Heya Je!
It was so nice to hear from you! Yet again, it's always nice to hear from you. :)
Congratulations on the addition to your family! I bet a new nephew makes things fun and interesting. And it is wonderful that the birds are doing well! Pets are the best for us to feel unconditionally loved. They are sweet and affectionate with fierce loyalty to their "humans." *laughs* I have two cats now. One is a big tabby named Samson. He is cream/orange colored and has a thick coat of shedding fur. Samson is a loving, dear cat who doesn't mind if the kids yank on his tail. Magdeline is my second cat. We call her Maggie. She's a tortoiseshell colored cat and is very skinny. She never sheds and is like a vampire. She only comes out at night and is very skittish. :0)
You sound very, very busy with the languages! I wish you the best with those. I know they are hard to learn; however, I am planning to look into taking German or (weirdly enough) Japanese myself. I love the culture of Japan and watch quite a few anime programs, but a lot is lost in translation. I'd love to be able to watch them in their native language without having English mess it up. German has just always seemed interesting since the Dr. O course on languages. Academically, I am technically not doing anything. I am truly studying up on all of the classic English lit and high-school English lit. I'd like to re-take the Praxis II exam and think about teaching. Right now, I'm on disability for Narcolepsy and Bipolar disorders. But I want to do more with my life. Like share my love of the English language with people.
The kids are great. They are getting so big! Et is a big 2.5 year old. He's 42 lbs. and stands over 3 feet tall. El is not little, but definitely not as big as his brother. El weighs in at 30 lbs. and he's about 3 foot tall if not right under. Their pediatrician says Et will near 6'6" at his tallest and El at least 6'2". That's just an estimate, but that's huge! They will tower over their feeble, shrinking mother. *lol* They love the Wiggles and Toy Story. They play outside a lot in the water (with this heat, we gotta). They love to eat Sloppy Joes, Salisbury Steak, Chicken Nuggets, and Shepherd's Pie. And that's all. Anything else and they refuse to eat it. We're in the middle of potty-training now. Oh, boy, that's fun (sarcasm 100%). They have charts that they put stickers on when they use the potty. El's the only one that works on. He's so proud of his stickers. :)
Well, enough of my rambling. I miss you and hope you are well. Stay busy but also enjoy yourself too! Much love from the J family to yours!
PS: I included a picture from the boys' school pictures taken this year. :0)
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Hi H,
I have not e-mailed you in a while. I have been very busy, as I am certain you are too. I am doing alright and so is my family. How are you and your family? I have a new addition to my family.
In addition to having a 16 year old nephew, I now have a 5 month old nephew. My nephew's mother had another child. He is a sweet infant, just as his brother is a sweet boy. At 5 months old, he is the size of a small toddler. He looks long when he is lying down. He is healthy. I still spend time looking after my nephews. I enjoy spending time with my family- my birds are included as my family too. My birds are both three years old now. I am so happy because they are living. In addition to spending time with my family, I find time to study languages.
I have signed up for a French language course with both BBC Languages and Live Mocha. In addition, I have Random House Living Languages Beyond Beginners' French course. BBC and some of Live Mocha are free. The Random House Language learning course costs a little over $20 at Barnes and Noble. I will continue to study other languages. I took French and German in high school, so that I will be re-learning German too. I learned some Japanese in the 5th grade. I continue to re-learn the Japanese language. I plan to study Italian again, and began studying Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Well, that is all for now.
Je
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