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21:10:29 |
bonellen |
hi |
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21:10:53 |
joanned |
hi there |
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21:11:09 |
joanned |
are you a signing mom? |
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21:11:11 |
bonellen |
this is signing babies chat? |
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21:11:29 |
bonellen |
yes. mom to 15 month old spencer. you? |
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21:11:55 |
joanned |
yes - Richard is 9 months old and
signing |
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21:12:18 |
bonellen |
fabulous! that is about when spencer
started signign back to us. |
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21:12:50 |
joanned |
Wonderful - How much is he signing
now? |
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21:13:08 |
bonellen |
lots! right after he turned one they
just started exploding |
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21:13:24 |
bonellen |
he signs some, and speaks some too. |
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21:13:41 |
joanned |
did you know sign before he was born? |
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21:14:08 |
bonellen |
i got Baby Signs" from my cousin as a
baby gift. she used it with her kids (now 5 & 7) and thought
it was great" |
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21:14:16 |
bonellen |
that was my intro to signing |
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21:14:19 |
bonellen |
what are richard's favorite signs? |
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21:14:55 |
joanned |
right now he's only signing milk but
understands many more |
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21:15:23 |
bonellen |
yes. spencer did seem to understand
lots. |
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21:15:27 |
joanned |
I find it helps him with transition ie.
diaper change, saying bye bye to toys etc. |
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21:15:55 |
bonellen |
milk, more, eat, all done are good
ones to start with - because you use them so often, for many
situations |
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21:16:50 |
bonellen |
how did you get into signing with
richard? |
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21:17:04 |
joanned |
I've actually been signing to Richard
since he was born - I've been an ASL signer for over 10
years now as I have a Deaf family member |
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21:17:34 |
eilidh |
I'm just gonna jump right in...I'm
teaching my 10mos baby girl, Willow to sign. Nothing
yet....but I'm not giving up! |
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21:17:55 |
eilidh |
I have an older daughter who I taught
to sign....so this is signer #2 |
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21:17:56 |
joanned |
Sorry, Richard just woke up.....by
back in a minute I hope |
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21:18:16 |
brooke |
i have a 7 month old who's still a bit
young, but we plan to teach |
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21:18:29 |
bonellen |
hi eilidh. hi brooke |
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21:18:40 |
eilidh |
That's great, Brooke. Your first
baby? |
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21:19:40 |
bonellen |
eilidh - how did you get started
signing with your older daughter |
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21:19:50 |
brooke |
yes, he's our first (and in my lap) ;) |
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21:19:55 |
brooke |
yes, he's our first (and in my lap) ;) |
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21:20:18 |
eilidh |
I started when she was born.....and
was kinda hot and cold.....but she signed her first sign at
10mos old...it was fish....and after that she learned signs
very quickly! |
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21:20:56 |
eilidh |
It's amazing how once they grasp the
concept of signing, they can really take off! They can
learn a lot of signs. |
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21:21:12 |
bonellen |
my son spencer started signing back to
use around 9/10 months of age... and right after his
birthday they just kept tumbling out |
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21:21:26 |
bonellen |
(he's 14 1/2 months now and going
stong!) |
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21:21:57 |
eilidh |
My older daughter has such great
speach....so much more advanced than any of her peers....and
I know it's because of her early language development via
signing. |
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21:22:44 |
bonellen |
that's great to hear! spencer seems to
be a bit ahead of the other kids in his class in language
(but he was a bit behind in walking) |
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21:23:14 |
eilidh |
My second doesn't seem to be as quick
as my first....but I'm hanging in there. |
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21:23:36 |
bonellen |
does your daughter sign to him too? |
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21:24:22 |
eilidh |
My older daughter signs some....but
her primary means of communciation is speach....she signs
for fun, when I sign signing songs, or when I sign. |
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21:24:43 |
signingminionmaker |
hi everyone! |
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21:24:44 |
eilidh |
meant to say when I ask her to
sign...sorry. |
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21:24:54 |
eilidh |
Hi signingminionmaker |
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21:24:56 |
bonellen |
was it sad when she stopped? |
