| 21:15:32 |
WeeHands |
hi there! you're the first one
here! |
| 21:16:03 |
mraven721 |
great! I get you all to myself! |
| 21:16:05 |
mraven721 |
lol |
| 21:16:33 |
WeeHands |
:D |
| 21:16:57 |
WeeHands |
i'm all yours! have been been to
thie signing with baby chat before? |
| 21:17:28 |
mraven721 |
nope a few other but not this one |
| 21:17:57 |
WeeHands |
what other chats have you gone
to? (I just love this site!) |
| 21:18:02 |
mraven721 |
I have been signing with MY baby
for about 10 months now. My son is 17 months old |
| 21:18:21 |
mraven721 |
lets see...emoitional health of
children and the one with Peggy Omara |
| 21:18:38 |
WeeHands |
wonderful for all of the above! |
| 21:19:21 |
WeeHands |
and how is your son doing?! |
| 21:20:03 |
mraven721 |
with the signs ? Really well, I
think he knows about 15 give or take. It has been one of the
most wonderful things that happend to us! |
| 21:20:41 |
WeeHands |
that's such a beautiful thing to
say! |
| 21:21:09 |
WeeHands |
how did you find out about
signing with your baby? |
| 21:21:17 |
mraven721 |
I try to tell everyone I know
about it and once they see the way I can communicate with my son
they are so impressed! |
| 21:21:39 |
mraven721 |
Hmm, funny it was just something
I knew I would do, for years now. I don't remember the first
place I heard about it. |
| 21:22:43 |
WeeHands |
that's nice. did it come
naturally to you? what were your biggest challenges (I could ask
this question about any parenting thing!) :) |
| 21:23:18 |
WeeHands |
hi kerigillis! |
| 21:23:31 |
kerigillis |
hi wee, how have you been |
| 21:23:58 |
WeeHands |
It's Sara from WeeHands, mom to
Joshua (4) and Sabrina (2), founder of www.weehands.com! |
| 21:24:10 |
mraven721 |
it did. I learned the signs very
fast. The hardest part was the first sign, once he got that down
it was easy. Then the hardest part was figuring out how new
signs could be incorperated in our daily lives. I'm always
looking for new signs to do! |
| 21:25:05 |
WeeHands |
at 17 months he could probably
learn a sign a day! i needed a good ASL dictionary even though I
teach it! |
| 21:25:17 |
WeeHands |
Hi SMM! |
| 21:25:23 |
signingminionmaker |
Hi |
| 21:25:32 |
WeeHands |
oops! |
| 21:25:49 |
signingminionmaker |
oops what? |
| 21:26:32 |
kerigillis |
wee, i'm currently taking a
course in asl 101, would this eventually help me to create a
play group in my area? |
| 21:26:34 |
WeeHands |
i'm just playing with my new
moderator powers and i thought i made a mistake! |
| 21:26:44 |
WeeHands |
what area of the world are you
in? |
| 21:26:50 |
kerigillis |
lafayette, la |
| 21:28:11 |
WeeHands |
finally someone from the south,
last week we just had people from the coldest parts of the
continent - almost :) |
| 21:28:21 |
signingminionmaker |
i'm being hypnotized by the avon
ad |
| 21:28:32 |
kerigillis |
it seems cold for an hour, then
it's hot, then it's cold...... |
| 21:28:40 |
WeeHands |
i've got a mother's remedies ad
below me - cute aprons! |
| 21:28:50 |
bonellen |
good evening all! |
| 21:29:05 |
WeeHands |
kerigillis is that what you want
to do, teach/lead playgroups in sign? |
| 21:29:18 |
signingminionmaker |
Hello |
| 21:29:20 |
WeeHands |
welcome bonellen! |
| 21:29:22 |
kerigillis |
it's what i aspire to do, that's
partly why i'm taking this course |
| 21:29:40 |
kerigillis |
hello bonellen |
| 21:29:46 |
bonellen |
you can call me Bonnie. What
course are you taking Keri? |
| 21:30:01 |
mraven721 |
that's a great idea kerri! |
| 21:30:03 |
bonellen |
I am interested in teaching too. |
| 21:30:08 |
signingminionmaker |
me too |
| 21:30:12 |
WeeHands |
if you've signed with your baby,
taken a formal ASL course and have experience in the education
field/leading adult groups you'd be a great instructor |
| 21:30:12 |
kerigillis |
it's a course at the deaf action
center in lafayette. it's the first step to sign language |
| 21:30:23 |
WeeHands |
a passing for signing with your
baby helps too! |
| 21:30:51 |
kerigillis |
my son trys to mimic the alphabet
when i finger spell it |
| 21:31:01 |
signingminionmaker |
