[CaliGrrl]

Originally Posted by Racer x

This is a cool web page Remembering all the signs is hard work. And I am lazy. I am working on the alphabet. At least I can spell out words. Then learn signs as I go. I had my first conversation.

I left my hat on the back bumper of my van. I stopped at the light and the person behind tooted her horn. When I looked back she made the sign for a hat and pointed. I realized what she meant and jumped out to retrieve my hat. I then signed thank you. She signed back "you are welcome".It was a pleasant thing and made me feel good to be able to do that.

That does sound pleasant! Yes, the signs can be hard to remember but it gets easier with practice. (says the girl who needs to brush up on her vocabulary) Husband and I use ASL sometimes in noisy rooms or while we're scuba diving. Much easier, though neither of us have a large vocabulary. Need to work on that.