These are pictures from Table One. The Kid Table. We had kids...playdough....a little boy who thought my Mimi was a roast potato who needed to be stabbed repeatedly....Moms and Dads...and Grandma. We scored big time, we got Grandma!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Dinner Table
These are pictures from Table One. The Kid Table. We had kids...playdough....a little boy who thought my Mimi was a roast potato who needed to be stabbed repeatedly....Moms and Dads...and Grandma. We scored big time, we got Grandma!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Clones
It occurs to me, looking at this photo, that there are more than 1 set of "clones" in my family. Ahem.
The Blob
I'm starting to feel like The Blob. I just can't stop growing, and it's freaking me out.
Week 12
Week 14
Week 12
Week 14
At this point I'm thinking it's twins...triplets...I'm getting so big! At least we have a girl name AND a boy name that we like.
(Kidding on the twins/triplets thing...I think.)
If You Go Out in the Woods today
If you go out in the woods today, you're in for a big surprise.
If you go out in the woods today, you'd better go in disguise,
for every bear that ever there was, is gathered there for certain because:
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic!
Welcome home to our biggest teddy bear!
It's been two years since we've all been together, there are 2 children you haven't met yet, lots of new friends to meet, and lots of stories to tell and hear! We're so proud of Uncle Bear for the two years he's spent working with the people in Washington D.C.!
(PS- THAT is the face of a missionary who has accumulated 4 hours of sleep over a 48-hour period, just flew across the country, and is surrounded by family for the first time in 2 years...and his head thinks it's 3 in the morning.)
Monday, July 26, 2010
Burger Joy
It's not often often you get to eat burgers as big as your face, chips, watermelon, and chocolate cake at a beautiful beach on a perfect Washington summer evening, and do it all the company of some beautiful friends, but tonight it happened.
Daddy was introduced as "Habla un poco espanol." I was introduced as "No habla espanol" with a friendly giggle. One time I was introduced as "Esta Myrnie. Canta muy bonita y toca el piano!" (This is Myrnie. She's sings pretty and plays the piano!") The hostess was hoping we'd get a chance to meet her Portuguese friend tonight, and that Daddy would have a chance to talk to her...she wasn't able to come, but we had a lovely time at Jubilee's 7th birthday party! She has many, many wonderful aunts, uncles, and cousins. What a lucky young lady!
There was a time when I thought I knew enough Spanish to qualify as "si, habla espanol un poco." It's pretty clear to me now that most 5-year-olds far outstrip my vocabulary and ability to create a sentence, but I'm still trying! At least I understand the basics of what's going on, even if look like I know virtually nothing when people surprise me and try to start a conversation. I know all the words, but on the fly, new sentences just don't click, especially if they're questions...and friendly little questions so often involve slang or shorter forms of words that I can't fathom what they're trying to ask me. If I can have a few minutes to think about my questions, I can ask people simple things or offer simple services (such as "Do you want me to play piano today?" or "When do you want to visit Sister Ortez?") I've managed to say a prayer in church a few times, and have given my testimony, and even managed to give a 10-minute-long talk, but Google translate helped on that one so it doesn't really count. I'm too scared to answer questions in class, because if the teacher asks me a question in return, I won't have a clue what she's just said without a few minutes to to think about it. I think that's why most people have assumed I don't speak any Spanish at all- I simpy freeze up whenever they try to talk to me, and they switch to English. The very few that can't switch to English (there are maybe 5 or 6 in the branch that aren't fluent) just smile and look as confused as me.
I have a friend who is careful to speak slowly, and when I don't understand, she'll say each word individually until I nod that I understand. It's so helpful and so kind. The difference might be that her English is about as good as my Spanish, so she CAN'T jump in with an English version of the question. We're visiting teaching partners, so we need to talk to each other.
Daddy was introduced as "Habla un poco espanol." I was introduced as "No habla espanol" with a friendly giggle. One time I was introduced as "Esta Myrnie. Canta muy bonita y toca el piano!" (This is Myrnie. She's sings pretty and plays the piano!") The hostess was hoping we'd get a chance to meet her Portuguese friend tonight, and that Daddy would have a chance to talk to her...she wasn't able to come, but we had a lovely time at Jubilee's 7th birthday party! She has many, many wonderful aunts, uncles, and cousins. What a lucky young lady!
There was a time when I thought I knew enough Spanish to qualify as "si, habla espanol un poco." It's pretty clear to me now that most 5-year-olds far outstrip my vocabulary and ability to create a sentence, but I'm still trying! At least I understand the basics of what's going on, even if look like I know virtually nothing when people surprise me and try to start a conversation. I know all the words, but on the fly, new sentences just don't click, especially if they're questions...and friendly little questions so often involve slang or shorter forms of words that I can't fathom what they're trying to ask me. If I can have a few minutes to think about my questions, I can ask people simple things or offer simple services (such as "Do you want me to play piano today?" or "When do you want to visit Sister Ortez?") I've managed to say a prayer in church a few times, and have given my testimony, and even managed to give a 10-minute-long talk, but Google translate helped on that one so it doesn't really count. I'm too scared to answer questions in class, because if the teacher asks me a question in return, I won't have a clue what she's just said without a few minutes to to think about it. I think that's why most people have assumed I don't speak any Spanish at all- I simpy freeze up whenever they try to talk to me, and they switch to English. The very few that can't switch to English (there are maybe 5 or 6 in the branch that aren't fluent) just smile and look as confused as me.
I have a friend who is careful to speak slowly, and when I don't understand, she'll say each word individually until I nod that I understand. It's so helpful and so kind. The difference might be that her English is about as good as my Spanish, so she CAN'T jump in with an English version of the question. We're visiting teaching partners, so we need to talk to each other.
A Day
When you wake up at 6 on the wrong side of the bed, and scream at the sight of breakfast, and end up doing this at 10:30 instead of noon
and then spend the afternoon playing with your cousins instead of napping, and then visiting the library, and the evening doing this
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