Funny Foto

So why are they standing in front of an open garage loaded with stuff, but no car?

Answer: Yesterday, after carefully lifting the hefty lounger & very long couch from the folks' tall front porch, gently down to the top of the recycling bin, and wheeling them to the garage, we were feeling rather jubilant & giddy that we could even get them that short distance.

So - in that moment, his brother took our photo! Saturday is the garage sale. One last day to maybe sell stuff before we load it up and take if off to the DI, or some charity. Then, ah ha! We can start on the final steps to selling this old but very sturdy home in Murray, Utah.

Any takers out there?

Texting in a Foreign Language

In recent years, she has acquired several Asian flute students. Sometimes they barely speak English. Of course music is the universal language, true enough. Still it's tricky if the student doesn't understand the instructions.

No matter. My Korean student this morning has been in the USA for maybe a year, or not quite. I asked her how come her language skills have improved so much when it's summer, no school. At home, for sure there's no English.

Answer? I've been texting!

So how cool is that? Texting has a bad reputation, and for good reason, no doubt. BUT . . . In its defense, there is no denying that a good dose of texting in one's 2nd language can bring skills way up, rapidly.

At least, that's my latest observation.