Monday, November 24, 2008

Sohl son's view...

Sohl son wanted to make some webcam calls, but our call recipients weren't available. So he decided he wanted to write something instead. Here's what he said...

"Now I have to say Spanish words. Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez, once, doce, trece, catorce, quince." (counting, 1 - 15).
"Comer" (to eat).
"How do you ask someone their name?"
"Como se llamas? Camiseta is a t-shirt. La jaqueta is jacket. La puerta is door. Techo, ceiling. Casa, house," (putting hands up to point over his head).
"What else do you know?"
"Manos arriba, a la cabeza." (Hands up, on your head.)
I asked Sohl son, "How do you say paper?"
"El papel is paper."
"How do you say chair?"
"La silla."
Then he does this chant from school...
"Pollito - chicken
Gallina - hen
lapiz - pencil
Pluma - pen
Ventana - window
Puerto - door
Techo - ceiling
and suelo - floor."

"Los zapatos," he says. "What's that?" I asked.
"Shoes, Mom. Ropa, clothes. How about... how do you say scarf in Spanish?"
"How do you say it, Sohl son?"
"La bufanda!"
"What other things do you know? How 'bout hat?"
"El sombrero."
"How do you say dress?"
"El vestido."
"How do you say sun?"
"El sol."
"How do you say sunglasses?"
"Gafas del sol."
"What does it mean when I say, 'Donde esta su mochila?'"
"La mochila aqui. It means, 'Where's your backpack?' Mommy, I don't know if I can do every Spanish word."
"You're doing great!"
"Well, I can do some..."
"What other things do you know?"
"Ummmm... Kung Fu Panda. How do you make his name?"
"Well, he's not Spanish."
"I'm just kidding. He's not Spanish. How 'bout el papel? Mama, I think it's time for me to watch a movie."
"How do you say movie in Spanish?"
"I don't know. Can you say it for me?"
"Movie is la pelicula."
"Peculia?"
"Pay-lick-u-lah. Is there anything else you want to say?"
"Adios, hasta manana!" (Bye see you tomorrow!)

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Christmas meme...

So I'm taking a meme from someone who took it from somewhere else (an important reason not to just take for granted info you find on the web). I'll be borrowing from it here and there... so be ready.

If you want to do it too, let me know so I can see your responses. If not, I'll know my answers are right.

Favorite Christmas.... (let me preface this by saying I'm leery of calling anything my "favorite," so I'll say that these are the things that strike me first as relevant to the question)
01. Non-Jesus-related song? The Rusty Chevrolet (Mom, don't you miss Wayne's broken down, sewn-up truck??)
02. Jesus-related song? What Child is This?
03. Santa-related song? I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
04. Fictional character?
05. Dinner’s main course? Spiral Sliced Honey Baked Ham (thanks, Dad... Sohlmate thanks you, too, for getting us hooked).
06. Dinner’s dessert? Pumpkin cheesecake
07. Scent (pine, gingerbread, candles…)? cinnamony-vanilla-y-pumpkinish (Look for cinnomon vanilla from Divine Designs)
08. Animated movie? I don't think I have one... can't even think of one I like to watch.
09. Non-animated movie? The Nativity Story
10. Personal memory? Huge gatherings at g-'rents house with family.
11. Story/Fairy Tale? Gift of the Magi

Friday, November 21, 2008

I like you so much

*blushes* I made you a mixed tape. (Shyly hands it over). Oh... you like it? If you want, you can come over and we can curl our bangs and maybe french roll our acid washed jeans. Far out, huh?!?


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Monday, November 17, 2008

Lists...

Things that lift our Sohls…
Lincoln log constructions ala Sohl son
Musical stylings of Sohl son and Little Sohl Gal
Intermittent smiles from Young Sohl
Having dinner with friends
Dreams of a Honda Odyssey (oh, sweet three rows)
Dreams of a new Beemer…
Eureka (a slightly odd, and yet entertaining show)
Dexter (a very odd, and yet entertaining show)
Leapster LMAX learning games and baby dollies
New towels
Our Spanish gardener and housekeeper – sweet relief!
Cheez-its, Oreos, and fruit snacks (respectively)
Grilling
The marvelous views out our back windows
Dreams of being debt-free

Things our Sohl’s miss...
Our friends and family
Our church in Corpus Christi
Target
Our Honda Odyssey
Dining out
Barnes and Noble
Watching commercials and regular TV


Stuff we need...
Visitors
Regular communication with our fam and friends
Prayers

Octubre... en picturas


Young Sohl... about 5 weeks...

One eye's black, one has a bug bite. And we're trying to decide what to do with that hair.

Dad's new boots, and the latest art stylings of Sohl son.

Totally eighties... thank you, Sohl son.

She needs a certain number of pieces of flair... he helped her take care of that.
Shopping, with Little Sohl Gal's b-day gifts.
Her new shopping cart.
Halloween was great. They were cute, and got waaaay too much candy.
Little Sohl Gal's b-day festivities. Make your own cupcake - mmmm...
Oh yeah... cupcake.