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You have shared your stories with us over the years. You’ve introduced us to your children, your dear spouses, even your parents. We’d like you to meet more of us here at Signing Time! Today, we’d like to introduce you to Kelly, former employee and proud mom of our new onesie model.

In the summer of 2005, I was fresh out of college and looking for a job. I saw an opening at Signing Time and, because I had taken sign language classes through high school, I was excited to apply. Even though I had never heard of Signing Time before, I looked at www.signingtime.com and thought it would be a fun place to work. I got the job and spent the weekend watching all of the Signing Time videos. There were only 6 at the time! I loved the shows and loved reading about the difference they had been making in so many people’s lives.

During my time working at Signing Time, I was involved in the production of Baby Signing Time, finishing the last volumes of Signing Time Series 1, and part of Series 2. You can see my name in the credits at the end of some of the Baby Signing Time shows.

Not long after I started working at Signing Time, I married my college sweetheart. Our plans for our future family included teaching our children American Sign Language using Signing Time!

During my second year of working at Signing Time, my mom moved to Salt Lake City. There was an opening for an Office Manager for Signing Time and she was hired. We loved working together and the opportunity it gave us to go to lunch!

Sadly, after three years, I had to leave Signing Time. My husband and I bought a home in a different area, making it too far of a commute. Because my mom still works for Signing Time, and because I will always have a love for the company, I keep in close contact with what is happening.

I now have a 9-month-old son. We, of course, started watching Baby Signing Time and used common signs such as “milk” “eat” and “all done” with him from very early on. He loves to watch Baby Signing Time and is now starting to dance and clap along with the music. He used his first sign “more” when he was only 8 months old. Now at 9 months he knows, “more” “all done” and “dog”. I can’t wait to watch him learn new signs and tell us what he wants and needs.

It was very exciting when my son was chosen to model the Signing Time Romper. You can see him on the website, www.signingtime.com.

I have always believed in Signing Time and I knew it worked to change the lives of families. However, I am now seeing it first-hand. I am communicating with my 9-month-old son! I know when he wants more to eat and when he is finished. I love my son; he is such a wonderful gift and it is important to me to be able to communicate with him through sign language well before he can communicate with words.

This idea is SO much FUN, we just HAD to share it with you:

We DVR certain shows on Nick Jr. for our daughter. One day the TV was still on after the show and we heard the song, “In a House” and started dancing to it. We played it over and over. She loved it! So I bought the song online for $0.99 and created a slide show of our family. I put the video on my USB drive so I can show it to her on our car DVD player. It’s a special treat for her. - Jocelyn

Watch Jocelyn’s Slide Show:

MAKE YOUR OWN SHOW and WIN!!

1. Choose a Signing Time song (from a CD, iTunes, Amazon, Napster or Rhapsody)
2. Make your own slide show with family photos
3. Upload video to Facebook, YouTube or other site
4. Email the video link, name, address & phone number to contest@signingtime.com by 2/28
5. Get a second entry when you post your video on the Signing Time Facebook Fan Page

Randomly-selected winner will receive:

Congratulations to our 12 Days of Signing Time Holiday Giveaway winners*:

Will your name be next? Make it happen by entering today:

1. Become a fan of Signing Time on Facebook at any time during the contest.
2. Go to Signingtime.com and click on the page for a product you like, but don’t have yet.
3. Copy the URL (web address) of the page.
4. Paste the URL in to your Facebook profile STATUS followed by “This Signing Time product is on my holiday wish list.” Then tag “Signing Time” so your entry gets recorded. (How do I ‘tag’ in my status?) Note: If your post doesn’t show up on the Signing Time Facebook page due to your privacy settings, you can copy and paste your entry into an email and send it to facebook@signingtime.com.
5. Get a second entry by telling your friends about the giveaway (see below).
6. Check  the Signing Time Facebook page daily to see if you’ve won!
7. Daily winners will need to email facebook@signingtime.com with the following to claim their prize: Name, Address and phone number.

Good luck!

The Signing Time Customer Care Team

1. Go to your Facebook profile page and click on the “Notes” tab. (If you don’t have a Notes Tab, click on the plus sign and add it.)
2. Create a note with the subject line: “Enter the 12 Days of Signing Time Giveaway Contest”
3. Put this text in the body of the note:
   12 Days of Signing Time Holiday Giveaway, December 1-12th. Winners announced daily! http://www.signingtime.com/blog/2010/12/giveaway/
4. Tag “Signing Time” in the note. Look the Signing Time profile photo of Rachel, Alex and Leah. (How do I ‘tag’ in my note?)
5. Tag your Facebook friends, too!
6. Publish your note.