  The other day I returned from my Yolanda Day and Yolanda excitedly met me at the door with the news that both children had spoken to her in Spanish. She's been watching the children on average about once a week since last September. All along, they've understood her quite well either via her excellent non-verbal communication or her easy way of instructing Spanish as she goes, but not until now have they really returned communication to her in Spanish. I have to add that my own Spanish has developped better through Yolanda than it did my entire childhood in New Mexico or through a year of Spanish at college. She's been a savior to our family in so many ways, and this is the newest amazing gift! 
