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• October

  I'll have a busy month and am pretty excited. The upcoming events are; going to a zoo, going to some athletic meets in kindergartens, a Halloween party, Eric and Masumi's show and Wildbunch in Saitama!! It's a great season for going out. Ah, plus my birthday is coming too. Ah, plus our wedding anniversary. My.., the last two should've come up first. ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Global Englishちょっとだけ、AFNちょっとだけ＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼビデオ：Barney songs, Blue's CluesCD&MD：英語のうた60

  Oct 1, 2004

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• last minute application

  Finally I decided to take a TOEIC in October. I don't feel like practicing pronunciation or dictation at all this week because I'm spending time just staring at the kindergartens booklet that the town hall provided. I can't make up my mind which kindergarten would be suitable for Myar. There are too many kindergartens around here. The more I get information, the more I get lost. Besides, my MD player has been broken. Well, I'll STUDY for TOEIC for the coming one month.＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞読書：Magic Tree House　＃３ビデオ：となりのトトロ（英語で）＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼビデオ：Richard Scarry's Mother Goose, となりのトトロ（英語で）絵本：Guess How Much I Love You, Run Away Bunny

  Sep 22, 2004

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• athletic meet

  Myar's play-group had an athletic meet. The little children threw balls into a basket, danced to music with pom-poms, and tried a snack hunt game. Myar enjoyed the relay race too. When she joined this group in May, she was always holding my hand or hiding behind me. She didn't answer to roll call even though most of the kids said "Ha-i!!" raising their hands. However just before the summer she answered "Hai" in a small voice. I was about to cry. She is growing every day.＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Myarと一緒に昼寝してもうた＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼ、英語リアンビデオ：Barney　Once upon a time

  Sep 16, 2004

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• aquarium

  Myar and I went to Shinagawa aquarium with Myar's old(?) friends since they were 4-5 months. When they first met, they were just being carried or rolling over on the floor. Today they were eating with chopsticks or spoon, running around, greeting the fish.... I was pretty impressed. Myar enjoyed looking at colorful fish, big and small fish, and gigantic turtles. We watched the sea lion show, but Myar didn't seem to get what was great about sea lions catching and tossing the ball. Hmm, she is still 2 years old. ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞30音DVD：ディスク２　リスニングテストのリピート練習Barneyビデオ Once upon a time ディク終了　長い文章かつ早口だと細切れポーズしまくり。＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：マイスウィートメモリーズ

  Sep 15, 2004

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• camping trip

  I went camping with my family yesterday and came back today. Although the weather wasn't really good on the first day, we put up the tent between the rains, and I enjoyed the sound of the rain hitting the tent while I was inside. It was Myar's first time. She was excited, jumping on the air bed and hiding in the sleeping bags. After the supper I felt so relaxed in the nature. The rain had been stopped, the soft breeze and the sound of insects made me sleepy, actually made me fall asleep. Myar was full of beans this morning. She ran around with daddy and made new ways to play with the camping equipment. We all enjoyed the camping a lot.

  Sep 11, 2004

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• over do it

  I've been practicing pronunciation this summer. I feel discouraged every time I tape my voice. My voice sounds just around my lips, although Native English speakers make sounds using their throat and nose.A Hollywood actress whose mother tongue isn't English said on TV that she practiced and practiced anyway to get the English accent and sounds. That's it! All I have to do is just over do it.＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞30音DVD：子音＆母音集中トレ　各３回、ハミング練習（喉が痛くなった、やり方間違ってるかなー）＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼビデオ：BarneyCD&MD：Tiny Bopper, A Beautiful Butterfly, My Pet, Who stole the cookies?,ABC de Curry

  Sep 7, 2004

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• fun with English

  I believe that the best way of learning English is the same way as we learn Japanese, listen a lot, be talked a lot, try to communicate gradually. However, many moms including my friends tend to leave it to an English school. Students learn the first step at an conversation school, and repeat the same step at elementary school, then again learn the same thing at junior high school. When do they learn further? At high school? That's where I came to be not really interested in English because I couldn't get good grade. This week I read some books about English education for young learners. I might have found an answer in the books. One of the books says that moms don't need to TEACH English to their children, just enjoy communication between mom and kid in English. The other book says that children will keep up their interest in English as long as it is fun. They will learn not only words and phrases but the whole point of it from the communication.えーいっ、ここから先はもう日本語。Myarと一緒に英語を楽しみたいと思っていたのにいつの間にか、どうやって語彙を増やそうか、どうしたら「わからないからイヤ」にならないかを考えていました。楽しかったら好きでいるに決まってるじゃんねぇ。正確さや語彙力ではなく、楽しさを追求すればいいんでした。もちろんこれですべて解決というわけではありません。まだまだ日本の英語教育については考えさせられることがいーっぱいあります。＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Parrot's Law： The Longest Time　10回（計90回）＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼビデオ：BarneyCD&MD：Tiny Bopper, A Beautiful Butterfly, My Pet, Who stole the cookies?,ABC de CurryMother Goose, Wee sing finger plays