how old is your son? |
| 21:31:01 |
WeeHands |
one of our instructors just
finished a first level class in december and she's taking level
2 now - she says she addicted! |
| 21:31:03 |
bonellen |
wow! |
| 21:31:12 |
signingminionmaker |
addicted to what? |
| 21:31:13 |
bonellen |
wow = alphabet signing |
| 21:31:17 |
WeeHands |
sorry i meant a passion" for
signing with baby!" |
| 21:31:24 |
WeeHands |
addicted to more and more ASL
classes! |
| 21:31:27 |
signingminionmaker |
OH, that makes more sense. |
| 21:31:38 |
kerigillis |
i've already been able to have a
three hour conversation with a deaf person with finger spelling
and the fifteen words i learned last week |
| 21:31:41 |
signingminionmaker |
There's a waiting list here in
Guelph at the College |
| 21:31:55 |
signingminionmaker |
wow keri |
| 21:32:05 |
bonellen |
hey, i've actually heard of
guelph (and i live in houston) |
| 21:32:14 |
signingminionmaker |
And what have you heard? |
| 21:32:21 |
WeeHands |
a 3 hour conversation
fingerspelled - *) |
| 21:32:24 |
WeeHands |
wow! |
| 21:32:38 |
kerigillis |
there normally is a waiting list
at the college, but we have an extremely high amount of deaf
people in our area. including the deaf and blind, biggest amount
in the country |
| 21:32:57 |
bonellen |
trying to remember (guelph) - i
think my friend from waterloo said she attended college there
(10 years ago) |
| 21:32:58 |
kerigillis |
yeah 3 hours was pretty tiring,
but awesome, i actually heard him laugh |
| 21:33:08 |
WeeHands |
that's great! |
| 21:33:16 |
signingminionmaker |
OH, do you know of a naval base
nearby? |
| 21:33:30 |
signingminionmaker |
or army |
| 21:33:47 |
bonellen |
nope |
| 21:34:19 |
kerigillis |
what's a minion maker? little
people you lead to sign too? |
| 21:34:29 |
signingminionmaker |
I have triplets. |
| 21:34:38 |
signingminionmaker |
so yes |
| 21:34:48 |
kerigillis |
yep, little minion's or around
here, chitlin's |
| 21:34:51 |
WeeHands |
is everyone interested in
teaching here!? |
| 21:35:01 |
signingminionmaker |
bonellen my nephew is stationed
near houston for studying flying. |
| 21:35:14 |
kerigillis |
i am, but you knew that...lol |
| 21:35:14 |
signingminionmaker |
YES!!! |
| 21:35:26 |
bonellen |
i think so (teaching) - just
submitted my application to Baby Signs to become an instructor |
| 21:35:35 |
mraven721 |
something I never thought about
before, but I do love it so much! |
| 21:35:37 |
kerigillis |
wow, hope that works out |
| 21:35:40 |
signingminionmaker |
And wee, I've probably rangled up
another 5 or so from the Signing Time chat last night |
| 21:35:45 |
WeeHands |
bonellen what's your background
in ASL? |
| 21:36:14 |
WeeHands |
signingminionmaker possible
instructors? |
| 21:36:17 |
bonellen |
no tru ASL background. I was
given Baby Signs" book when son was born 13 months ago." |
| 21:36:37 |
signingminionmaker |
yes |
| 21:36:43 |
bonellen |
we used it with our boy and are
AMAZED at his signing vocabulary for a 13 month old |
| 21:36:48 |
kerigillis |
i can't understand the pictures,
so i had to take a course with a instructor |
| 21:36:55 |
signingminionmaker |
Spent most of the evening
promoing Sign2me |
| 21:37:02 |
bonellen |
which pictures? |
| 21:37:17 |
WeeHands |
everyone's learning style is
different, that why there's so many great products and classes
out there! |
| 21:37:30 |
WeeHands |
that's www.sign2me.com |
| 21:37:36 |
signingminionmaker |
sorry |
| 21:37:42 |
bonellen |
i just really want to spread the
word to others... signing with your baby is soooo cool |
| 21:37:48 |
signingminionmaker |
it really is |
| 21:37:50 |
WeeHands |
di nada! (watch a lot of Dora
here!) |
| 21:37:53 |
kerigillis |
the one's in the books or
dictionaries, i don't get the arrows and all of that. at 27 i
still can't put together something from instructions, it's best
if i take a course |
| 21:38:17 |
kerigillis |
dora dora dora the explora..... |
| 21:38:26 |
signingminionmaker |
backpack, backpack |
| 21:38:27 |
WeeHands |
it's great as well to get
feedback from a LIVE instructor! |
| 21:38:39 |
WeeHands |
loaded up with lots of stuff... |
| 21:38:43 |
WeeHands |
:) |
| 21:38:44 |
bonellen |
(who is the live instructor?) |
| 21:38:51 |
signingminionmaker |
teehee |
| 21:39:05 |
signingminionmaker |
explain loaded up? |
| 21:39:05 |
WeeHands |
just someone teaching a class
that you can ask questions and get instant feedback regarding
your signing |
| 21:39:14 |
kerigillis |
the one time an instructor stinks
is when you need a sign for a word and he tells you to
fingerspell it. |
| 21:39:24 |
kerigillis |
when the kid is two, that's not
an option...lol |
| 21:39:36 |
bonellen |
i agree we are not pursuing
finger signing |
| 21:39:47 |
WeeHands |
kerigillis it happens though -
there's not always an ASL sign for every English word! |
| 21:40:07 |
WeeHands |
some toddlers who are born to
Deaf parents can fingerspell though! |
| 21:40:14 |
kerigillis |
i know, still thinking of a sign
for the word tiki--we're getting a dog and that's her name |
| 21:40:19 |
signingminionmaker |
Is it true that they hand babble |
| 21:40:37 |
bonellen |
i have read that too |
| 21:40:38 |
kerigillis |
hand babble? |
| 21:40:43 |
signingminionmaker |
I've witnessed with my triplets
and I find it very interesting |
| 21:40:53 |
WeeHands |
e.g., there's no ASL sign for
apricot", they would sign though "little+fruit+like+peach"!" |
| 21:40:53 |
bonellen |
and becasue hand babble is
'easier' they babble earlier |
| 21:41:04 |
signingminionmaker |
makes sense |
| 21:41:13 |
bonellen |
little fruit like peach"???
you've got to be kidding???" |
| 21:41:21 |
WeeHands |
just as hearing babies verbally
babble, most babies also babble with their hands |
| 21:41:24 |
kerigillis |
he suggested dilapatated, but i
think it will scare the dog..lol |
| 21:41:35 |
kerigillis |
cole is doing that constantly all
of a sudden |
| 21:41:35 |
WeeHands |
babble = playing motorically (in
my books) |
| 21:41:37 |
signingminionmaker |
so, all babies babble with their
hands/ |
| 21:42:05 |
bonellen |
maybe my expectations are low as
spencer is only 13 months old (spelling seems crazy right now) |
| 21:42:07 |
kerigillis |
asl is a broken language, no true
sentence syntax |
| 21:42:11 |
WeeHands |
yep, we hearing folks just don't
recognize it and reinforce as parents who are Deaf would |
| 21:42:44 |
kerigillis |
ie. you are pretty....you,pretty,
you |
| 21:42:47 |
WeeHands |
oh, ASL has a lot of syntax, it's
just very different than English |
| 21:42:49 |
signingminionmaker |
I've read about that but it never
mentioned all-just those learning sign. But I guess that makes
sense too. |
| 21:43:33 |
bonellen |
we're still mostly on single
words here |
| 21:43:35 |
kerigillis |
you are right wee. i kind of
equate it to learning spanish. the sentence means the same, but
the words are in a different order when you translate them |
| 21:43:46 |
signingminionmaker |
How do I change back to basic
black |
| 21:43:50 |
signingminionmaker |
oh never mind |
| 21:44:12 |
kerigillis |
cole can only sign single words
also bonnie |
| 21:44:30 |
bonellen |
ok (whew) |
| 21:44:32 |
kerigillis |
working on more milk" but he is
also two" |
| 21:44:39 |
bonellen |
ooh, that's good! |
| 21:44:52 |
bonellen |
we try to prompt spencer to tell
us what he wants 'more' of when he uses that |
| 21:44:57 |
mraven721 |
we only use single words too! |
| 21:45:08 |
signingminionmaker |
my girls will sometimes
spontaneously respond with two but not always and not if
prompted |
| 21:45:22 |
mraven721 |
it's funny sometimes, like right
now when DS is sleepy he just signs a bit of everything,
confused |
| 21:45:25 |
kerigillis |
do you have all girls smm |
| 21:45:28 |
bonellen |
i was impressed spencer knows a
couple of non-nouns like 'play' and 'help' |
| 21:45:32 |
WeeHands |
it's true when signing with your
baby we are really introducing the ASL vocabulary not ASL
grammar |
| 21:45:33 |
signingminionmaker |
yes |
| 21:45:50 |
WeeHands |
mraven721 that's cute! |
| 21:46:20 |
mraven721 |
he refused to learn tired or bed
:( |
| 21:46:27 |
bonellen |
lol |
| 21:46:45 |
signingminionmaker |
;) |
| 21:46:49 |
kerigillis |
