A walk with Cody

I introduced Alex to my black Labrador Cody the other week. He was so happy to meet her and his smile was priceless. He was so anxious to meet her and he couldn’t wait to get to my house. We prepared for our walk around the corner by putting a leash on Cody. We then walked around my neighborhood for a short while.

As the dog walked I tried to apply what I had learned in my Language Acquisition class. In the class we were taught to question the child in order for him to learn about surroundings. I asked him to answer how many legs my dog has, what color she is, and what color her leash and collar were. He answered my question and actually was excited to answer them.

We later went to the pet store while Diana was at dancing school. We walked through the pet store and looked at all the animals and items. Alex enjoyed watching the fish swim and the tiny animals crawl around their cages. Alex picked out a new collar for my dog. He was very happy to get out of the house and view the animals.

A week without them...

It’s been a week since I’ve seen Alex and Diana. I miss them a lot. I never thought that I would have such an attachment towards them, but I do. This week all public schools have off. The time two o’clock has held a significant meaning for me. That’s the time I start babysitting and now it’s an empty slot filled with other plans.

Diana keeps in touch with me by texting me about day. She went to Massachusetts with her friends this week. She’s been telling me about all her activities. I didn’t realize how much I’d miss them. I can’t wait for next week to begin!

Text till No End

Ever since I gave Diana my phone number I have been receiving text messages none stop. It’s nice to keep in touch with her throughout the course of the day, but I must say, “THANK YOU T-MOBILE FOR UNLIMITED TEXTS!!” She sends so many texts throughout the day that if I didn’t have the plan I have I would be paying through the roof with the amount of texts I would be paying for. She idolizes me and likes to hear about my interesting life style. She is fascinated that I am able to go out on school nights and that I have a demanding social life.

Every time she texts me I am usually out and she admires the fact that I have so many friends. It’s different to have someone younger admire and be interested in my life. She’s like the little sister I never had and she’s analyzing my life as “that cool older girl,” that she looks up to. She once told me that she wishes that she can be just like me. Her words made me blush and I am happy that I am now somebody’s idol. I’ve never been so happy to be in the position I am in now.

Wii

Diana received a Wii game system for Christmas, but wasn’t able to start playing it until about a week ago because Alex shoved a wrong disk into the slot and broke it. It was repaired and shipped immediately to her house. Diana set up the system and we began to play. I had play Wii once before, but I wasn’t familiar with the many game options.

To start off we played a matching and continued to play each selection. We played Duck Hunt, Air Hockey, and Racing. We had so much fun competing with each other. We even got to customize our characters to resemble ourselves!

“Cooking Mamma,” is the game that we have been playing most recently. The chef selects recipes from a cookbook and we have to prepare the meals. It’s nice to be able to virtually make and learn about other cultures and their meals. Yesterday we entered the challenge so hopefully we will excel to the next round!