Trophy Husband

Since I can't count on my students to make me proud by showing me all the wonderful things they've learned, it's nice to come home to a husband that is still kicking butt at his classes.

To recap (for any new readers that may have stumbled here), he is back at school, taking courses in American Sign Language and Deaf Culture for an eventual certificate in Deaf Interpretation. Pessimistic as always when it comes to him and school, he continues to tell me his school stories, half-heartedly, like he's on the brink of giving up ... When, in reality, I know that he's flying through the classes and signing exercises like he's been doing them his whole life.

For example, just the other night, he was sitting at our computer, watching an automated hand spell various three-letter words, and then typing his responses. Totally nailing each one, I persuaded him to step outside of his timid little comfort zone and try and increase the speed ... First to "fast" and then to "deaf." Well, wouldn't you know it? He was getting just about every word on the "deaf" setting and making it look easy!

Like I said, he's kicking butt.

I'm so proud of him!