Ready for a little vacation...

So, I figured I should write. Tomorrow I'm off to Mexico City to meet with Mom and Dad ! I'm excited to get to see them and to get to see a little more of Mexico. I have Friday through Monday morning with them and then I come back Mon and Tuesday and go to Puebla to be with them again until Sunday. I can't wait to write about it.
I have been very busy this past week. This weekend Nadine didn't feel well, so I had to spend the weekend with the family. I was happy to help, though I had thought about going to the center. However, I feel like since I am trying hard to be with the family and help them with things they are more willing to go places with me. It is nice because I feel a little bit more like family now, and I also feel that if I had the time I would stay for longer...but now there are so many things possibly filling up my time after Mexico that it is not really a possibility.
The kids are both doing well with their English. It is really awesome when they speak a word or a whole sentence without prompting. Clemence has gotten very good at the basic English things and both of them can name countless things when asked. It's neat that I taught them that, and it's also really cool watching the connections they make with the other languages they speak. Often, they structure sentences how you would in Spanish (I don't know about French), but it shows that they have a connection with the Spanish words and the English words.
The kids are also better behaved now. At least with me. I think often I can get them to do things with no more than a no or a change in tone. It's very rewarding, but often I think that the parents see this and bo even more into their way of doing things. It makes me sad to see the lack of patience they have, but I think it has helped me learn a lot about how I wish to relate to people and life.

Jenn

PS. Dr. Phil is a great guilty pleasure...specially when it's about teen pregnancy. It's actually really sad. Some 14 year old girl wants to be pregnant so bad she goes around lying about it. I hope Dr. Phil gets her counseling.