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21:25:04 |
bonellen |
hi minionmaker |
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21:25:07 |
signingminionmaker |
what are we talking about? |
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21:25:18 |
eilidh |
Nah....it's wasn't like to just
stopped....it's slowly trickled down..... |
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21:25:39 |
eilidh |
but the other day.... |
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21:25:45 |
eilidh |
I took her to dance class |
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21:25:55 |
eilidh |
and they have a window for the parents
to look in |
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21:26:18 |
eilidh |
and she and all the other girls were h
olding hands as t hey sad down |
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21:26:26 |
eilidh |
sat...I mean |
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21:26:32 |
eilidh |
she looked up at me |
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21:26:38 |
eilidh |
and saw me looking at her |
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21:26:59 |
eilidh |
and made a fist....and with her other
hand peeled up the fingers....needed to sign I love you |
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21:27:10 |
eilidh |
my heart mealted |
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21:27:21 |
bonellen |
awwwww |
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21:27:32 |
signingminionmaker |
That just brought tears to my eyes |
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21:27:42 |
eilidh |
It brought tears to me too |
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21:27:46 |
eilidh |
they grow so fast |
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21:27:50 |
bonellen |
how old is she |
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21:27:58 |
eilidh |
she'll be 3 in April |
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21:28:01 |
signingminionmaker |
Did anyone elses know what she was
doing? |
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21:28:44 |
signingminionmaker |
eilidh I wasn't here for the first
part of the talk-why did she have to peel up her fingers?
If you don't mind me asking. |
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21:28:49 |
eilidh |
I don't know....I signed it back to
her (I felt like we doing the the Wonder Twins---Unite"
ritual...ya know the one? I was a little self
conscious...but no one said anything" |
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21:29:37 |
signingminionmaker |
just a kid thing? |
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21:30:03 |
eilidh |
The I love you sign can be a little
tricky....thumb, pointer and pinky sticking up.....so she
peels each finger up to get it right (I think it's terribly
cute to see her do that!) |
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21:30:20 |
signingminionmaker |
That would be. |
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21:30:54 |
signingminionmaker |
I have a funny story |
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21:31:04 |
bonellen |
i don't think spencer has that
dexterity to sign ilove you just yet |
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21:31:08 |
bonellen |
let's hear the story! |
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21:31:23 |
signingminionmaker |
tonight my mother in law comes and
gets the triplets ready for bed so I can get a little break. |
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21:31:57 |
signingminionmaker |
that's Thurs. nights. anyways. She's
singing songs and using all the signs she can remember. |
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21:32:43 |
signingminionmaker |
I was cleaning up the kitchen after
the girls supper and she starts screaming SHE SIGNING I LOVE
YOU!!!! SHES SIGNING I LOVE YOU!!!" |
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21:33:09 |
bonellen |
awwwww |
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21:33:32 |
signingminionmaker |
So I come running out of the kitchen
and mom's leaned over Jordan changing her bum. She signed I
love you she says, I signed it to her and she signed it back
as a wave. |
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21:33:56 |
signingminionmaker |
So she tried and tried to get her to
do it and Jordan finally responds |
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21:34:20 |
signingminionmaker |
Nana is so proud of herself because
Jordan signed I love you to her first |
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21:34:26 |
bonellen |
how special |
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21:34:37 |
bonellen |
your trips are 2, right? |
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21:34:40 |
signingminionmaker |
Sadly Jordan was actually signing all
done cause Nana had finished changing her butt |
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21:34:53 |
signingminionmaker |
I didn't have the heart to tell nana |
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21:35:15 |
signingminionmaker |
Actually they are 19 months |
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21:36:41 |
signingminionmaker |
okay maybe not that funny, you kind of
had to be there |
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21:36:56 |
BabySignsKelly |
Hello Everyone! I'm late - but better
late than never! |
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21:37:02 |
bonellen |
hi kelly |
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21:37:13 |
signingminionmaker |
hi kelly |
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21:37:30 |
signingminionmaker |
Is Sara going to make it this evening? |
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21:38:45 |
BabySignsKelly |
