The boys have been in school for approximately 2.5 weeks and they are already using more and more of the British words. For instance, I asked the boys if Ned was in school today and Oliver replied, "No, he's on holiday this week." Lately, if I seem frustrated Henry asks me if I am cross. And after Oliver used the bathroom tonight he said, "Mom, I came in here straightaway!" The word tomatoes has become tomatoes with the long a. It's very cute. There have been a few other times when I've heard a hint of an accent especially saying the word potty or lovely. Before we left people told me they would have accents by the time we come home and I'm actually starting to believe it. At the very minimum their vocabulary will be very different- which is pretty cool.
Life is rolling along here and it is unreal to think we have been here for almost 2 months. There are certainly things I miss- our families or course, normal top 40 radio stations (a subject that needs a post of its own) free parking lots, regular amounts of sun- and there are things I don't miss- like Route 1, dare I say Dunkins, my commute, any day at Market Basket, the "I have to be somewhere right this second so get out of my way" type of driving-I was guilty of this as well.
In any case, we are enjoying our adventure and the boys seem to have taken to it pretty well- and that was all we had hoped for. This weekend we are headed to Madrid for 3 nights! The first of many trips to come! Stay tuned...
I want an audio recording of this sentence: "I am so cross that I can't pick these lovely tomatoes straightaway." Yes?
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until one of them says "Bollocks!"
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear everyone's doing well. Love the blog!