cole was the same, but he like's
night night or sleepy |
| 21:46:59 |
kerigillis |
i think he thinks sleepy is a fun
one to do |
| 21:47:17 |
signingminionmaker |
well, my Halla won't go to bed
because there are doggies outside and we have to find the
doggies cause she loves doggies. |
| 21:47:23 |
bonellen |
do you use the same sign for
sleep/sleepy/nap? |
| 21:47:49 |
kerigillis |
that's funny smm |
| 21:48:08 |
signingminionmaker |
Not at 2am |
| 21:48:16 |
kerigillis |
cole keeps asking for his
birthday dog, |
| 21:48:16 |
signingminionmaker |
or 3am or 4am |
| 21:48:28 |
bonellen |
oh dear |
| 21:48:40 |
kerigillis |
:banghead must find doggie, must
find doggie |
| 21:48:44 |
bonellen |
spencer loves puppies too! |
| 21:48:54 |
signingminionmaker |
hahahahaha |
| 21:49:30 |
bonellen |
he signs puppy by panting (which
i've read isn't a 'desirable' sign because you can say it and
sign it at the same time) |
| 21:49:47 |
kerigillis |
everyone keeps telling me to tap
the leg |
| 21:49:48 |
bonellen |
but he's known it for a long time
so we're not changing |
| 21:50:01 |
signingminionmaker |
that's cute. My girls do the
furious leg slapping |
| 21:50:03 |
WeeHands |
you can sign dog by slapping your
thigh. adults add a finger snap to that - as if calling a dog |
| 21:50:14 |
kerigillis |
i'm the same way, if we start one
way, we finish it that way |
| 21:50:30 |
bonellen |
i swear, though, spencer modifies
EVERY sign we teach him |
| 21:50:46 |
bonellen |
then we have to learn HIS
language! |
| 21:50:48 |
kerigillis |
maybe that's his way of showing
he's in control |
| 21:50:58 |
mraven721 |
Ok, since we a?e all singers,
what is your or your childs favoirte sign |
| 21:51:01 |
WeeHands |
what i like about using ASL is
that it is a natural language, there are reasons for the signs,
they've evolved naturally by persons who need a visual language
(as opposed to made up signs) |
| 21:51:13 |
kerigillis |
wait"" |
| 21:51:14 |
signingminionmaker |
gorilla |
| 21:51:27 |
bonellen |
(does gorilla = monkey?) |
| 21:51:37 |
signingminionmaker |
no the chest thumping gorilla |
| 21:51:37 |
WeeHands |
think of the way hearing babies
say banana", "spaghetti"" |
| 21:51:40 |
mraven721 |
hurt or shower |
| 21:51:44 |
bonellen |
spencer's favorite is LION |
| 21:51:51 |
WeeHands |
they make approximations and we
learn to recognize them |
| 21:52:05 |
bonellen |
but his version of lion, which is
opening his mouth and eyes as wide as he can |
| 21:52:21 |
kerigillis |
anyone got one for spiderman? |
| 21:52:34 |
signingminionmaker |
spider and man |
| 21:52:37 |
WeeHands |
ASL signs are made up of a 1) a
body space 2) a movement and 3) a handshape. most babies will
get 1 and 2 but need help with 3 |
| 21:53:00 |
WeeHands |
hurt = two pointer fingers
touching over the area hurt |
| 21:53:00 |
kerigillis |
well there you go |
| 21:53:11 |
signingminionmaker |
teehee |
| 21:53:27 |
WeeHands |
lion = a claw shape moving over
head from front to back (adding growls is optional!) |
| 21:53:30 |
kerigillis |
:embarassed: |
| 21:53:44 |
signingminionmaker |
Oh, you have to add the growl |
| 21:53:45 |
WeeHands |
kerigillis why?! |
| 21:53:53 |
kerigillis |
we learned hurt early, it's not a
favorite, but it's used alot |
| 21:54:01 |
kerigillis |
i was just picking with smm |
| 21:54:10 |
kerigillis |
she told me something very
obvious |
| 21:54:13 |
signingminionmaker |
me so mean!! |
| 21:54:24 |
bonellen |
we taught spencer with hands on
the side of the face, like a mane. and we ALWAYS added the
'roar' - i think that how he just picked up on 'roar' and his
sign is only opening mouth & eyes! |
| 21:54:54 |
WeeHands |
it's really useful. i had a baby
signing hurt over his eye - turned out he had a scratched cornea
- only diagnosed by a doctor! |
| 21:54:58 |
kerigillis |
i don't think cole could manage
the sign w/o the growl |
| 21:55:00 |
signingminionmaker |
I think alot of little ones just
like roaring. My girls do a roar to identify kangaroos. |
| 21:55:04 |
bonellen |
holy cow keri! |
| 21:55:22 |
kerigillis |
which part...? |
| 21:55:35 |
