A great site you just have to visit

http://www.vocaboly.com

I wish I had known about this vocbulary program site back when I was teaching English as a Second Language. They have all kinds of great products that aren't just for English language learners, but for anybody interested in improving their vocabulary. They have some cool quizzes you can take, too. One drawback may be that it only works on PCs, not Macs. What's great about this site and the programs they offer, is they have audio pronunciation. It's much easier to learn a language with audio in conjunction with written words, but without proper pronunciation, you're stuck using those weird dictionary symbols, instead of hearing the words spoken by a real person. Vocaboly has this. And you can try before you buy, so it's all good. It also looks like they have German, too.

Yay They're Back!!!!!

It has been quiet in my house for a few weeks -- just nothing.  And
then this past week on Thursday, I think I caught an EVP (a loud exhale or sigh
- it sounds kind of exasperated!) which was very close to the recorder.
The recorder  was way up high on the
kitchen cabinets and this sigh is very close to the mic.  Then, sometime between
2 a.m. and 8:10 a.m. (when I got up and came into the kitchen) on this past
Saturday morning, something/someone opened all but one of the doors on the
entertainment center.  It could be because I've been doing some kitchen
redecorating and am stripping wallpaper -- maybe they're riled up.   And one of
the kids' baggie of flashcards were on the floor close to the dining room table
-- now I can't say that once the doors to the entertainment center were opened,
one of the dogs didn't snag the baggie containing the flashcards, but the doors
were opened nonetheless.  Chuy and I were alone in the house - no kids.  I took
pictures.  Then Sunday morning (yesterday) when I got up at 6:15, the freezer
light cover (which had become dislodged from its usual place and I had put it on
top of the fridge to fix another day) was in the middle of the kitchen floor.
Now, I do have cats, but they don't try to jump to the top of the fridge because
I have a big crockpot up there.  There's nothing that would knock it off.
That's it for now.