The letter H and other things

So, have any over you evey wondered about the letter H?
It is a very strange letter. There are no h's in Italiano. Well, there are some but the sounds is never there. If you wrote down every Italian word, there would be about 8 h's.
Now, how is this possible. Look at this very post. There are not only many h's, they are in our most important words. The ones that makes the words into a sentance. The, the, that, this, where, what, why, and of coure, the most important word of all, how? As in, how could this beautiful letter be forgotten in an language? Alas. Although, H is better off that some other letters. The Itlaian alphabet only has 21 letters. There are absolutely none of the following (unless it is a word used from another language: J, K, W, X. No Jabberwocky poems for Italy.

Allora. I start Italian classes this week or early next. There is a class that is only for Univeristy students, but apparently the prof is very nice and is going to let me sit in for free! There are no good classes for people who are just working. To get the good ones you have to be a student.

I am going to Paris! I have written Pierre, and worked it out with Alessandra, and on the 23 or 24 I will leave on a train, and then I will stay for a few days, possibly until the 27.
I am so excited to see this city! I am also excited to have a home to stay in and a person who lives there to show me around. It is going to be a great experience! A little off the beaten path, I hope. So far, I have had a very offbeat trip, and it has been wonderful.

The children are doing well. When it is only them and I, they are very nice, quite well behaved, and they seek my attention. They make me laugh quite a lot and we enjoy each others company very much. However, they miss their mother a lot, as she works and has a lot to do, and when she is home they seek her attention as well, but with fits and bad behaviour. I hope they can work this out, because when she is here, they hardly listen to me. She works very hard for the children and does a lot for them, and I do not think they realise it. The family is on a bit of a tight budget right now, and this is what I find interesting. Children have no idea what money is. They are perfectly happy with what they have, even though they ask for treats and things, they don't know that they are asking you to spend money. When we get home, they are content with the movies and toys that they have and the food they have to eat. They are humbling, in a way. They remind me that it is not important to think about what you can get, but enjoy what you have. Anything can be interesting. Even Ice Age in Italian for the 18th time.
However, they do not think this deeply and can get bored with things. This is ok, so can I.

I just accidentally deleted a couple paragraphs. If you have ever blogged or written on the internet, you will know that this is very aggravating. Breathe.

Allora. I believe I had said something about how the language is coming along. I can understand parts of conversations and the children almost always know what I am saying, or trying to say. They can get very excited about something though, and then they talk very quickly and I cannot understand a word. I find this with many Italian. Sarah often says perpabowly instead of per favore. She is still learning the pronunciation. Like me!

Benedetta thinks it is very funny that I cannot roll my r's properly. She said that if there are no rolled r's, there must be no milk in Canada. I have no idea what this means.
In order to speak Italian, one must breath from the stomach instead of wherever we breath from speaking English. I have to practice this everyday. In voice lessons, we did this. So, it is not too difficult for me or new, but to do it all the time is odd. I have to think about my breathing whenever I speak. I hope one day to forget about it and it will happen automatically.
I also hear you have snow coming over there! That is very exciting. I do miss the crisp weather of fall. It is still too hot in the afternoons here. Alessandra said it does snow here, but only for a week or two, I think. A cold day will be -5. Ah. I love snow, hate the cold. Perfecto.
Today I fetch the children, as usual, and take them to the Fortezza, a park they love very much. Leo must go see a specialist, because Alessandra thought he had broken his toe, but the doctor said it is not broken. He can hardly walk on it. Last night they spent 2 hours in l'ospedale getting x-rays.
Oh, and I cooked for the children for the first time! Alessandra went to yoga, which started before and ended after dinner, so I cooked! They were very good, and the food was too. They ate it and everything.
This is all for now! My computer is now going to be looked at by a computer tech. sometime next week. I am still using Alessandra's and the internet cafe.
Ciao for now!