How is everyone this evening -
anything special you're chatting about? |
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21:39:23 |
bonellen |
hi kelly. talking about signing 'i
love you' |
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21:39:44 |
signingminionmaker |
But it was really all done after a
butt change |
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21:39:55 |
bonellen |
i think that's funny |
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21:39:59 |
signingminionmaker |
all done"" |
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21:40:06 |
BabySignsKelly |
My twins and I used to sign that
through the window at day-care when I would leave them in
the morning! |
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21:40:23 |
signingminionmaker |
twins neat! i have triplets |
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21:40:43 |
BabySignsKelly |
God Bless You! I can barely handle
twins couldn't imagine triplets! |
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21:40:57 |
signingminionmaker |
bonellen how is spencer by the way? |
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21:41:11 |
signingminionmaker |
Kelly it's not that much different i'm
sure. |
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21:41:21 |
bonellen |
he's doing great. learned the word and
sign 'flower' this week. (got some for valentine's day) |
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21:41:31 |
bonellen |
now he sees 'flowers' EVERYWHERE |
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21:41:34 |
BabySignsKelly |
Probably not - you would just rise to
the occasion - just like I did with twins |
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21:41:35 |
signingminionmaker |
awesome!! |
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21:41:48 |
BabySignsKelly |
Isn't that cool when they learn a new
sign! |
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21:42:16 |
bonellen |
we just taught 'sniff, sniff' - but he
sniffs in and out, kinda gross! |
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21:42:21 |
signingminionmaker |
It really is. But I think my Zoe is a
little confused about the sign for eat. She uses it
constantly |
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21:42:32 |
BabySignsKelly |
:( Mine don't sign much anymore and I
just totally miss it! |
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21:43:03 |
signingminionmaker |
Oh no, that's what eilidh was telling
us too. |
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21:43:05 |
BabySignsKelly |
hee hee - my twins did a very similar
thing - it was quite an exagerated sniff! |
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21:43:22 |
bonellen |
kelly - i just got my ICI kit this
week! |
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21:43:39 |
BabySignsKelly |
Congratulations!!! Are you thrilled
with the material? |
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21:43:55 |
bonellen |
thanks. still pouring through it all |
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21:43:56 |
signingminionmaker |
what's ICI? |
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21:44:09 |
BabySignsKelly |
Independent Certified Instructor |
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21:44:19 |
bonellen |
to teach Baby Signs programs |
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21:44:22 |
signingminionmaker |
oh, for baby signs. |
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21:44:39 |
signingminionmaker |
Congrats. I just became Sign2Me
Presenter |
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21:44:47 |
bonellen |
excellent! |
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21:44:51 |
BabySignsKelly |
Congratulations! That's very
exciting! |
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21:45:13 |
signingminionmaker |
Right back at you. Early
communication is totally exciting |
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21:45:40 |
bonellen |
spencer LOVES the signing bear! |
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21:45:56 |
signingminionmaker |
tell me more about this signing bear |
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21:45:57 |
BabySignsKelly |
Did you know there is a change to the
Parent Workshop Kit? There is now a DVD that comes with it
that has a 100 word dictionary of signs modelled - it is
excellent! |
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21:46:08 |
bonellen |
cool. |
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21:46:17 |
bonellen |
it's a GIANT bear wearing a sweater... |
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21:46:20 |
BabySignsKelly |
You can either watch them straight
through or just look up one word! |
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21:46:33 |
BabySignsKelly |
BeeBo is his name! |
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21:46:41 |
signingminionmaker |
yes? yes? |
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21:46:46 |
bonellen |
and you put your hands in the sweater
from the back... and into these bright yellow gloves |
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21:47:03 |
signingminionmaker |
I totally want one!!! |
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21:47:14 |
bonellen |
i can sell one to you ;) |
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21:47:34 |
BabySignsKelly |
They are almost a florescent yellow -
children are incredibly attracted to the hands - which is
great because then they really see you doing the signs! |
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21:47:37 |
bonellen |
spencer LOCKS in on the hands as the
bear talks to him |
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21:47:40 |
signingminionmaker |
really? |
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21:47:55 |