signingminionmaker |
my Halla was sick and kept
signing more hurt and patting her ears and so well, we knew what
was going on |
| 21:55:37 |
WeeHands |
most kids always added the animal
sounds to the signs for animals! way more fun that way! |
| 21:55:56 |
kerigillis |
hurt helped when cole had the
throw up disease |
| 21:56:05 |
bonellen |
spencer knows that kangaroos and
bunny rabbits go hop hop hop" - but i think he might also think
that is the sound they make" |
| 21:56:06 |
signingminionmaker |
norwalk |
| 21:56:06 |
ellie |
hi |
| 21:56:15 |
signingminionmaker |
hey ellie |
| 21:56:16 |
kerigillis |
those mini hotdogs are not a
pretty sight |
| 21:56:21 |
bonellen |
ewwwww |
| 21:56:22 |
signingminionmaker |
oooooohhhh |
| 21:56:29 |
ellie |
what's up tonight |
| 21:56:38 |
signingminionmaker |
Was it norwalk keri? |
| 21:56:41 |
bonellen |
hi ellie |
| 21:56:45 |
mraven721 |
hi ellie |
| 21:56:48 |
ellie |
hi there sorry so late |
| 21:56:57 |
kerigillis |
norwalk? |
| 21:57:17 |
signingminionmaker |
I don't know how to spell it but
it's a throwing up thing |
| 21:57:24 |
bonellen |
norwalk virus = vomit virus |
| 21:57:33 |
signingminionmaker |
yup that's it |
| 21:57:50 |
signingminionmaker |
brb |
| 21:57:50 |
kerigillis |
don't know, i threw up for 8
hours, then two days later he did it, then my husband got sick,
but didn't throw up |
| 21:58:02 |
WeeHands |
hi ellie ! |
| 21:58:09 |
ellie |
hey sara |
| 21:58:17 |
ellie |
I have some news |
| 21:58:18 |
kerigillis |
it's really sad to hear your son
say (in a pitiful voice) all done"" |
| 21:58:26 |
bonellen |
how sad |
| 21:58:30 |
WeeHands |
yes, ellie! |
| 21:58:38 |
mraven721 |
oh, that's so sad kerri |
| 21:58:43 |
ellie |
I put my application in for the
presenters network |
| 21:58:51 |
WeeHands |
kerigillis too sad! my heart is
breaking! |
| 21:59:01 |
bonellen |
more folks who want to teach
signing! |
| 21:59:03 |
kerigillis |
he was a real trooper though and
at four in the morning, you wouldn't have known it |
| 21:59:08 |
WeeHands |
and now i'm really exited for
ellie! |
| 21:59:12 |
bonellen |
was this recently keri? |
| 21:59:20 |
ellie |
me to |
| 21:59:40 |
kerigillis |
probably around mid november |
| 21:59:43 |
mraven721 |
tell me about hte presenters
network |
| 21:59:50 |
kerigillis |
what is pres network? |
| 22:00:01 |
ellie |
it is through sign2me to become a
presenter |
| 22:00:04 |
signingminionmaker |
That's awesome ellie!!! |
| 22:00:18 |
mraven721 |
great news! |
| 22:00:21 |
ellie |
yeah but now i am nervouse
because of all the other things i have to do |
| 22:00:25 |
kerigillis |
congrats!!!!!! |
| 22:00:26 |
bonellen |
like what? |
| 22:00:28 |
WeeHands |
i just had an email from the
children's centre in london regarding signing - that's awesome! |
| 22:00:42 |
ellie |
references, resume, phone
interview |
| 22:00:44 |
kerigillis |
are you in london? |
| 22:00:47 |
ellie |
yes |
| 22:00:50 |
ellie |
are you |
| 22:00:55 |
signingminionmaker |
how hard is the phone interview? |
| 22:01:08 |
ellie |
dunno |
| 22:01:23 |
kerigillis |
no, louisiana, but i lived in
oxford for six weeks and vow to return to live!!!!! |
| 22:01:59 |
WeeHands |
i had my phone interview with
www.sign2me.com 4 years ago, so I think it's different now |
| 22:02:01 |
ellie |
oh i'm from the other london,
london ontario although we have an oxford county but I don't
think that is the one you are referring to |
| 22:02:21 |
signingminionmaker |
Was it hard? What do they want to
know? |
| 22:02:22 |
ellie |
do you think it is more strict? |
| 22:02:23 |
kerigillis |
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i forgot
they had one there. |
| 22:02:30 |
ellie |
haha |
| 22:02:40 |
ellie |
not as exciting here |
| 22:03:00 |
kerigillis |
the snow's got to be pretty
though |
| 22:03:08 |
signingminionmaker |
You can have it |
| 22:03:10 |
ellie |
yes but getting sick of it |
| 22:03:13 |
ellie |
right sara |
| 22:03:16 |
kerigillis |
lol!!!!!! |
| 22:03:23 |
WeeHands |
i think it is, they've had a lot
of applications and are very selective of who teaches with them.
