Text 1034, 62 rader
Skriven 2006-01-01 13:58:40 av Carol Shenkenberger (6:757/1)
   Kommentar till text 1033 av Ardith Hinton (1:153/716.0)
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*** Quoting Ardith Hinton from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***



AH>           Sounds like what many people do here, but with less commerci
AH> Long may it last!  Some of the attempts at "political correctness" I'v
AH> seen might give a visitor from outer space... as in the TIME magazine
AH> classic "Is There Intelligent Life on Rth?"... the idea we all worship
AH> Santa Claus.  :-/

I can picture that!  We even have NORAD with a web page for kids that tracks
sitings of him.  Now aint that insane?

AH>           Nora got something like that from one of her therapists, who
AH> is of Japanese extraction... a sprig of fake cranberries from a local
AH> dollar store with an origami crane attached which she'd made herself.
AH>  Very nice....  :-)

Yes.  Very 'Japanese' to do that.

CS>  Charlotte is just entering that age.


AH>           Hang onto your hat!  The next couple of years may be tumultu
AH> but speaking as a mother & as a teacher, I think you will see the resu
AH> your good work more & more often as she moves on toward the late teens

I anticipate loads of fun (groan).

AH> were wearing them, and it was rather embarrassing when we had P.E., bu
AH> my mother couldn't relate.  She said I had "nothing to put in it"... (
AH>  Nora had something to put in it at an earlier age, but she resisted t
AH> idea at first just as Charlotte did.  Finally she started wearing a br
AH> because the school staff wanted her to, but she'd take it off as soon
AH> as she arrived home.  :-)

Yeah.  Charlotte's friends arent wearing one yet so she doesnt want to be the
odd one in the crowd.

AH>           Ah.  Nora wore sports bras until she had her stroke, then sw
AH> to camisoles because she found them easier to put on.  Both can also b
AH> alone... and for her it's significant that they come in bright colours

Definately!  Right now she's wearing the one 'nice' skirt I got her.  Long and
'swishy' so she's twirling around in it.  Bright red.  Got on one of my
camisoles.  Playing 'dress up' as you can guess.

AH>           Thankyou.  Incidentally, I've just realized the name "Santa
AH> Claus" comes to us from Dutch... and "Grandfather Frost" is the Russia
AH> equivalent.

AH>           There, now we're more or less back on topic....  ;-)

Heheh hard to keep me there but I'll try!

In Japanese, there is an 'honorific' added to the ends of some words.  -O and
in local pattern chatter, this is used with the taxi company to say 'Dragon
Crest-O' vice Dragon Crest.  Thats the building I live in.
                                       xxcarol

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