signingminionmaker |
interesting? |
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21:48:07 |
signingminionmaker |
Would I be like you first sale? |
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21:48:13 |
bonellen |
yep! |
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21:48:15 |
BabySignsKelly |
You can see a picture of him on
www.babysigns.com |
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21:48:37 |
BabySignsKelly |
If you are doing any classes with
children, he is just a must have! |
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21:48:44 |
signingminionmaker |
brb baby crying. |
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21:48:49 |
bonellen |
ok, good to know! |
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21:49:19 |
BabySignsKelly |
Ellen (it is Ellen?) Where are you
located? |
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21:49:35 |
bonellen |
Bonnie |
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21:49:41 |
bonellen |
in Houston, TX |
|
21:49:43 |
BabySignsKelly |
sorry !!! |
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21:49:59 |
BabySignsKelly |
That's awesome! You will have a great
big city to attack! |
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21:50:16 |
bonellen |
you're kelly d., right? |
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21:50:24 |
BabySignsKelly |
Yes I am |
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21:50:47 |
BabySignsKelly |
I'm up in cold Vermont! |
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21:51:05 |
bonellen |
no doubt! nice & warm here! |
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21:51:15 |
BabySignsKelly |
ok - no rubbing it in! |
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21:51:22 |
signingminionmaker |
hey Bonnie how much for shipping and
handling in really cold -26 Ontario Canada? |
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21:51:43 |
bonellen |
10% (right, kelly?) |
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21:52:13 |
BabySignsKelly |
Yes - that is normally what I would
charge, but you might want to really check to see what the
shipping charges would be to Canada |
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21:52:31 |
BabySignsKelly |
I usually charge 10% in USA |
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21:52:54 |
bonellen |
minionmaker - can you email me at
bonellen@aol.com so i have your address and i'll get all the
details for you tomorrow? |
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21:53:06 |
BabySignsKelly |
Ontario is really -26 right now!?!?! |
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21:53:16 |
signingminionmaker |
Well I have to say that I am very
interested. Have to see if I can fit it into my budget.
But I'll definintely email you and get all the info. |
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21:53:32 |
signingminionmaker |
yes. it is very cold!!! |
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21:53:42 |
bonellen |
26 sounds warm for canada in february,
no? |
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21:54:15 |
signingminionmaker |
-26. I don't know the conversion.
Way below 0 |
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21:54:36 |
BabySignsKelly |
ok guys I have a baby crying now - I
will probably go for the evening - everyone have a great
week! |
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21:55:00 |
bonellen |
oh. |
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21:55:02 |
bonellen |
that's COLD |
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21:55:33 |
signingminionmaker |
yeah. It kind of sucks |
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21:56:05 |
bonellen |
i joined a signing babies playgroup
here in houston... we're going to the park on saturday :? |
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21:56:32 |
signingminionmaker |
it's really cool that you're getting
right into the baby signs. Good for you!! |
|
21:57:06 |
bonellen |
i know this sounds so cliche, but it's
just been so great for us and i want to help expose others
to it too |
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21:57:31 |
bonellen |
because it is SOOO wonderful to have a
baby that signs 'help' instead of sitting there pointing and
grunting |
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21:58:34 |
signingminionmaker |
I am totally thanking Debra Messing
right now, cause of her little signing talks on national tv,
I actually registered someone today for more information
regarding my classes and workshops. It is so great. I
totally agree. I want to share signing with |
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21:58:50 |
signingminionmaker |
everyone. |
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21:58:58 |
bonellen |
awesome! (just watched will & grace!) |
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21:59:13 |
signingminionmaker |
oh, i forgot that was on |
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21:59:20 |
joanned |
hi again - my Richard just fell back
asleep |
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21:59:24 |
signingminionmaker |
I got sucked into survivor |
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21:59:36 |
bonellen |
actually, i'm going to sign off here
now... catch up with my sweetie & ER. |
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21:59:48 |
bonellen |
i'll email you tomorrow minionmaker! |
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21:59:52 |
joanned |
signingminionmaker - where abouts are
you in Ontario? |
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21:59:56 |
bonellen |
goodnight everyone. catch you next
week! |
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22:00:06 |
signingminionmaker |
right, your show. Have a good one.