you need to have a formal background in ASL to teach with
Sign2Me (and with WeeHands!) |
| 22:04:05 |
mraven721 |
better run! Thank you all so much
for chatting! |
| 22:04:08 |
ellie |
that is what i am nervous about
because although I have taken ASL classes, like I said last week
I am not an interpreter |
| 22:04:23 |
WeeHands |
have a great week! see you next
thursday if you're free! |
| 22:04:26 |
kerigillis |
in laf, they only offer asl 101
and asl 102 at the college. and at the deaf action center, my
teacher has created a curriculum for colleges, but they only
teach asl 101. what is a girl to do to advance? |
| 22:04:27 |
signingminionmaker |
Question-is there an organization
that governs Sign Language Certification and how long a cert
lasts? |
| 22:04:37 |
kerigillis |
by rav |
| 22:04:44 |
signingminionmaker |
bye |
| 22:04:52 |
WeeHands |
not really signingminionmaker |
| 22:05:18 |
ellie |
oh er is on |
| 22:05:39 |
kerigillis |
oh this will be goooood |
| 22:05:47 |
bonellen |
signing question |
| 22:05:54 |
WeeHands |
it depends on where you take it.
i know in toronto if you take asl courses at the canadian
hearing society you have to have taken your last class within
two years of taking the next one or you have to take the last
one over again |
| 22:05:56 |
ellie |
better go. I forgot about the
chat and signed on late see you next week |
| 22:05:59 |
signingminionmaker |
Cause Conestoga College contacted
me and told me that mine had expired-8yrs and then on Monday
when I went to check out their next course listing they now have
a three year expiry but CHS says that their courses never expire |
| 22:06:10 |
kerigillis |
by ellie |
| 22:06:13 |
bonellen |
what do you do for all kinds of
little animals that look alike: beetle, bug, lady bug, etc? |
| 22:06:22 |
WeeHands |
isn't your tv by the computer
ellie - i think you should move it on thursday nights! |
| 22:06:34 |
WeeHands |
have a great week ellie! |
| 22:06:39 |
signingminionmaker |
bye ellie |
| 22:06:40 |
ellie |
yeah sounds like a plan huh |
| 22:06:40 |
bonellen |
bye ellie |
| 22:06:45 |
bonellen |
are they all just bug"?" |
| 22:06:45 |
kerigillis |
mine is, i believe in
multitasking |
| 22:06:50 |
ellie |
see ya! |
| 22:07:12 |
kerigillis |
i never taught cole bug because
that's his nickname, and it never occured to me |
| 22:07:33 |
bonellen |
i feel silly ready one of his
books that had a lot of bugs... and they are all the same! |
| 22:07:58 |
bonellen |
and then his animal book that has
chinchilla" and "porcupine" - i just skip those" |
| 22:07:59 |
kerigillis |
do you sign as you read bonnie |
| 22:08:12 |
WeeHands |
if there aren't signs for these
exact bug-like words then most likely the sign for 'bug' is used
along with other descriptive signs, e.g., little, black, red,
etc. |
| 22:08:22 |
signingminionmaker |
I do and yeah bug is a hard one.
I just kind of use bug |
| 22:08:23 |
kerigillis |
i've considered buying a book
with more pics so i can start that |
| 22:08:33 |
signingminionmaker |
My girls love it |
| 22:09:09 |
signingminionmaker |
I skip the ones I don't know too.
Is there a sign for otter> |
| 22:09:39 |
bonellen |
and what about duck vs. goose vs.
