What a Weekend!
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| the view |
Drove a total of 600 kms to Ktown and back for the enjoyment of family! Saw my grand-nephew for the first time....and what a
darling.
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| my pasta salad contribution! |
He is 1 1/2 years old and is speaking in
complete sentences.
Not only that....but because he has a Spanish-speaking Ecuadorian nanny and a French-speaking mama....the kid converses in
three languages.
I took 5 years of French in high school, but what did I learn? I could
understand somewhat...but to
converse in French?
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| he's adorable! |
Not so much.
One thing that I wish I could have been was
bilingual - and -
any other language would have been great!
The time to learn is when you are
young.
If you know another language - or two - and you have young children.....
have them learn it. They will appreciate it when they are older.
My husband's parents were fluent in Spanish, originally from New Mexico.
Unfortunately, when they moved from Colorado to Washington, the relatives told his mother that the cousins were having a difficult time in school because of not speaking English at home - and advised not to teach their children
any Spanish.
As a result, my husband never learned the language except for a few words.
Meanwhile - the trip home was lovely - through the mountains as the sun was going down.
I have never seen so much snow remaining on the mountaintops at this time of the year!
And the Okanagan is
greener than usual!
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| of course we visited a golf course |
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| dessert: Strawberry shortcake! |
