Did you ever think about the words for some of the traditional songs we sing in English? Karla has been walking around the house ever since I got here humming "The Ants Go Marching One By One..." Finally yesterday I asked her if there were words in Spanish for this song. She said she wasn't sure. So I translated it for her. How silly this song is! And it's been raining so much here I found myself saying "It's raining, it's pouring...." Then I tried to translate that to Spanish for the kids and they thought I was crazy (once again). Jose asked me why is the old man snoring? I said I have no idea! I've been singing these songs all of my life and I never thought about the words before.
Today we started teaching Valery sign language. She was so excited! She really loved it! Sometimes it is hard for her to express herself. If you don't already know, Valery has Down Syndrome. School is very hard for her. It is hard to understand when she talks, but we are hoping that she can use signs along with her words and she will not feel so frustrated about communicating. It was cool to see her so engaged and having fun while learning. Thank you to my sister-in-law, Dina, for information about sign language. The flash cards really help!
I ran the breakfast program with a lady, Gladys, from the church today. The kids tried to get away with things, but we kept them straight and everything went well. Tomorrow is my day off.