I'll right you tonight. I'm in Guelph |
|
22:00:18 |
signingminionmaker |
write |
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22:00:21 |
bonellen |
;) |
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22:00:53 |
eilidh |
sorry....I had a phone call....hope I
didn't miss too much |
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22:01:07 |
signingminionmaker |
Are you in Ontario joannned? |
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22:01:08 |
joanned |
I'm in Markham |
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22:01:30 |
signingminionmaker |
Hey, that's what like an hour away? |
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22:01:41 |
joanned |
yep |
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22:01:53 |
signingminionmaker |
How old are your kids? |
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22:02:03 |
signingminionmaker |
eilidh where are you? |
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22:02:13 |
joanned |
I have a 9 month old boy Richard |
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22:02:36 |
signingminionmaker |
I have 19 month old triplet girls |
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22:02:40 |
eilidh |
Im in Southern CA" |
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22:02:55 |
signingminionmaker |
My nephew lives in LA |
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22:03:09 |
signingminionmaker |
My sister and family used to live in
Sierra Madre |
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22:03:13 |
eilidh |
I'm about 45min away from LA |
|
22:03:36 |
joanned |
Signingminionmaker - are you with
WeeHands too? |
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22:03:42 |
eilidh |
in Orange County (near Disneyland) :D |
|
22:03:43 |
signingminionmaker |
Working on it. |
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22:04:01 |
signingminionmaker |
I know where you are eilidh |
|
22:04:04 |
joanned |
Well then, Welcome |
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22:04:11 |
eilidh |
Great! |
|
22:04:24 |
eilidh |
I saw something above about a
bear....what was that about? |
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22:04:36 |
signingminionmaker |
Gosh, I miss california. Thanks
joanned. I'm asuming you're with weehands? |
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22:04:44 |
joanned |
yep |
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22:04:54 |
signingminionmaker |
Baby signs has this bear that you put
your hands/arms through to sign with. |
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22:05:06 |
eilidh |
oh really. |
|
22:05:15 |
eilidh |
does anyone have one? is it good? |
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22:05:19 |
signingminionmaker |
I totally want one. My girls love
bears!!! |
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22:05:31 |
joanned |
I know someone with the Bear that you
guys were discussing and unfortunately, it fell apart |
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22:05:36 |
signingminionmaker |
bonellen is selling them. Well I'd be
her first sale |
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22:05:51 |
signingminionmaker |
It fell apart? |
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22:06:03 |
joanned |
You can easily make one |
|
22:06:06 |
eilidh |
ewwww....did they call the company for
a replacement? |
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22:06:18 |
signingminionmaker |
huh? |
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22:06:44 |
signingminionmaker |
me time to make anything? |
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22:07:02 |
joanned |
All you need to do is buy a bear or a
doll and attach a pair of gloves to the end of the arms |
|
22:07:31 |
signingminionmaker |
yes and then what, just empty out the
arms? |
|
22:07:43 |
joanned |
I've found that there are cheap dolls
that are stuffed and have long arms at Wal-Mart |
|
22:07:55 |
eilidh |
how would you do the special finger
signs...seems like real hands are needed to make the actual
sign |
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22:08:32 |
signingminionmaker |
you'd empty out the arms and slide
your own arms/hands through. Is that what you're getting at
joanned |
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22:08:49 |
signingminionmaker |
hmmmm. |
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22:09:07 |
joanned |
You can either cut off the hands or
take out just the stuffing of the paws of a bear...and then
sew on the gloves |
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22:09:17 |
eilidh |
I'm not that crafty! I'd rather just
buy it....and if it fell apart I'd call the company for a
replacement. |
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22:09:32 |
eilidh |
but that's me. :) |
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22:09:44 |
signingminionmaker |
i'm still thinking about California
and smiling. Yeah i'm pretty lazy but I guess it would
matter how much they are. |
|
22:10:13 |
joanned |
California does sound pretty good
right now |
|
22:10:14 |
eilidh |
do any of you teach classes or
subscribe to a certain company's way of signing? |
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22:10:28 |
signingminionmaker |
Sign2Me |
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22:10:39 |
signingminionmaker |
and hopefully Weehands |
