Dispatches from a happy Hullian

Ada quotes

2017-06-21T22:40:27Z

Ada is having a good language month:

"Pizza, here [points to mouth]… Papa, here plate!"

"Castle! Bounce bounce bounce. Whee, slide!"

"More orange juice. More orange juice, mummy. More orange juice, now. All done orange juice."

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Still alive!

2014-06-01T18:18:57Z

Yesterday was Elizabeth's and my sixth wedding anniversary. Woo for crazy married adventures and making things up as we go along!

Vivien composed her first three-word sentence today: "Doggie likes juice!" She was dipping her toy dog in her juice at the time. Earlier this week, Oscar decided I was like a Christmas tree. Why? Because I go around and around. Like a Christmas tree. I'm not sure where that came from...

Also, there is an "I am still here" meme going around LJ. I'm still here!

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Grandpa-isms

2012-11-04T22:17:03Z

Oscar has a few words that are obviously from my dad (and always uttered in an Oscar version of my dad's delivery):

“Heyyyy!!!”: This one came first, and is mostly when he's suffering from grandparent withdrawal.
“Upp-à-là!”: when climbing or jumping.
“Bingo!” (sometimes sounds like “mango!”)

He also definitely knows the word “grandpa!”. That all these words have exclamation points after them is not accidental.

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Official bilingualism

2012-05-19T13:33:07Z

I did my periodic language testing for my bilingual status at work this week… and I got the coveted "okay, you're bilingual, now don't come back" result (E levels across the board). Yay, one less process to keep up with! Now, any French grammar upgrading I do can be purely recreational or social.

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