oldest was advanced and we knew that he
> would be bored (read "in trouble") in ps. We moved into the unschool
> mode gradually as I realized that teh kids were learning more when I
> wasn't "teaching" them. We continue to unschool because it has become
> a part of our lives, sort of like eating!
>
> How many children do you have, how old, and names(if you wish)?
> Three, Stephan, 12, Kyra, 10, and Joel, almost 8.
>
> What's your child/ren's most recent interest(s)?
> Stephan loves computers, cars and guns. He is designing a web page
> about his 4-H projects, and reads constantly. Kyra loves horses. She
> reads about horses, talks about horses, dreams about horses. Did I
> mention that she likes horses? :-) Joel loves to fix and build
> things. He spends a lot of time in the workshop hammering and
> nailing. He is allowed to use the electric sander and drill alone,
> but must have help to use the table saw.
>
> WHat area does your family live in?
> Midwest
>
> DO you have any pets?
> Oh boy! Do we ever! Fish, birds, cats, dogs, chickens, ferrets,
> geese, ducks, iguanas, goats, cattle, sheep, rabbits, and sometimes
> pigs.
>
> ANy thing else you'd like to add
> We are city transplants to the country and hope never to move back to
> the city! Also, I am learning Scots Gaelic and if (okay this is a
> long shot!) anyone else knows this language I would love to write back
> and forth!
>
> Dia
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Pris

our 1st grandbaby, due mid-Sept, is going to be named Kinsey McLane if she's
a she ... this is after my maternal grandparents; the Kinsey fm was from
Scotland and McLane fm was from Ireland; whatta mix, Scot~Irish, then along
comes my dad who is German, lol ... so I guess this makes me a
*thrifty~square~head* and dh is of French decent, so our dch are
gentle~thrifty~square~heads (dh always said his side of the fm is GENTLE,
haha) ...

Pris ~> who'z been gone ALL DAY for the past 2 days and now had TONS of e-m
to read; back soon ... goodness, ya'll have been busy :)


> << Our families also come from Ireland. My maiden name is Cochran and my
> husband's mother's maiden name is McCann (which, incidentally is our
son's
> first name)
> >>
> Bonnie, We named our daughter McKenna after our highlander name,
McKensie.
> There was already a MacKenzie in the family on my dh's side, so we came up
> with our own variation. I am unsure as to where my family come from in
> Ireland. My dad's father's family are of English descent, and my maiden
name
> is Tillery. I am very interested in genealogy, and plan to learn as much
as
> I can. ~Karen