That sounds really, really good.

I am not a big sunscreen fan either, but, there are times when I find it necessary to slather my kids and myself with sunscreen: trips to WDW, beach trips, anytime when we will be outside for an extended period and when layers of clothing aren't practical. I will not use most sunscreens on the market because I don't like what I've read about oxy and avobenzones. My favorite natural sunscreen right now is Loving Naturals.

Warm, fresh bread with butter and cheese. Also, homemade Finnish pulla (a sweet bread) and cinnamon rolls.

I haven't done that, but I think that's an awesome idea as a supplement to whatever language they are learning.

My son and I are so looking forward to seeing this! Deathly Hallows pt. 1 was the first Harry Potter film I had ever seen in theaters. Believe it or not, I never read the series until last summer...when I read the whole thing in one fell swoop---and quickly became a devoted fan! Speaking of Harry Potter---has anyone seen J.K. Rowling's new YouTube channel counting down to a (mysterious) announcement by her about a new website she is creating called Pottermore? I'm wondering what it's all about.

Congratulations! Wishing you a happy, healthy pregnancy!

Both pater and Qatari are words that we have adopted into English. In fact, the word Qatari was used in the regional rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee the last few years. They use only English words. Again, many, many words that are now English came from other languages. Some enter into popular usage verbatim (cwm, Qatari, garage, taco). Others are Anglicized (obscene, alkali). But, all of them now make up part of our English language. This is why kids studying for the national spelling bee strive to become experts on etymology---they learn that the /o/ sound in a word of French origin can be spelled with an eau, as in chapeau, or, with an ot, as in depot. They learn obscure letter patterns such as "ui" (pronounced as a long a sound) that is present in uitlander and uintjie, two English words of Afrikaans origin. These kids know that finding out where a word came from can give valuable clues to spelling it correctly. This link from a Rice professor does a nice job of explaining how words "become" English.

Okay, you've made me pull out my whale of a dictionary to look up your word, combe. The etymology for combe is "[of Celt origin; akin to W cwm valley, IrGael cum vessel, Bret komm trough...]" In other words, both combe and cwm have their own entries. They are two different words with similar meanings.

Bill, Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language contains only words that have passed into English or have been Anglicized (adapted to fit our linguistic rules). A huge percentage of our words are derived from other languages. If you look at the etymology of the words used in everyday conversation, you'll probably find most of them have origins other than English. The word chocolate, for instance, is Nahuatl in origin. The word ignite is from Latin. Colonial is of French origin. Mozzarella is from Italian, etc. They are all now English words. So is cwm. :001_smile:

It is English---it's of Welsh origin. Cwm is in my Webster's Third International Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. You can also find it in the online version.

Yep. It can be useful in a game of Scrabble, too!

Yes. The word cwm---it's of Welsh origin and it means a basin in a valley (or something like that :))

Good job! I love avatars....and I love changing mine frequently :001_smile:

Okay, I'm generally not a sci-fi or fantasy fan, but that just sounds so fun...

Disgusting. Sorry that happened to you. :grouphug:

Yep. I've never had a Facebook account and (at least for now) I don't have any desire to have one. My teen does have a Facebook, however. I allowed her to make an account at 14. It's just not something that interests me.

Two of my favorite 80-ish movies: Somewhere in Time (1980) with Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, and Christopher Plummer Being There (okay, it's 1979, but almost 80s ;)) with Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine

Congratulations!!

She's precious!

:iagree: While there are still bedtime strories, and lullabies for my 7yo, all three of my kids get a heartfelt hug, kiss, and an "I love you, see you in the morning," each night as they go to bed---including my nearly 16 yo :001_smile:

Sure it does. That study, like the study mentioned here , shows a link. Of course, noone dictates that you have to accept the results of any study.

This link tells where and when some of these studies were published.

Very neat! My 12 yo guitarist thought this was awesome. Thank you, Stacia.

Many prayers for your precious daughter :grouphug:

I sang this to my son, too! And, now I'm a bit weepy just thinking about how fast those precious years slipped by.. Also, I "composed" songs for each of my kids. I'm neither a composer nor a singer, so of course they are songs only a sleepy, very young child could love ;), but they are so special to me, and occasionally, I still try to sing them to my older kids (if for no other reason than I don't want to forget the words...), but, alas, they don't seem as receptive to my off-key singing voice as they were when they were toddlers and preschoolers :lol: :::sigh::: My youngest still likes me to sing to her----in addition to "her" song, I sing "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," an occasional pop/alternative song, and seasonal music. Oh, and I do take requests! :001_smile: