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Sundae · 10-07-2011, 01:33 PM

Oh wow. Always wanted to visit India, even if it was just as a tourist.
Never could persuade anyone to come with me.
One of my first decisions of single life was to go to Sri Lanka. It was exquisite, but sadly the closest I ever came to India as things went downhill financially from there (for me I mean).

Photos. And lots, please.
Mundane, every day, food & drink, shops & cars.
If I could go back in time I would take 100s. But it was print film in those days and I felt extravagent using a whole roll!

ETA - K (mentioned previously, Tiger's friend with speech difficulties) is coming on so fast now. She is getting far more help and it shows, although she did come back from the Summer holiday with improved speech, so home is obviously working hard too. There are many words and phrases I can now understand, and I feel I am talking with a little girl, rather than just indulging a toddler (something I hated, knowing there is a bright spark there)

Yesterday she was obviously angling for a sticker. Tennant got one for eating all his dinner. And I sort of guessed that was what she wanted too, although it was 20 minutes later. I checked with one of our signers after lunch who confirmed that she was trying to sign "food finish", although it was a little fast (I wouldn't have known the difference anyway).

I was so proud of her. I had given her a sticker anyway, which said she had been good at lunchtime. Mrs K checked her lunchbox and we both gave her another one, because she had eaten all her food. It's not really an issue with her (although it can be with Tennant) but more a reward for her communication.

I'm picking up some Maketon, but without official training I will never be fluent. And K does adapt some, or sign fast or inaccurately. As long as I keep asking I'll pick up her usual ones - it's up to the experts to teach it properly.

10-07-2011, 01:33 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Oh wow. Always wanted to visit India, even if it was just as a tourist. Never could persuade anyone to come with me. One of my first decisions of single life was to go to Sri Lanka. It was exquisite, but sadly the closest I ever came to India as things went downhill financially from there (for me I mean). Photos. And lots, please. Mundane, every day, food & drink, shops & cars. If I could go back in time I would take 100s. But it was print film in those days and I felt extravagent using a whole roll! ETA - K (mentioned previously, Tiger's friend with speech difficulties) is coming on so fast now. She is getting far more help and it shows, although she did come back from the Summer holiday with improved speech, so home is obviously working hard too. There are many words and phrases I can now understand, and I feel I am talking with a little girl, rather than just indulging a toddler (something I hated, knowing there is a bright spark there) Yesterday she was obviously angling for a sticker. Tennant got one for eating all his dinner. And I sort of guessed that was what she wanted too, although it was 20 minutes later. I checked with one of our signers after lunch who confirmed that she was trying to sign "food finish", although it was a little fast (I wouldn't have known the difference anyway). I was so proud of her. I had given her a sticker anyway, which said she had been good at lunchtime. Mrs K checked her lunchbox and we both gave her another one, because she had eaten all her food. It's not really an issue with her (although it can be with Tennant) but more a reward for her communication. I'm picking up some Maketon, but without official training I will never be fluent. And K does adapt some, or sign fast or inaccurately. As long as I keep asking I'll pick up her usual ones - it's up to the experts to teach it properly. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac Last edited by Sundae; 10-07-2011 at 02:12 PM.