Matteo must have ESP...snow in April and Language update....

Well yes, believe it or not we woke up to snow this morning, wet, wet, wet flakes and yes some of the white stuff hung around for part of the morning.  Yesterday through the day for some reason a couple of times Matteo stood at our front window and said "gno"..which is snow in his vocabulary. I replied that we are done with the snow for this year and won't see it again for months.  Yet later, the same thing, looking outside and saying "gno".....he also refused to go out for a walk in the carriage in the afternoon because he said it was "Kou"...cold....so imagine my shock and surprise when later that evening I turned on the news to find out that indeed they were forecasting snow!!  So my little one either has a snow bone in his body where he can sense the snow, or he has ESP....

So this morning when I opened the curtain to that front window from yesterday, my little one, in his excited almost two year old voice, shouted "GNO" when he saw the big white flakes"!!  It was a bit exciting for me too this morning to head out...while it was messy, and grey and wet and Kou....we knew, or I knew it wasn't going to last so I actually tried to enjoy the prettiness of it and the amazing prescient vision of my little boy.  Matteo was very happy to head out and didn't complain once that it was kou!!

Also have been meaning to update on the blog where I spoke about the importance of the correct adoption language at Service Canada, (click here to read that blog) where I was left feeling very upset when we went to apply for Matteo's name change on his SIN card.  Can't remember if I mentioned, in that blog though I think I only mentioned that I was thinking of writing a letter of concern....Well I did and weeks afterwards I did get a call back from a person who discussed the situation with me and how they would indeed address it both with the individual I dealt with as well as with all of their service representatives.  It so happened that the person that called me, was herself adopted, so she was extremely receptive to the need for education, both in order for their representatives to know the appropriate adoption language (in both official languages) if they are unaware of the proper terms, as well as know the proper language if they are oblivious to realize how inappropriate certain terminology is.  So hopefully all of that took place and noone else will have to experience that sense of frustration and privacy being invaded feeling I left with.

    I have been meaning to update that information but it has been a busy few weeks.