Not Gonna Happen
When we arrived at school a couple of days ago, Cici woke up as usual and shouldered her backpack and grabbed her large purse that is more like a tote bag than a purse. Just think, Sweetie, I said. In a couple of weeks you will take the driving test and will be able to drive yourself to school each morning.
Without missing a beat she replied. Not gonna happen, Papa. I want to sleep while you drive me to school. I knew that would be her answer, but I got a kick out of the slang she has picked up from her classmates.
Ping works diligently as well trying to pick up all the idioms, phrases, and expressions that we use in every day language. She insists that I correct every mispronunciation, every misuse of a word these days because she is determined to continue improving her English.
Well, this post sat in the draft folder for a while so I will add to it. Cici passed the driving portion of the licensing test today as expected, though she was pretty discouraged last night after making one last practice run at parallel parking with Ping. You will do fine, I assured her. Just get a good night's sleep. When she saw it was raining this morning she was afraid that would make it more difficult for her, but she passed with no problems.
Without missing a beat she replied. Not gonna happen, Papa. I want to sleep while you drive me to school. I knew that would be her answer, but I got a kick out of the slang she has picked up from her classmates.
Ping works diligently as well trying to pick up all the idioms, phrases, and expressions that we use in every day language. She insists that I correct every mispronunciation, every misuse of a word these days because she is determined to continue improving her English.
Well, this post sat in the draft folder for a while so I will add to it. Cici passed the driving portion of the licensing test today as expected, though she was pretty discouraged last night after making one last practice run at parallel parking with Ping. You will do fine, I assured her. Just get a good night's sleep. When she saw it was raining this morning she was afraid that would make it more difficult for her, but she passed with no problems.
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