tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post7087173149844147981..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: The Summer GamesWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87051000639574937312015-06-11T16:07:26.746-04:002015-06-11T16:07:26.746-04:00UNO is easily replaced. I'm saying that after...UNO is easily replaced. I'm saying that after throwing ours out because so many cards were missing.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-4495039945202890312015-06-11T16:06:23.230-04:002015-06-11T16:06:23.230-04:00I'm glad that kids still enjoy games. If noth...I'm glad that kids still enjoy games. If nothing else, it brings people together and TALKING will ensue. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-51840163526296873192015-06-11T16:05:00.034-04:002015-06-11T16:05:00.034-04:00It's a good thing!It's a good thing!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-25308156729404270452015-06-11T16:04:46.219-04:002015-06-11T16:04:46.219-04:00At first yes, but we felt like a family within a f...At first yes, but we felt like a family within a few weeks.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-38278582942705592922015-06-11T16:04:12.795-04:002015-06-11T16:04:12.795-04:00For awhile, yes, but then we just drifted. I'...For awhile, yes, but then we just drifted. I'm sure the girls were just too young and I was too old. I don't know.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-59431739257571179372015-06-11T16:03:29.093-04:002015-06-11T16:03:29.093-04:00That's wonderful that you have kept in touch w...That's wonderful that you have kept in touch with your exchange student. I feel bad losing contact with mine.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-10603978959389683172015-06-11T16:02:47.844-04:002015-06-11T16:02:47.844-04:00Maroon seems calm compared to the hot pink and bab...Maroon seems calm compared to the hot pink and baby blue.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-78731560291796229442015-06-11T15:40:41.980-04:002015-06-11T15:40:41.980-04:00I agree 100%!I agree 100%!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-11465476527822540552015-06-11T15:40:29.025-04:002015-06-11T15:40:29.025-04:00It did turn out well.It did turn out well.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-13554624673406934712015-06-11T15:40:12.778-04:002015-06-11T15:40:12.778-04:00I'm trying!I'm trying!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12676680930780822152015-06-11T15:39:21.171-04:002015-06-11T15:39:21.171-04:00I can't imagine trying to spend the day speaki...I can't imagine trying to spend the day speaking a foreign language. In Italy, my daughter was speaking Italian to the taxi driver who knew a little English and he couldn't understand anything she said even though she was reading the words from an English-Italian dictionary.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39076713054627920762015-06-11T15:36:43.763-04:002015-06-11T15:36:43.763-04:00As a kid, we had nothing but scenery to look at. ...As a kid, we had nothing but scenery to look at. I think there might have been a few car games available even back then but I remember more clearly buying car games for my girls. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-58223422845191711382015-06-11T15:35:32.645-04:002015-06-11T15:35:32.645-04:00Night and day difference in those few weeks. Night and day difference in those few weeks. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-50665759165708608202015-06-11T15:34:44.526-04:002015-06-11T15:34:44.526-04:00I hear you! It's always fun to see how a simp...I hear you! It's always fun to see how a simple prompt will generate such great stories and memories.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34183103164810995222015-06-11T15:33:42.733-04:002015-06-11T15:33:42.733-04:00I hope she does.I hope she does.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-69002404673685686872015-06-11T15:33:29.463-04:002015-06-11T15:33:29.463-04:00Good point, Brett, about never looking at scenery....Good point, Brett, about never looking at scenery. <br />Iratxe's family has lived in the Basque region for a long time, so I'm sure someone was there during the Spanish Civil War. She was surprised that I was familiar with the painting -- I remember my art history professor's lecture on it. I would love to see it some day.<br />Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-88632162416500887652015-06-11T01:37:58.084-04:002015-06-11T01:37:58.084-04:00I hope you kept in touch with her.
I had forgott...I hope you kept in touch with her. <br /><br />I had forgotten about UNO. I know I had the game, but now I will go nuts until I can find it.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-9606491110294678212015-06-10T19:57:11.702-04:002015-06-10T19:57:11.702-04:00My grandkids like nothing better than to play game...My grandkids like nothing better than to play games. They do have a way of crossing age and language barriers. Great story.Michelle Ganus Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18238452675846882700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-25254939000699587932015-06-10T11:28:50.769-04:002015-06-10T11:28:50.769-04:00Great story of a visit and the games you played wh...Great story of a visit and the games you played which helped smooth social gaps. They do that don't they?Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12212208915891472452015-06-09T19:10:35.859-04:002015-06-09T19:10:35.859-04:00Oh! That must have been very uncomfortable for you...Oh! That must have been very uncomfortable for your family and Iratxe at first because of the lack of communication issues. Sounds like things went quite well as time went by though. Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-62014138271851387662015-06-08T12:59:07.050-04:002015-06-08T12:59:07.050-04:00What a wonderful experience! That was neat how the...What a wonderful experience! That was neat how the gap in language was bridged by "simple" games! Did you keep in touch with Iratxe over the years?<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-6680051310006285432015-06-07T22:38:13.906-04:002015-06-07T22:38:13.906-04:00We had an 'exchange' student from New Zeal...We had an 'exchange' student from New Zealand twice (same boy) for a week each time. It was so good to learn about different cultures and especially good for my girls to have a young man in the house. We still keep up with him today and it, too, was in the early 90's. Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-17336814098988709722015-06-07T15:39:20.245-04:002015-06-07T15:39:20.245-04:00Fun and games. What a great experience for all of ...Fun and games. What a great experience for all of you having Iratxe for a visit. I'm still trying to get used to maroon hair!!Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-41452087702123626672015-06-07T05:32:01.217-04:002015-06-07T05:32:01.217-04:00Your children would have benefited from contact wi...Your children would have benefited from contact with someone from a different culture.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-5906353960335122872015-06-07T03:30:37.933-04:002015-06-07T03:30:37.933-04:00Poor you! Poor Iratxe! But it all turned out in ...Poor you! Poor Iratxe! But it all turned out in the end. You were all very brave :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.com