penguin vs. macaw vs. any other bird? |
| 22:09:40 |
kerigillis |
i made one up years ago as a
private joke for my husband and i, you can have it if you want
it...lol |
| 22:09:57 |
WeeHands |
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm combine the
sign for lady" and "bug" for ladybug (which actually surprises
me!)" |
| 22:10:05 |
kerigillis |
i was told penquin is just how
they walk. with the arms out and pretend to waddle |
| 22:10:13 |
signingminionmaker |
yeah, that's how we doit |
| 22:10:18 |
WeeHands |
there is no sign for otter i've
been looking for almost 2 years now aaarrrggghhh! |
| 22:10:28 |
signingminionmaker |
what about water mouse? |
| 22:10:36 |
kerigillis |
water
mouse?????????????????????????????????// |
| 22:10:39 |
WeeHands |
kerigillis that's right re:
penguis |
| 22:10:41 |
signingminionmaker |
I don't know |
| 22:10:43 |
WeeHands |
penguin |
| 22:10:53 |
signingminionmaker |
water rat? |
| 22:11:27 |
kerigillis |
well there's the sign for water
and the sign for rat....wink, wink |
| 22:11:36 |
signingminionmaker |
teehee |
| 22:12:11 |
WeeHands |
the sign for rat is the sign for
mouse but made with an R" handshape" |
| 22:12:20 |
kerigillis |
by the way, what stories are you
reading these children? |
| 22:12:28 |
signingminionmaker |
teehee |
| 22:12:35 |
signingminionmaker |
Moo baa lalala |
| 22:12:42 |
signingminionmaker |
about 20 times a day |
| 22:12:50 |
kerigillis |
is that hand babble? |
| 22:12:53 |
WeeHands |
it might be okay to sign water"
and "rat" in this instance, but e.g., for butterfly, you would
NEVER sign "butter" and "fly"" |
| 22:12:55 |
bonellen |
we have moo baa oink quack" here" |
| 22:13:05 |
kerigillis |
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
| 22:13:07 |
signingminionmaker |
no it's Sandra Boyton |
| 22:13:14 |
bonellen |
but spencer loves happy baby
animals |
| 22:13:17 |
WeeHands |
there's no water rat in moo baa
la la la! :) |
| 22:13:19 |
kerigillis |
the wierd looking animals on tv? |
| 22:13:23 |
signingminionmaker |
no |
| 22:13:32 |
kerigillis |
ya'll must have real cable |
| 22:13:53 |
kerigillis |
why not sign butter and fly? wee? |
| 22:14:08 |
signingminionmaker |
There are otters on a Baby
Einstein movie and it was Jordan's third or fourth word and we
have a toy that we've called an otter |
| 22:14:26 |
WeeHands |
because it makes no sense!
english is so weird! |
| 22:14:39 |
bonellen |
spencer LOVES 'goodnight
gorilla', but i don't know how to sign 'hyena' or 'armadilla' |
| 22:14:59 |
kerigillis |
can you lock your elbows, arms in
front of you and clap (small claps), that's my husband and i's
interp. |
| 22:15:24 |
WeeHands |
butterfly = two 5 shape hands,
palms facing you, thumbs crossed with fingers fluttering (makes
so much more sense than anything with butter"!)" |
| 22:15:25 |
kerigillis |
of course it goes with the,
aarrr, aarr"" |
| 22:15:54 |
WeeHands |
bonellen do you know the sign for
turtle"?" |
| 22:15:55 |
bonellen |
i agree |
| 22:16:32 |
kerigillis |
brb-grazing |
| 22:16:40 |
bonellen |
i don't know ASL turtle, but we
cup one first around the other and make like a turtle's head is
poking out |
| 22:16:48 |
signingminionmaker |
that's turtle |
| 22:16:52 |
bonellen |
fist, not first |
| 22:17:01 |
WeeHands |
yes, your thumb is the turtle's
head peeping out |
| 22:17:25 |
WeeHands |
armadillo is the same but with
your index finger sticking out and moving around a bit |
| 22:17:39 |
signingminionmaker |
oh ho |
| 22:17:56 |
signingminionmaker |
I love learning new signs |
| 22:18:03 |
WeeHands |
hyena = laugh" + "dog" - totally
guessing on this one!" |
| 22:18:14 |
signingminionmaker |
could work |
| 22:18:18 |
signingminionmaker |
I like it |
| 22:19:23 |
bonellen |
thanks! |
| 22:19:30 |
WeeHands |
the great thing about
www.sign2me.com's presenters network is that if you need to find
out a sign you just ask, there are a number of presenters who
are Deaf or who are ASL interpreters - it's a great resource |
| 22:19:39 |
bonellen |
(i odn't know if we're up to
two-word signs (hyena) but that's cute |
| 22:20:19 |
signingminionmaker |
could you not just use an h hand
shape and slap for dog? |
| 22:20:40 |
WeeHands |
