Two days ago I was sitting by the window when my husband pulled into the driveway.  Ryan, our 3 year old, was watching TV.  I called to him and said, "Daddy ist zu Hause" (Daddy is at home).  I had never used this expression before with him.  He thought for a second and then replied, "Where?"

I just thought that was so neat!  And again, my husband used German with one of the babies - he said, "Wunderbar!"

Again, this just confirms my main educational theory - when people see you doing something interesting, they will want to join you and learn from it.  If you try to make them learn something, even if it is interesting, they resist.  Why are we so contrary? 

I think when we decided that I would work using my languages, we really revolutionized and reenergized our family.  Everybody is happier, I think, and looking forward to good things to come.  Today I signed my contract with the charter school to teach Spanish 1 and 2 next year.  That should be very interesting indeed!