The First One

Quite an interesting blog title, wouldn't you say? For everyone who knows me IRL, it will make complete sense. For those who don't know me IRL (like the HSR ladies).....I suppose I should explain.

The "homeschooling" part is pretty obvious. I homeschool my two perfect boys, Ryan and Camron. Ryan went to preschool but has been homeschooled ever since. He will start 8th grade this August and says, quite adamantly, that he will never go to school (which is fine with me, as long as he plays by my rules for our homeschooling. Once he chooses not to cooperate, which I don't see happening, he's off on the big, yellow bus!) Camron will be starting 6th grade this year. If you think about it, it's pretty amazing that I have taught my children all the normal stuff that parents teach their kids (feeding themselves, dressing themselves, using the "big boy potty", brushing their teeth, riding bikes) plus how to write, read, use a dictionary, multiply, divide, and now....algebra! An extra plus is that we're all still alive and friends :)

This would explain the "Ninja-Turtle" part of the title.


I started taking Taekwondo in March of 2007. Ryan had gotten bumped to the adult class and it seemed silly for me to drive him there and then just sit for 45 minutes. Besides, it looked like so much fun! So....I joined and became slightly obsessed. Dave started to tell people that he married a "ninja turtle". I'm now a brown belt and will be testing for my rank stripe in August. The boys are red belts and will test for their rank stripes in August. Technically, they are the higher rank. We all know who is REALLY the higher rank though :)

And, finally, the "princess" part. I do not, in any way, think I am a princess. However, Dave calls me princess, treats me like a princess, and came up with that as part of my blog title, so it stays. If I was a princess, I would be the most low-maintenance one in the history of the world!

That's it. For now. I want to thank my Southern Belle friend for inspiring me to actually try this blogging thing out! She told me, "If I can do it, you can do it!" That was definitely more encouraging than the advice her hubby gave me before my first Taekwondo testing which went something like this, "As long as you go out on the floor and do something that even remotely resembles Taekwondo, you'll be fine." Thanks guys!