tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post7959298112402915395..comments2023-09-06T08:23:46.896-07:00Comments on oreneta aground (but missinaibi's afloat!): Kids talkingorenetahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-25920877785503317772008-06-03T21:51:00.000-07:002008-06-03T21:51:00.000-07:00That is very interesting and so true of kids. My ...That is very interesting and so true of kids. My Aunt came from Poland to marry my uncle. There son was 4 and spoke English, Polish and Ukrainian fluently (as a 4 year old would) and would translate English for his mom when she would talk to my mom. My aunt can communicate pretty good now after 30 years, but she still has her daughters (adults) give her the word she is looking for, sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Another thing you can do with the trifle above is add a package of mixed cool, but not gelled Jello to the bottom layer with the cake and some strawberries. Then chill, add the pudding layer, then a whip cream layer. That is how my MIL used to make it all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-53704132303497903282008-05-29T17:26:00.000-07:002008-05-29T17:26:00.000-07:00Thanks! (I copy and pasted your entire answer!)Thanks! (I copy and pasted your entire answer!)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-90888967222006954432008-05-29T02:55:00.000-07:002008-05-29T02:55:00.000-07:00Whew, Beth it is sited in a number of places...Oli...Whew, Beth it is sited in a number of places...Oliver Sacks, if you've never read him has one book that looks exclusively at the world of the deaf, though he is brilliant all around...I believe it was called seeing voices, but reading any of his work is fascinating...it may also have come from "What's going on in there" by Lise Eliot, though this is less likely. Eliot's book is nonetheless fascinating, she is a neuroscientist and a Mom, and she is looking at the latest (at the time pf publication) findings on the development of the brain in very young children, up to about 6...it is an absolutely breathtaking read, and while there are patches that are heavily scientific, those sections are written well, and the book as a whole is quite readable. Highly recommended. I may have to look up the source for the group deaf kids making language...once I am back in TO. Something is still tickling the back of my head, so I may come back to you on this.<BR/><BR/>Wait and see.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-39632489876430251032008-05-28T15:56:00.000-07:002008-05-28T15:56:00.000-07:00Do you remember the name of that book? Such a fas...Do you remember the name of that book? Such a fascinating story - I'd love to read it.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110235078325434919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-91556414366956768252008-05-28T15:01:00.000-07:002008-05-28T15:01:00.000-07:00Beth, yes indeed, then there is teenager language ...Beth, yes indeed, then there is teenager language isn't there another world of it's own...that recipe...that looks awesome and SO SO SO easy! I dont think I can get cool whip here though...I'll have to do some thinking...do you think that canned whip-cream would work as well? I don't have a blender, and I have whipped cream by hand, and I frankly don't want to do it again.<BR/><BR/>elPadawan, there's lots of time, no? Did your folks speak Vietnamese at home or no?<BR/><BR/>Lulu, the Germans do that do they? Not the Spanish, the level of English knowledge is so low here they would all be completely lost. It is amazing what little kids can do, I have already had that immigrant parent moment when you get your small child to handle conversations for you because you just don't understand what the heck the person is saying. So funny.orenetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616103982088424715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-66883128417884604502008-05-27T22:03:00.000-07:002008-05-27T22:03:00.000-07:00Fab post, very interestingAs a parent raising bi-l...Fab post, very interesting<BR/>As a parent raising bi-lingual children I have spent many hours pouring over books that will give me an edge... Watching miss 6 slip into beautiful German the minute she sets foot on German soil (but will not speak a word otherwise) and now she is playing piano, learning so fast... fab<BR/>Mind you, I get frustrated watching trash german telly now because they use so many English words - just tucked in between the german sentence structure. Even my 81 year old mother in law does it... drives me batty!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037350189933791568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-32909285232733369852008-05-27T20:19:00.000-07:002008-05-27T20:19:00.000-07:00Reminds me that I always regretted never learning ...Reminds me that I always regretted never learning vietnamese as a kid... Part of my inheritance that I'd like to catch up with.elPadawanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870668413989993257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8311151968716514867.post-29091830183855189742008-05-27T17:30:00.000-07:002008-05-27T17:30:00.000-07:00they can work it like crazy!!! and come up with c...they can work it like crazy!!! and come up with crazy new words that make it into the actual dictionary!!!<BR/><BR/>here's the recipe for you I promised:<BR/><BR/>1 frozen pound cake, cut length wise into 3 layers<BR/><BR/>2 boxes instant vanilla pudding<BR/>1 1/2 cups milk<BR/>mix this together for a few minutes until thick then add<BR/><BR/>1 container of cool whip<BR/>fold into pudding <BR/><BR/>1 lb. strawberries, sliced<BR/><BR/>(Now, in the original recipe, you're supposed to brush the layers of pound cake with un-diluted frozen orange juice, but I left this out. I thought it was too bitter and kind of ruined the whole thing. )<BR/><BR/>put down a layer of cake, a layer of strawberries and a layer of pudding/cool whip, and repeat. EASY!<BR/><BR/>But I think if you wanted to make it a little less "dry" you could put down a layer of plain vanilla pudding, THEN the strawberries THEN the pudding/cool whip mixture. I think it would be even better!!!Angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245554563405436101noreply@blogger.com