|
22:10:43 |
joanned |
I actually stayed in Orange county 2
years ago for about 2 weeks and loved it |
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22:10:58 |
eilidh |
is Weehands different from Sign2Me? |
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22:11:04 |
signingminionmaker |
eilidh I think you may be getting some
visitors |
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22:11:12 |
joanned |
yes, I also teach for WeeHands and
teach ASL Signs |
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22:11:29 |
signingminionmaker |
I think you could think of Weehands as
kind of a subsidiary of Sign2Me |
|
22:11:30 |
eilidh |
What's Wee-Hands? |
|
22:12:01 |
signingminionmaker |
Sara, who usually runs this chat owns
this little but growing fast business |
|
22:12:20 |
signingminionmaker |
And we are sub contractors |
|
22:12:32 |
joanned |
Sara founded WeeHands and all of her
instructors are Sign2Me Presenters....or are on their way to
becoming Presenters |
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22:12:52 |
signingminionmaker |
So, tell me joanned do you absolutely
love it? |
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22:13:04 |
eilidh |
cool. I bet that's fun. How much did
it cost you to become an instructor? |
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22:13:10 |
joanned |
yes I do!!! |
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22:13:22 |
eilidh |
and what did you have to do? Take
special training or something? |
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22:13:44 |
signingminionmaker |
It really costs nothing but you do
have to fulfill certain requirements and have a passions for
ASL |
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22:14:12 |
eilidh |
do you have to make up your own
classes, or do they give you stuff to teach? |
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22:14:18 |
joanned |
Nothing - didn't cost me a penny to
become an instructor........I've already known how to sign
ASL for over 10 years now as I have a Deaf family member |
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22:14:21 |
signingminionmaker |
They provide alot of online support
and orientations, and an exam to become level one certified. |
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22:15:32 |
eilidh |
but what do you teach? do you just
wing it? |
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22:15:34 |
signingminionmaker |
You actually have a choice about
curriculum, they do have a package or you could use their
archives for ideas. There are products that you must pay
for and offer to your participants but they are so awesome. |
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22:15:38 |
joanned |
Sara has developed a wonderful
curriculum and all I have to do is show up and teach it - I
love it.......I don't have to even deal with registrations |
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22:16:00 |
signingminionmaker |
Really, Sara does your registration |
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22:16:10 |
eilidh |
Wow, that sounds like a sweet deal. |
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22:16:32 |
signingminionmaker |
I am so very excited about it. |
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22:16:37 |
joanned |
yep......I hate dealing with the money
aspect........so it works well for me |
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22:16:38 |
eilidh |
Do you make a lot of money at it? |
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22:17:19 |
signingminionmaker |
If you're great at PR and have a
virgin area, you could. |
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22:17:42 |
signingminionmaker |
But strangely it really isn't about
the money. |
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22:17:49 |
eilidh |
What about competition.....what if the
area isn't so virgin? |
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22:17:51 |
joanned |
I will say that the more that you
advertise your classes then the more participants you will
obviously have in your class |
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22:18:08 |
signingminionmaker |
research research research. |
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22:18:11 |
eilidh |
but advertising often times costs
money.... |
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22:18:17 |
signingminionmaker |
Find an edge |
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22:18:31 |
signingminionmaker |
promote yourself by doing free things
everywhere |
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22:18:54 |
eilidh |
don't other signing companies have
teachers too....do you run into competition? does that ever
pose itself as a problem? |
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22:19:01 |
signingminionmaker |
libraries, womens groups, churches |
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22:19:08 |
signingminionmaker |
I have none. |
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22:19:34 |
signingminionmaker |
I have one woman teaching kindersigns
adult workshops but she's on maternity leave and will be
busy for awhile. |
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22:20:16 |
signingminionmaker |
It's pretty new in Canada |
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22:21:04 |
eilidh |
kindersigns? man, I'm in the dark!