  Sep 3, 2004

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• study session

  I took part in the English study session for Moms today. The members are the moms who want to improve not only their child's English but also their English. We make a short speech and have discussions every time. It is a good opportunity for me to speak English, even with no teacher. The point is to use English as a communication tool. When I try to say my ideas, I find so many things that I don't know how I can say. It is frustrating but fun!By the way, JB was singing Deep Purple's 'Highway Star' in 英語であそぼ today. Good choice, JB!! ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Parrot's Law： The Longest Time　10回（計80回）英語勉強会＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼCD&MD：Tiny Bopper, A Beautiful Butterfly, My Pet, Who stole the cookies?,ABC de Curry

  Aug 27, 2004

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• good sleeper

  Myar's daily routine has been changed since Monday. She doesn't take a nap and goes to bed at 7:00 or 8:00.Yesterday she fell asleep at supper at 6:30 and didn't wake up until this morning. This is very good for her and for me too, except for the bad mood in the evening. Well, anyway I can watch TV or look at mail-order catalogs taking my time after she goes to bed.＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞なしっ今までMyarの昼寝時間（２－３時間）が私の英語タイムだったのにすっかり狂ってしまった。言い訳ワケワケ・・でも、のーんびりとテレビを見るのもいいもんだ。＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼビデオ：Barney Mother Goose RhymesCD&MD：Tiny Bopper, A Beautiful Butterfly, My Pet, Who stole the cookies?,ABC de Curry

  Aug 26, 2004

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• Myar loves washing

  Myar likes to play with water. When we finish taking a bath, she usually doesn't want to get out of the bathroom with me. I let her play there and get out first, of course leaving the door half open. I kind of enjoy peeping at what she is doing. Often she makes many kinds of mixed drink like spinach and chocolate, or Tofu and orange. Today when I tell her to come out, she was washing the back side of the wash bowl!! She said that it was dirty. I was very impressed and a little embarrassed. The other day she was washing her bath toys. I don't know why she is so clean-loving. ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞友達にメールMyarの写真に英語でキャプション付け＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼビデオ：Barney 1234 seasonsCD&MD：Tiny Bopper, A Beautiful Butterfly, My Pet, Who stole the cookies?,ABC de Curry

  Aug 25, 2004

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• 記録のみ

  ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Parrot's Law： The Longest Time　10回（計70回）30音DVD：子音＆母音集中トレ　各３回ディク：Barney １２３４ seasons 最初の５分＜Myarのえいご＞テレビ：英語であそぼCD　　：英語であそぼ、エリックのCD、ヘンリーおじさんの子育て表現

  Aug 24, 2004

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• white clouds

  When Myar was playing the weather cards, I asked her which one was sunny and which one was cloudy. She could answer correctly. I pointed at the sky and asked 'How's the weather today?', but she didn't answer me. It was a perfect cloudy sky. I asked 'Is it sunny?' She didn't nod. 'Is it cloudy?' She didn't nod. I thought she might think it was raining, so I asked 'Is it rainy?' She didn't agree either. Then I asked her 'Ja-, nani-?' She said 'Shiro-!' You were right! The clouds were white, and I realized that she can't link the pictures on the cards and reality yet. I need to talk to her in English more in the real world. 「ううん」と首を横に振るのは英語だと何て言うんだろう？？＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Parrot's Law: The Longest Time　5回（計60回）＜Myarのえいご＞ビデオ：Charlotte's WebCD絵本：Tiny Boppers

