I liked this one because it has the lyrics/translation in both languages! No 'Blanca Navidad' here in PR, but I don't miss the snow too much!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Blanca Navidad/White Christmas
I liked this one because it has the lyrics/translation in both languages! No 'Blanca Navidad' here in PR, but I don't miss the snow too much!
Santa Claus Llegó A La Ciudad
Because English Christmas songs sung in Spanish is always a sure way to smile!
I'm here!
Well hoping this post goes through! I'm not sure what happened, but several of the posts I had scheduled to appear...never did. Nor are they in the drafts folder anymore! I for some reason didn't have the email alerts set up for this account, so I just never noticed that they didn't post...and I hadn't been back on here since the beginning of Dec!
So we are here! La familia estan bien!
I've been noticing how much more Spanish the kids have been speaking! Sweet Thing of course, has been my talker for awhile now. Tonight, at CVS, she wanted to buy some gingerbread houses. I was looking for something for Papa Loco, so she went to the register (caja) herself and asked! And understood exactly what the lady told her. When she came back to me to tell me, I asked her if she asked her in English or Spanish. Granted, she did ask for "Gingerbread Houses" vs...whatever that might be in Spanish, but in PR, Spanglish is totally understood!
Smarty Pants spent the morning with his Abuelo and primo, G, at the barbería (barber) getting his hair cut. Abuelo had errands to run afterward, so SP apparently read some of the diario (newspaper) en español. He didn't understand all of it, but was able to get some out of the stories!
Today I was quite proud of myself. Today Papa Loco had posted something on FB regarding the school system here in Puerto Rico. He wrote it in Spanish, and a friend of mine was trying to read it, but said the Bing translator was awful. She knows a little Spanish, enough to know what it translated was not too accurate. So, I opened it up and translated it for her! And I knew all but 1 word! Some of it I paraphrased just for ease, but overall, I was able to translate the whole thing. Apparently my version made much more sense than Bing's.
I'm still working daily on my Spanish, but I've noticed I do use it more than I did a year ago at this time! Hopefully in another few years, I'll be fluent! The kids too!
I'll definitely work on being a better blogger! I had so much to say in those others posts, perhaps they are floating around somewhere on the internet! I've got more to say too as the fun times in PR are among us!
Nov-Jan are big party celebrations here in PR! No one does Christmas quite like Puerto Rico! I look forward to sharing!
Buenas Noches!
La Mama Loca
So we are here! La familia estan bien!
I've been noticing how much more Spanish the kids have been speaking! Sweet Thing of course, has been my talker for awhile now. Tonight, at CVS, she wanted to buy some gingerbread houses. I was looking for something for Papa Loco, so she went to the register (caja) herself and asked! And understood exactly what the lady told her. When she came back to me to tell me, I asked her if she asked her in English or Spanish. Granted, she did ask for "Gingerbread Houses" vs...whatever that might be in Spanish, but in PR, Spanglish is totally understood!
Smarty Pants spent the morning with his Abuelo and primo, G, at the barbería (barber) getting his hair cut. Abuelo had errands to run afterward, so SP apparently read some of the diario (newspaper) en español. He didn't understand all of it, but was able to get some out of the stories!
Today I was quite proud of myself. Today Papa Loco had posted something on FB regarding the school system here in Puerto Rico. He wrote it in Spanish, and a friend of mine was trying to read it, but said the Bing translator was awful. She knows a little Spanish, enough to know what it translated was not too accurate. So, I opened it up and translated it for her! And I knew all but 1 word! Some of it I paraphrased just for ease, but overall, I was able to translate the whole thing. Apparently my version made much more sense than Bing's.
I'm still working daily on my Spanish, but I've noticed I do use it more than I did a year ago at this time! Hopefully in another few years, I'll be fluent! The kids too!
I'll definitely work on being a better blogger! I had so much to say in those others posts, perhaps they are floating around somewhere on the internet! I've got more to say too as the fun times in PR are among us!
Nov-Jan are big party celebrations here in PR! No one does Christmas quite like Puerto Rico! I look forward to sharing!
Buenas Noches!
La Mama Loca
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Excited!
In 22 days we are headed north!! We are Orlando bound!
One glorious week away with nothing but fun planned. Plus my parents will be meeting us there, which has everyone excited.
We will not be going to Disney, which is hard since we all LOVE Disney....but we are planning on enjoying Universal Studios/Island of Adventure, and spending time at the resort's awesome water park.
Just wish my sister and her two kids could come along. Maybe next
One glorious week away with nothing but fun planned. Plus my parents will be meeting us there, which has everyone excited.
We will not be going to Disney, which is hard since we all LOVE Disney....but we are planning on enjoying Universal Studios/Island of Adventure, and spending time at the resort's awesome water park.
Just wish my sister and her two kids could come along. Maybe next
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Two languages for a special needs child?
Can it be done??
For those of you who don't follow my other blog La Mama Loca I'll recap our family situation here.
We adopted 5 children after fostering them for several years. Our daughter Goofy Girl was exposed to alcohol while in the womb. We have at this time chosen not to have her formally diagnosed, but she presents all the signs of a child on the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum. She looks perfectly normal on the outside, but on the inside, there are times there are 'holes' in her learning and understanding.
We have struggled with her learning to read/write in English and I'm always wondering how much we should teach her in Spanish. One one hand, I think she would find learning to read and write so much easier in Spanish. However, I know we live in a primarily English world, even here in PR, and our return to the States is likely.
I know she can speak both languages...she understands so much Spanish and definitely knows how to use it to fit her needs at the time, especially when it comes to Abuela and her love to feed her!
After much debate and prayer, we decided that we will do our best to teach her to read and write in Spanish...how much she picks up and uses will be debatable and English will be the one we push harder. However, I never want to limit her abilities because of what *I* think she is capable of!
So it may be a challenge and I may want to scream, but I think it will be worth the effort!
For those of you who don't follow my other blog La Mama Loca I'll recap our family situation here.
We adopted 5 children after fostering them for several years. Our daughter Goofy Girl was exposed to alcohol while in the womb. We have at this time chosen not to have her formally diagnosed, but she presents all the signs of a child on the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum. She looks perfectly normal on the outside, but on the inside, there are times there are 'holes' in her learning and understanding.
We have struggled with her learning to read/write in English and I'm always wondering how much we should teach her in Spanish. One one hand, I think she would find learning to read and write so much easier in Spanish. However, I know we live in a primarily English world, even here in PR, and our return to the States is likely.
I know she can speak both languages...she understands so much Spanish and definitely knows how to use it to fit her needs at the time, especially when it comes to Abuela and her love to feed her!
After much debate and prayer, we decided that we will do our best to teach her to read and write in Spanish...how much she picks up and uses will be debatable and English will be the one we push harder. However, I never want to limit her abilities because of what *I* think she is capable of!
So it may be a challenge and I may want to scream, but I think it will be worth the effort!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Columbus Day Confusion *updated
** Updated! Links should work now. They were embeded, but looks like code was wrong? Tried a different method!
I always wonder WHY we celebrated Christopher Columbus...even before I became more 'enlightened' about historical facts.
History has obviously been 'twisted' from actual factual truths over time.
These three part videos I'm posting brought an even bigger awareness to the REAL story of Columbus and the Spaniards.
Part 1
Part 3
I always wonder WHY we celebrated Christopher Columbus...even before I became more 'enlightened' about historical facts.
History has obviously been 'twisted' from actual factual truths over time.
These three part videos I'm posting brought an even bigger awareness to the REAL story of Columbus and the Spaniards.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
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