Once again it's been almost a month since the last blog entry. By far the most exciting event in the last month has been the visit from Uncle Bill. We spent a fun 3 days with him. Visited various sites around Barcelona. Went to Tibidabo, the mountaintop amusement park. Enjoyed cafe americanos. And learned a lot from him, who is a fluent Spanish speaker.

The other day I was trying to give directions to someone on the street and forgot a word. Duane couldn't remember it either. How delighted I was when from behind and below me I quietly heard "mochila." This is the first time Charles has helped me with Spanish in public. I do hope it's the first of many.

It is my custom to pass on to the kids words that I've learned, especially ones that they may find useful. Some previous words are,

barriga--belly
No me molestes.--Don't bother me.
Me hace ilusión hacer algo--It thrills me to...

In response to my "lessons" recently Charles has been telling me, "Mom, that's SO easy. It's like saying uno."

Daniel's language skills are coming along too. He will proudly reel off the days of the week in Catalan. He knows them better in Catalan than in English!