DISCLAIMER: This picture has pretty much nothing to do with this post, except that it's the only documented evidence (I think) that I have of any of my children (Matthew at 13 months) eating potatoes. I really feel like a failure to my Idaho heritage here, but I'm still working on it. Commence post...Scott is very smart. And I think our children might take after him.
For most of the time we've lived here I've been hearing a truck with a loudspeaker come by every few days around 2 or 3pm loudly saying something (via loudspeaker) that sounds like "AHHH DEEE DOOOOH" in a sing song voice. I could never figure out what the truck was saying or what it was all about.
Usually I don't get to see the truck 'cause I'm upstairs with the kids at that time, but a few weeks ago it came by later than usual and the kids and I all rushed to see the mystery truck. Seeing the truck gave me no additional clues as to what it was about, except that it looked like it was selling food.
I figured I had no chance of figuring it out, short of walking out and trying to buy some of whatever it was, but I was too chicken for that. I knew however, that Scott would probably be able to figure it out immediately if only he could see or hear it. Unfortunately the truck always came by while he was at work. Until yesterday...
As we were coming home from the store yesterday (Saturday) and driving into our driveway I heard the sound..."AHHH DEEE DOOOOH." We quickly got out hoping for a chance to see the illusive vehicle. Scott saw it turning the corner...and quickly recognized some of the other chatter from the truck loudspeaker to be, "oishi oishi imo" or delicious, delicious POTATO!!
Immediately I felt like I should have been able to figure that out. I know they sell roasted potatoes on the street here and I even know the term for it. YAKI IMO!! So what I was hearing every day was "YAAAAA KEEEEEE MOOOOOH." (grilled or roasted potato) followed by "oishi oishi imo."
Like I said, Scott is smart. He's very good at context clues and he also knows some Japanese. I was right. He figured it out in about two seconds. Now I know what it is and maybe I'll even run out and buy one next time they come by.
On a sort of related note...today while the kids were waiting for us to finish making dinner, Anna, who is 18 months old, was running around saying this,
"Ash-ta ten-kee-nee nah-ray" over and over.
What was she saying!! I couldn't figure it out. But she was very definite about it and kept repeating it.
Then I remembered...
Ashita tenkini nare - "may it be fine tomorrow" in Japanese.
The phrase is from a children's book we've been reading a lot lately, A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno. How did she remember that big phrase? and in Japanese! Kids learn things so easily and I think she must take after her dad a little bit!
Our little smarty pants.
This picture also has nothing to do with this post except that it's of Anna.
For most of the time we've lived here I've been hearing a truck with a loudspeaker come by every few days around 2 or 3pm loudly saying something (via loudspeaker) that sounds like "AHHH DEEE DOOOOH" in a sing song voice. I could never figure out what the truck was saying or what it was all about.
Usually I don't get to see the truck 'cause I'm upstairs with the kids at that time, but a few weeks ago it came by later than usual and the kids and I all rushed to see the mystery truck. Seeing the truck gave me no additional clues as to what it was about, except that it looked like it was selling food.
I figured I had no chance of figuring it out, short of walking out and trying to buy some of whatever it was, but I was too chicken for that. I knew however, that Scott would probably be able to figure it out immediately if only he could see or hear it. Unfortunately the truck always came by while he was at work. Until yesterday...
As we were coming home from the store yesterday (Saturday) and driving into our driveway I heard the sound..."AHHH DEEE DOOOOH." We quickly got out hoping for a chance to see the illusive vehicle. Scott saw it turning the corner...and quickly recognized some of the other chatter from the truck loudspeaker to be, "oishi oishi imo" or delicious, delicious POTATO!!
Immediately I felt like I should have been able to figure that out. I know they sell roasted potatoes on the street here and I even know the term for it. YAKI IMO!! So what I was hearing every day was "YAAAAA KEEEEEE MOOOOOH." (grilled or roasted potato) followed by "oishi oishi imo."
Like I said, Scott is smart. He's very good at context clues and he also knows some Japanese. I was right. He figured it out in about two seconds. Now I know what it is and maybe I'll even run out and buy one next time they come by.
On a sort of related note...today while the kids were waiting for us to finish making dinner, Anna, who is 18 months old, was running around saying this,
"Ash-ta ten-kee-nee nah-ray" over and over.
What was she saying!! I couldn't figure it out. But she was very definite about it and kept repeating it.
Then I remembered...
Ashita tenkini nare - "may it be fine tomorrow" in Japanese.
The phrase is from a children's book we've been reading a lot lately, A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno. How did she remember that big phrase? and in Japanese! Kids learn things so easily and I think she must take after her dad a little bit!
Our little smarty pants.This picture also has nothing to do with this post except that it's of Anna.
I must be getting desperate for pictures.
1 comment:
I like posts with pictures that have nothing to do with anything.
Hail the delicious potato
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