Well, I have tried to give my children many things as their mother, but one of the most important is an appreciation of the English language. We use curricula, but mostly we just read... and read... and read. Turns out, that reading pays off. Wesley entered the One Day Academy Spelling Bee... on a whim, honestly. But then today he just kept spelling... and spelling... and spelling! He spelled his way right to second place. We are so proud of him. He went round and round at the end, a real nailbiter. But he walked away smiling and proud.
He comes by it honestly. I was a trophy-winning UIL speller. It doesn't get much nerdier than that. I traveled all over the state, competing in spelling contests for 2 years in high school. I loved every minute of it... well, except for the time that I came home sleep deprived and high on success and my parents called the trip sponsors to find out if I had been doing drugs! True story!
Then, his sister! When Bethany was in 3rd grade, she entered the homeschooler's spelling bee. And she won! First place! As the youngest participant. We went to the Regional Bee and she did well, but fell out on the word "tonsillitis". I had to do spell check on that just to make sure! We were so proud of her. But it made her incredibly nervous and she chose not to participate again. Wesley doesn't have the same nerves she did and he wants to do it again. So this time next year, watch out. He'll be spelling everything ALL the time. In the meantime, just look for me at church tomorrow - I'll be the one with the big proud grin on her face.
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