Hoy, tenemos hablar en español solamente. Los niños saben muchas palabras, pero nunca usarlas.
La regla nueva de Papi: Todos los fines de semana nosotros podemos hablar en español solamente.
Sí podemos!!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Papa Means Business
So Papa had the day off today...many jobs in PR did. A remembrance of Jose De Diego, a huge political activist for Puerto Ricans.
We have really been buckling down on the Spanish at home....insisting the kids use it more when at Abuelo y Abuela's house, etc.
Since Papa was here today during our school time, he was able to observe the kids attitude about it all.
Smarty Pants is full of confidence at home, but refuses to speak it to anyone. Sweet Thing is full of confidence and will use it all the time, not worrying about how wrong she might be saying stuff. Drama Mama butchers every word she says, has no desire to even try to speak Spanish. Goofy Girl and La Loquita think 'gibberish' from the show Pingu is Spanish..yikes!
Papa announced that on Saturday, he is giving a test. A Spanish test.
I have no idea what he's going to ask them, but he told them it would be stuff they very much should know.
The winner(s) will get $10 toward their Kindle acct for whatever they want to download. And those games will not be put on anyone else's Kindle for 2 weeks.
The loser (s) with more than 5 mistakes will lose their Kindle access for two weeks.
Now this hits particularly hard for Drama Mama who JUST got her Kindle this week (for her birthday on Friday).
Hope they work hard this week and take Spanish class seriously!! Papa was not so happy with their joking/goofing off attitudes today!
We have really been buckling down on the Spanish at home....insisting the kids use it more when at Abuelo y Abuela's house, etc.
Since Papa was here today during our school time, he was able to observe the kids attitude about it all.
Smarty Pants is full of confidence at home, but refuses to speak it to anyone. Sweet Thing is full of confidence and will use it all the time, not worrying about how wrong she might be saying stuff. Drama Mama butchers every word she says, has no desire to even try to speak Spanish. Goofy Girl and La Loquita think 'gibberish' from the show Pingu is Spanish..yikes!
Papa announced that on Saturday, he is giving a test. A Spanish test.
I have no idea what he's going to ask them, but he told them it would be stuff they very much should know.
The winner(s) will get $10 toward their Kindle acct for whatever they want to download. And those games will not be put on anyone else's Kindle for 2 weeks.
The loser (s) with more than 5 mistakes will lose their Kindle access for two weeks.
Now this hits particularly hard for Drama Mama who JUST got her Kindle this week (for her birthday on Friday).
Hope they work hard this week and take Spanish class seriously!! Papa was not so happy with their joking/goofing off attitudes today!
IR
The verb of the week is IR.
The kids have to remember how to use/say/spell all forms for present and past tense. It's a work in progress to say the least!
The kids have to remember how to use/say/spell all forms for present and past tense. It's a work in progress to say the least!
Friday, March 22, 2013
Hablas español?
I realized how much we really do speak Spanish in the house when we were on vacation! I had to constantly remember to use English when around my parents!
We went to dinner at the local Mexican restaurant the night before we left and I was able to hold a decent, fluent conversation with the workers there. Not something that happens often there! The kids were able to speak some too!
It was a good visit, but we are all glad to be back home in Puerto Rico!
We went to dinner at the local Mexican restaurant the night before we left and I was able to hold a decent, fluent conversation with the workers there. Not something that happens often there! The kids were able to speak some too!
It was a good visit, but we are all glad to be back home in Puerto Rico!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Feliz Día De Qué?
\Feliz Día De San Valentín?
I asked Papa Loco...what do they use here in Puerto Rico...I've seen it both ways by other puertorricans...
His reply?
Whatever they want!
So felicidades de amor, amistad, y San Valentín!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
La Biblioteca
Woohoo! I've finally found a library here where you can CHECK OUT BOOKS! I know, it is such a common thing in the states, but here in PR, most of the libraries only allow you to look at books at la biblioteca, not take them to your casa! Well we found one, a small one, with a family memebership for $25 and the ability to check them out!
En lunes y miercoles, Smarty Pants, Sweet Thing, y Drama Mama tienen clase de arte a la iglesia (have art class at the church). Goofy Girl, La Loquita, and I have been going to the library during that hour to look at their books.
I've only explored the children's section, which is one small corner, but there is a good selection of books, most in ingles, but a fair number in español too.
So excited to get the membership next month! Now...how NOT to lose the books once we bring them home!
En lunes y miercoles, Smarty Pants, Sweet Thing, y Drama Mama tienen clase de arte a la iglesia (have art class at the church). Goofy Girl, La Loquita, and I have been going to the library during that hour to look at their books.
I've only explored the children's section, which is one small corner, but there is a good selection of books, most in ingles, but a fair number in español too.
So excited to get the membership next month! Now...how NOT to lose the books once we bring them home!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Memories
So I have once again neglected this blog! Lo siento muuuucho!
However, this was interesting to me, so I had to blog about it here.
Smarty Pants, 12, had just turned 5 when he entered foster care. At that time, he only spoke Spanish, knowing only a handful of words in English.
Last night, he had some stress after we received an email from bio mom. He was once again adamant that he doesn't want to see her if she comes to PR.
He also had some random memories pop up from when he was little. Over the past 7 years, there really haven't been more than a handful of memories from him or the girls, so anytime he remembers something, it is significant for him.
He was a bit puzzled that what he remembers, he remembers it in English.....even though it all happened in Spanish. He can't remember the words used in Spanish, he's just translated what he knew happened, into the English that he knows now.
It is amazing how our brain works!
However, this was interesting to me, so I had to blog about it here.
Smarty Pants, 12, had just turned 5 when he entered foster care. At that time, he only spoke Spanish, knowing only a handful of words in English.
Last night, he had some stress after we received an email from bio mom. He was once again adamant that he doesn't want to see her if she comes to PR.
He also had some random memories pop up from when he was little. Over the past 7 years, there really haven't been more than a handful of memories from him or the girls, so anytime he remembers something, it is significant for him.
He was a bit puzzled that what he remembers, he remembers it in English.....even though it all happened in Spanish. He can't remember the words used in Spanish, he's just translated what he knew happened, into the English that he knows now.
It is amazing how our brain works!
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