I'd heard about Baby Signs and have seen a little on Smart
Signing but hadn't heard about kindersigns. |
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22:21:28 |
signingminionmaker |
Just another organization. |
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22:21:42 |
joanned |
You have to know ASL to teach - we
have a bit of an edge over other sign programs because we
are using a real language that can ultimately, help more
people become integrated....ie...Deaf, Non-Verbal and
Hearing children and adults.....So many benefit |
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22:21:55 |
signingminionmaker |
Smart Signing or rather
wideyedlearning used to be Sign2Me Presenters. |
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22:22:25 |
eilidh |
what happened? why did they leave? |
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22:23:05 |
signingminionmaker |
I'm assuming to steal ideas and make
money. Tee hee. I really don't know. They were just ready
to make a move on their own. It happens |
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22:23:21 |
eilidh |
Sure....I suppose it does. |
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22:23:36 |
joanned |
I have no idea why.......maybe they
wanted to be original? |
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22:23:42 |
eilidh |
Have you seen their teaching
materials? I wonder how much they stole! Tee hee! |
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22:23:42 |
signingminionmaker |
And they have a fabulous program, i've
been in contact with several of their people and they really
love the curriculum |
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22:23:53 |
joanned |
I figure why change such a wonderful
thing |
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22:24:19 |
signingminionmaker |
So you're happy with Sara's
curriculum. Is it easy to teach? |
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22:24:27 |
eilidh |
Right....if something is working, it
shouldn't need to be changed! What's that saying, if it
aint broke, don't fix it! |
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22:25:14 |
joanned |
I long for the day when people will be
able to sign to my sister who is Deaf without needing for me
to always be present in order for her to have a conversation |
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22:25:54 |
signingminionmaker |
well, I'm working on it. I'd love to
talk with your sister. I'd be pretty slow. |
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22:25:55 |
eilidh |
If it's ok to ask......how do you make
your moeny? Is it from selling the books/materials with the
classes.....or do you get a teaching fee? Can you be more
specific (trying to ask what you make---without asking you
how much you make---cause that would |
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22:26:00 |
eilidh |
be tacky! :P |
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22:26:43 |
joanned |
When I saw Sara's wonderful program, I
told myself to not reinvent the wheel |
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22:27:15 |
signingminionmaker |
It depends on how many people are
registered for your program. Depends on whether there is
competition and their pricing. Sara gets a cut but does so
much work to provide you with as joanned just said the
wheel. |
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22:28:05 |
eilidh |
She's in Canada...right? How does it
work in the US? Would there be someone like Sara to give me
a wheel? |
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22:28:07 |
signingminionmaker |
Gosh, I hope Sara doesn't mind us
talking business on this forum. People print this up and
stuff. Should we go to MSN or something? |
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22:28:45 |
eilidh |
oh sorry....this chat can get printed
up? |
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22:28:55 |
eilidh |
don't mean to ask personal questions
like that |
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22:29:03 |
signingminionmaker |
There are Presenters all over and the
organization is growing. I'd go straight to Sign2Me to find
out. |
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22:29:14 |
eilidh |
Ok. Will do. |
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22:29:23 |
signingminionmaker |
I don't mind eilidh. |
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22:29:33 |
joanned |
Yeah, that's probably best |
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22:29:57 |
signingminionmaker |
so, let's MSN. Need online names. |
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22:30:21 |
joanned |
We're not giving up trade
secrets.....we're just saying how wonderful WeeHands is |
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22:30:36 |
joanned |
sorry, I don't have MSN hooked up |
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22:30:41 |
eilidh |
Actually, I've gotta give my girls a
bath....arg. |
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22:30:47 |
signingminionmaker |
True, I just don't want to say
anything inappropriate. |
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22:30:58 |
signingminionmaker |
But WEEHANDS ROCKS!!! |
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22:31:02 |
eilidh |
but it was great chatting with you
all! |
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22:31:10 |
joanned |
No problem eilidh.....Thanks for the
chat |
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22:31:18 |
signingminionmaker |
Hey anytime. It was great meeting
you. |
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22:31:21 |
eilidh |
Thanks for your insight! You both are
very impressive! |
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22:31:34 |
eilidh |
Have a great Friday! |
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22:31:37 |
eilidh |
Night. |
