Growing up in a household of twelve children has been a very interesting experience. I've decided to start sharing some of these experiences on my blog with a post dedicated to this once a month. Let me know what you think. :) I was cleaning the kitchen one afternoon, singing as I worked, (as opposed to whistling while I work, since I'm not a dwarf, though my brothers would argue that point.) when my little sister Grace came in. Grace looked at me and said "Amber, sing in Germany." "Sing in Germany? But, I'm not in Germany." Was my puzzled reply. Putting her hand on her hip she gave me that exasperated sigh that little girls are so well known for. "No, sing in Germany." "Buy me a ticket and I'd be happy to go sing in Germany." "Ugh, no!" "Grace, I don't get it. I don't even speak German." By this time my then eight-year-old sister was getting frustrated with me. "No, Amber. Sing like you do with Melody, when you sing different. Sing in Germany." My brain searched every plausible possibility of what she was trying to say, then it finally dawned on me. Harmony. She wanted me to sing harmony. "Oh! You want me to sing the harmony part?" "Ya." "That's harmony, not Germany, Grace. Germany is a country where Hitler was." The homeschool teacher part of me came out as I tried to teach her history, geography and vocabulary all at once, to which she replied, "Ya, whatever. Close enough."
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Susan Karsten
11/9/2013 06:48:34 am
Very funny, Amber. I am a home schooling mother currently in my last year of home educating my youngest child! It's great.
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11/10/2013 11:33:53 am
Hey Susan!
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Gayle
11/9/2013 03:19:30 pm
Ha-ha!! "Close enough." :D
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Amber Schamel
11/10/2013 11:35:28 am
LOL, I know, right?
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11/10/2013 03:40:31 am
Cute story, Amber! I'd love to read more stories about your family. You could probably write a book on the subject. :)
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Amber Schamel
11/10/2013 11:37:18 am
Hey Susan,
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AuthorAmber Schamel was born in Littleton, CO and has traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and the Holy Land. She was raised in a family of 11 children, home-schooled through education and currently works with their 10 family businesses. Amber is a multi-published author and currently lives with her family outside of Colorado Springs, CO.. Archives
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