i would recommend if you little
one is at the one word level, past about 10 signs, you sign at
both the one word and the two word level |
| 22:21:23 |
WeeHands |
let me check the presenter's
network archives for hyena BRB |
| 22:22:09 |
WeeHands |
found it The sign DOG and
HYSTERICAL are combined." - that's from the ASL browser above." |
| 22:22:14 |
bonellen |
ok. spencer knows many more than
10 signs |
| 22:22:16 |
WeeHands |
i learn something new every chat! |
| 22:22:21 |
bonellen |
LOL |
| 22:22:31 |
kerigillis |
how about jelly"" |
| 22:22:32 |
bonellen |
(and what is 'hysterical'?) |
| 22:22:36 |
signingminionmaker |
belly button |
| 22:23:11 |
kerigillis |
is that for me smm? |
| 22:23:27 |
signingminionmaker |
no, just wondering if there's a
sign for bellybutton |
| 22:23:27 |
WeeHands |
two claw shapes over each other
palms facing but not touching and moving quickly in alternating
circles |
| 22:23:36 |
WeeHands |
point to your bellybutton! |
| 22:23:41 |
signingminionmaker |
smart |
| 22:23:47 |
kerigillis |
oh, i thought you were making a
reference to santa's bowl full of jelly |
| 22:24:16 |
signingminionmaker |
no, just belly button and I've
been shot down |
| 22:24:17 |
WeeHands |
jelly as in sguished up berries
and pectin (oh, and sugar)?" |
| 22:24:32 |
kerigillis |
you must preserve wee |
| 22:24:41 |
kerigillis |
and yes, including the pectin |
| 22:24:53 |
WeeHands |
i don't i'm just being silly! |
| 22:25:03 |
kerigillis |
not shot down smm, just flesh
wound |
| 22:25:08 |
WeeHands |
Jelly (aka JAM in Canada) The
sign BUTTER is made with a J handshape. |
| 22:25:10 |
signingminionmaker |
)" |
| 22:25:13 |
signingminionmaker |
;) |
| 22:25:27 |
signingminionmaker |
I like you keri |
| 22:25:36 |
WeeHands |
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm is a
wonderful website! |
| 22:25:39 |
kerigillis |
i think we're of the same
mind....lol |
| 22:25:52 |
signingminionmaker |
oh, do you hear the voices too? |
| 22:25:53 |
WeeHands |
same mind = a wee bit crazy! |
| 22:25:57 |
kerigillis |
i wonder if that's the one i use
online |
| 22:26:04 |
signingminionmaker |
wee"" |
| 22:26:08 |
kerigillis |
wee is very wise!!!! |
| 22:26:33 |
WeeHands |
ha ha! |
| 22:26:46 |
WeeHands |
*evil* |
| 22:26:48 |
signingminionmaker |
and organized |
| 22:26:49 |
kerigillis |
yep, that's the same site i
stumbled on |
| 22:26:54 |
signingminionmaker |
that's creeepy |
| 22:26:58 |
WeeHands |
oh i don't like that - sorry! |
| 22:27:33 |
kerigillis |
what wee, the organized stigma? |
| 22:27:41 |
signingminionmaker |
personal joke |
| 22:27:52 |
WeeHands |
when you can check out our
website - our new logo was just added and i just love it! |
| 22:28:02 |
signingminionmaker |
neat!! |
| 22:28:16 |
WeeHands |
www.weehands.com |
| 22:28:48 |
WeeHands |
not really organized, just keep
my piles from tipping over and a to do list that never ends! |
| 22:29:24 |
kerigillis |
well, i've got my life organized
in 30 min incraments and i haven't gotten one rotation yet! |
| 22:29:38 |
bonellen |
sorry guys, i'm gong to check out
and spend some time with my sweetie. catch you next week! :) |
| 22:29:45 |
signingminionmaker |
i've simply given up |
| 22:29:46 |
WeeHands |
bonellen have a great week! |
| 22:29:47 |
kerigillis |
bye bonnie |
| 22:29:51 |
signingminionmaker |
bye bonnie |
| 22:29:55 |
bonellen |
bye!!! |
| 22:30:01 |
signingminionmaker |
spend time |
| 22:30:05 |
signingminionmaker |
wow |
| 22:30:11 |
kerigillis |
if i don't keep chatting, i'll
have to return to breaking sewing needles |
| 22:30:19 |
WeeHands |
i've been asked to stay in the
office while my hubbie films something for a presention for work
tomorow! i'm trapped here! |
| 22:30:32 |
signingminionmaker |
my hubby is working and i hate
sleeping withouth him |
| 22:30:37 |
kerigillis |
hubbie doesn't come home till the
26th |
| 22:30:44 |
signingminionmaker |
why? |
| 22:30:46 |
WeeHands |
where is hubbie kerigillis |
| 22:30:59 |
kerigillis |
he works out of state in cali.
he's only in 5 days a month |
| 22:31:16 |
signingminionmaker |
your husband is only home 5 days
out of a month? |
| 22:31:26 |
kerigillis |
since before we were married |
| 22:31:28 |
sign |