  Aug 23, 2004

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• baking hot

  I was thinking where to go with Myar this morning, seriously. When I heard that it would be 36 degrees, I didn't want Myar to ride the bike or to play at a park during the day. But how could we spend the day? At a big supermarket? At a department store? I wanted somewhere Myar could use her energy. I asked her what to do, and she said that she wanted to brush Shimajiro's teeth today. Oh, well.... I didn't have to think of going out anyhow. We enjoyed playing house, gardening and bath-tub pool. ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞30音　子音＋母音集中トレ各3回読書　：Harry the dirty dog＜Myarのえいご＞ビデオ：Barney Once upon a timeCD絵本：Ten little boppers絵本　：The Wind Blewテレビ：英語であそぼ、おはなしエイゴりあん

  Aug 19, 2004

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• 記録のみ

  ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Parrot's Law: The Longest Time　10回（計55回）30音　子音＋母音集中トレ各3回、　母音強化トレ＜Myarのえいご＞ビデオ：Barney Once upon a timeonce upon a time♪, castles so high♪とところどころ歌うようになったDisney Play Along （お友達のおうちで)CD：apples and bananas

  Aug 18, 2004

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• in a bad mood

  I was in a bad mood almost all day today, because Myar didn't listen to me at all. She didn't even say 'no', just ignored me. Like when she was trying to stamp a piece of paper on the floor, I said 'Stop, do it on the old newspaper!' but she didn't stop. I said 'Stop!' five times. Was this a typical attitude for 2 years old? Maybe yes, but I couldn't stand being ignored.＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Parrot's Law: The Longest Time　5回（計45回）30音　子音　集中トレーニング　Listening Check１－４＜Myarのえいご＞絵本：Paddington goes shoppingLongest Timeをところどころ歌うようになった

  Aug 17, 2004

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• 記録のみ

  ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Parrot's Law: Stay 5回（計230回） The Longest Time　10回（計40回）リスニング入門＜Myarのえいご＞ビデオ：Barney Once upon a timeA sailor went to sea sea sea, The bear went over the mountain, Are you sleeping? がお気に入り

  Aug 16, 2004

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• piano practice

  I haven't played the piano so much since summer came, because it is too embarrassing to play my poor music with the windows open. I haven't practiced it seriously for over 15 years and my fingers don't move smoothly, which is very frustrated. Today the weather was nice for not leaving the windows open. I enjoyed playing 'Piano Man' and the radio exercise 1 and some songs from Okaasan to issyo.＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞30音子音　集中＆強化トレ(vision, message, l, m, n, y)Parrot's Law：The Longest Time　20回(計30回)＜Myarのえいご＞なし

  Aug 15, 2004

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• the olympics

  When I was watching the Olympics with my husband, I said 'I feel like Yawara-chan and Nomura Sensyu may lose the final if I watch them. ' I don't watch sports on TV much. When I do it, often the player or the team I support lose. My husband said, 'Silly, their hard work won't get any effect from you.' Hmmm, true! I even didn't know Nomura Sensyu until today. They won the gold medal and I thought they were beautiful.＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞30音子音　集中＆強化トレ(vision, message, l, m, n, y)「５０イングリッシュ」を読んでみた。すぐに新しい学習法に流される私。でもこれならダンナも一緒に勉強しないかなぁ。＜Myarのえいご＞なし

  Aug 14, 2004

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• fun day

  My husband got baseball game tickets from his boss, so we went to Seibuen today. Myar enjoyed the amusement park before the ball game. She got on a small bullet train, a flying Dumbo, and some other rides. The lions and the fighters had a good game. Although I'm not a big fan of baseball, I was excited at a bench-clearing brawl and jeers. The lions' fans flew a bunch of white and blue balloons to cheer the team. It was beautiful! Myar and I watched fireworks in the distance at the stadium. We had a lot of fun. ＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞30音子音　集中＆強化トレParrot's Law　The Longest Time 10回　（Piano Manが好きなので200回くらいまでカウントしたが、あまりに難しくて曲を変更。語りっぽい歌い方なのでスピーキングにつながりやすいと思ったんだけどなぁ。）＜Myarのえいご＞ビデオ：Barney　Alphabet Zoo

  Aug 13, 2004

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• back home

  My parents didn't come with us because my father got trouble in his back. We asked him to give up driving such a long way from Aichi to Saitama. I hope they will come to visit us some time soon, otherwise I'll be needing a general house cleaning again.Well, the first half of the vacation was great. I slept a lot and Myar played a lot. Myar went to the beach for the first time. She didn't want to get into the water first but later enjoyed the little waves. Yesterday, she got on her grandpa's fishing boat and went out to sea. She loved it. Maybe she'll be able to try fishing next year.英語モードはさっぱりで、しまじろうのおやこえいごを一本見ただけ。久しぶりに見たら普段のBarneyの英語のスピードとあまりに違い、違和感がありました。

  Aug 11, 2004

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• vacation

  I've been extremely busy this week with packing and cleaning. We are staying at my parents' place from today to next Tuesday and my parents are coming to our new house when we go back. They were planning to visit us earlier but they put off. It's been four month since we moved into. The new house isn't brand-new any more unfortunately. Unfortunately? It's because of my laziness... It was like that I did the year end cleaning.Myar seems very happy to see Grandpa & Grandma. I finally could have time to write my diary.

