"What are you going to do with those voiceless consonants"?

That is just one example of a question that I asked Nathan this past week!

Some other conversation pieces may have included:
"Do you really think the nᵈ could be its own separate phoneme?  That doesn't really make sense, since it only occurs initially!"

"Oh man, I can't believe I missed 3 CSE's on the Pima Bajo homework!"

"The [i] palatalizes alveolar and alveopalatal consonants."  (Okay, that statement was actually made by our ling teacher.  I'm not that smart yet!)


So, you get the picture.  Basically, our lives (and our conversations) are filled with linguistics right now!

How was our first week of Ling?  It was really, really good!  Here are some reasons why:

• The classes are interesting to both of us, which is really an answer to prayer!
• Layla and Daisy have been amazing in the afternoons--playing so well together, so that I am able to do my homework right there in the kitchen.  Seriously, it has gone so well!
• Nathan and I have both been able to get our homework done (for the most part) by suppertime each day!  We know this won't always be the case, but we are so thankful for such an encouraging start to the semester!

Even though this is where I am spending every afternoon...

We have still had lots of fun as a family.  Time for being outside in the beautiful Missouri weather...

And even a bonfire in the middle of January!  Who would have thought we would ever do that?  Growing up in Indiana, I don't think I ever experienced that!  So fun:)

Thanks so much for your prayers, everyone!  Once again, we are just marveling at how gracious God is to us.  He is so good.