  Aug 7, 2004

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• study session

  I had a chat in English with my friend for our practice for the first time.Well, it was really hard even only about an hour. My brain and mouth didn't work well and I was frustrated! I'm very motivated now. The point is what to do with this motivation...あぁぁぁ、日本人の友達と英語でおしゃべりというのはテレもあり、慣れないのもあり、何より日頃の努力が足りずヨレヨレでした。とほほ～ん。 ＜Myarのえいご＞語りかけ勉強会ビデオ：Cafe Blue's、ABCでカレー＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞チャットで勉強会

  Aug 2, 2004

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• weeding

  I spent the whole morning pulling out the weeds. Myar was making a salad, cake, noodles out of the weeds and the soil. My husband sowed lawn seeds a month ago. The seed pack was mixed of 3 kinds of lawn, one grows in winter well and the others grow in summer well. Although our lawn didn't grow quickly, because of the shortage of rain and the heat, only one type of grass grew high. We believed they were lawn. Then we found some seeds on the top of the high grass. Lawn has seeds there? We had no idea if they were lawn or weeds and couldn't decide to pull them out or not. Well, my friend came to our new house this week and said that they were weeds! No doubt!! Suddenly the high grass appeared as weeds. We don't need a mower yet after the weeding.うーん、長くなってしまった。草や芝生は単数だったり複数だったり難しい、、。種から芽が出てチョロチョロと生えてくる芝生は可愛いもんで、やけに大きくなっていく草も本気で芝生に見えていました。親の欲目ってやつかしら。だって葉っぱが芝生っぽいし、それまではうちでは見ない雑草だったのよね。長い葉っぱがすべて抜かれてなんとも寂しいお庭になりました。＜Myarのえいご＞絵本の読み聞かせ：Mouse Tales(３分の２くらい)、Wake up, Hippo!ビデオ：Barney Once upon a time＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞日記だけ

  Jul 31, 2004

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• Grandfather's Clock

  Myar and I saw a boy around 2 years old singing 'Grandfather's Clock' in English at a book store!! He was playing a musical book which plays English songs. I couldn't help sneaking up on him. He was singing 'when the old man died♪'. Wow, he knows the song!! '大きな古時計' is Myar's favorite and she realized something different from the one her daddy sings for her. She can sing songs like BINGO and Old McDonald, but not that kind. I was very impressed, because Grandfather's Clock wasn't on my song list to sing with Myar. パパがカラオケで「大きな古時計」を歌ってからMyarはすっかりお気に入り。平井堅バージョンだったので、本屋さんで耳にした「Grandfather's Clock」は同じ曲だけどちょっと違う、とすご～く気になったようです。たまたま図書館から借りていたCDに入っていたので、チャーンス！とばかりにリピート。まずは私が歌えるようにならなきゃだな。＜Myarのえいご＞うた：Grandfather's Clockビデオ：Barney 1234 seasons絵本読み聞かせ：Mouse Tales（ほんの数ページでお昼寝へ）＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞リスニング入門・Let's Speak　聞き流してしまった、、。

  Jul 30, 2004

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• trial lesson

  I took my daughter Myar to a trial English lesson. I'm afraid I have no intension to have her go to classes, but I AM interested in what kind of things teachers do with 2 year olds. Today's teacher was very nice and Myar said that she wanted to go there again after the trial. Sorry, I can't afford \6000 per month... I wish there is an English circle around here. めでたい！第一日目記入。それにしてもなんて失礼な内容かしら。冷やかし体験、本当にごめんなさい。。。＜Myarのえいご＞体験レッスン絵本読み聞かせ：Mouse Soup　半分くらい＜ぶるふぁいのえいご＞Parrot's Law Phase 1 Stay x 3リスニング入門・Let's speak聞き流し（大人の私が聞き流すとホントに流れて消えるだけ・・）

  Jul 29, 2004

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