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MOTwell, you'll hear plenty of squeaking .
INVyeah .
INV*INV: there he is .
MOTshow Parent the porcupine .
MOTdo you want to go over and show it to her ?
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MOTI wanna see that duck .
MOTlook at his face .
MOT*MOT: is he smiling ?
MOTdoes the duck look happy ?
MOThere's the porcupine .
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INVo:h, food !
MOTlet's see .
MOT*MOT: oh, what is xx .
MOTthis is how we started xxx .
CHIxxx .
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MOTlet's see .
MOToh, what is xx .
MOT*MOT: this is how we started xxx .
CHIxxx .
MOTxxx that's ice cream .
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MOTwhat's this, Jamie ?
CHIxx .
MOT*MOT: what is it ?
MOTis that a hot dog ?
CHIhot dog .
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CHIxx .
MOTwhat is it ?
MOT*MOT: is that a hot dog ?
CHIhot dog .
MOThot dog .
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MOThere's the squirrel, see ?
CHIthis a squirrel .
MOT*MOT: is there a man putting gas in the car ?
MOTcan you show mommy a car ?
MOTwhere's the car ?
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CHI+< this a telephone .
CHIthis is a xx .
MOT*MOT: this is a guitar .
MOThere's a sewing machine .
MOTwhat happened to mommy's sewing machine ?
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MOTwhere's mommy's sewing machine ?
CHIwhere is it ?
MOT*MOT: where is it ?
MOTdo you remember what happened to it ?
CHIwhat ?
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MOTcooking in the kitchen .
CHIhmm ?
MOT*MOT: is this hot ?
MOTlookit, here's the stove .
MOTsee ?
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CHIwhere's the stove ?
MOThere's the stove .
MOT*MOT: is it hot ?
CHIno .
MOTit's not hot ?
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MOTwhat's this ?
MOTlookit .
MOT*MOT: at the play ground, what is that ?
CHIslide .
MOTright, it's a slide .
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MOTlike all the Fisher Price toys, are little people and animals .
CHIlookit, Mommy !
MOT*MOT: let's see, what is it ?
CHIwhat that ?
MOTthat's a dinosaur .
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MOTseems to me that those were twenty nine or thirty two dollars before, and now I think I saw them yesterday for twelve dollars .
MOTninety six .
INV*INV: what is it ?
MOTit's the Kuzoo, the Cabbage Patches' um pet, I guess .
CHIKuza .
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INVxxx .
INVwhat's that thing ?
INV*INV: is that Parent's or yours ?
CHImine .
INVit's yours ?
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MOTput him in the boat and go for a ride, ok ?
CHIride .
MOT*MOT: is that the zipper ?
CHIxxx truck .
CHIwhere's the truck ?
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INVright there .
INVright by the collie .
MOT*MOT: you know where the other horse is ?
MOTshow mommy the brown horse .
MOTI know .
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MOTyou want to show her, Investigator_one , what some of your toys are ?
MOTwhat's Jamie's toys ?
MOT*MOT: Parent's sister is eleven, and they play xx .
MOTit's like I feel it's all I can do to take care of them .
MOTand I was thinking the other day that we don't sit down and xx .
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MOTthere's the tail .
MOTthat's it .
MOT*MOT: that's as long as it is .
CHIwant some more toys .
INVI don't have any more .
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MOToh, all right .
MOTxxx .
INV*INV: is that your big bunny over there ?
INVbehind you ?
INVthat yellow bunny ?
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MOTwhere's your baby doll ?
CHIbaby doll .
MOT*MOT: where is the baby doll ?
CHIxxx .
CHIit's outside .
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INVhe's cute, isn't he ?
CHIxx .
INV*INV: [- to Mother] how old is Parent ?
MOTabout a year .
MOTshe was a year October first .
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MOT+" tape recorder ?
MOTxxx tape recorder .
INV*INV: this is called a microphone .
INVcan you say +"/.
INV+" microphone ?
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INVthat's a nice fire truck .
CHIxxx .
INV*INV: do you know what that is ?
MOTwhere's the turkey ?
MOTwe have a turkey for Thanksgiving .
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INVit's not very interesting .
INVwhat's that ?
INV*INV: is that your racoon ?
INVthis thing ?
MOTxxx .
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INVit looks ok .
INVI didn't tell you my name .
INV*INV: my name is Investigator_one .
INVcan you say +"/.
INV+" Investigator_one ?
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MOTso when Investigator_one goes, she won't forget em .
INVyou know what ?
INV*INV: I think the porcupine is behind you .
INVright back there .
CHIwhere's the truck ?
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CHI[- to sister] here .
CHIwhere's another dog ?
MOT*MOT: where is the other dog ?
MOTis there another one ?
MOTthere's two horses and one dog, I think .
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CHIwhere's another dog ?
MOTwhere is the other dog ?
MOT*MOT: is there another one ?
MOTthere's two horses and one dog, I think .
CHIwhere's another dog ?
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MOTwhere's Parent's pacifier ?
CHI[- agitated] Parent !
MOT*MOT: she's knows what Parent's pacifier is, but for some reason she call's it +"/.
MOT+" Parent's mouth .
MOTcause it goes in Parent's mouth .
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MOTit's terrible not to be able to have anything on the coffee table anymore .
MOTI can't stand it .
MOT*MOT: my table cloth is gone, my knicknacks, my cactus, except that cactus .
MOTeverything is in disarray for years to come [=! laughs] .
CHIwhee !
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MOTI can't stand it .
MOTmy table cloth is gone, my knicknacks, my cactus, except that cactus .
MOT*MOT: everything is in disarray for years to come [=! laughs] .
CHIwhee !
MOThe can sit right here .
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MOTyou know when you're around your children all the time, you get used to the way the talk .
MOTlike I told you, for writing, she says <ai@c> ["], and I know what she's talking about .
MOT*MOT: every time you go somewhere, or if you're gonna leave em with somebody, you feel you have to leave this dictionary xxx, because you're so afraid that someone is not gonna understand em .
INV[- laughs] she speaks pretty clearly though .
INVare you biting my duck again ?
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MOTwhen we were on the train, I said +"/.
MOT+" oh God, please can't you stop make it raining .
MOT*MOT: this is really bad .
MOTwhen we got off the train, it was finished .
MOTthe rain was done, and we had a real nice day .
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INVoutside ?
MOTwe don't have very many places for kids just to ride ponies and things .
MOT*MOT: I guess because the insurance is probably so high .
MOTxxx horse or pony .
MOTxxx .
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MOTare most children shy when you pop in like this ?
INVyeah .
MOT*MOT: which is too bad, in a way, because even though they're talking, you're still not seeing the real child .
INVyeah .
MOTit's too bad you can't do a month's study, just getting friendly with the kids .
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INVo:h .
CHIwhere is em ?
MOT*MOT: where is em ?
CHIlook at the pool !
CHIwanna look in the pool .
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MOTwhere's the Christmas catalog ?
MOTxxx shopping .
MOT*MOT: is it J_C Penney's or Sears ?
MOTxxx the victim of little hands .
MOTI just saw something that she really liked .
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MOTxxx the victim of little hands .
MOTI just saw something that she really liked .
MOT*MOT: where is it ?
CHII can't .
INVMommy's got another book .
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INVI remember .
CHII want that .
INV*INV: what is it ?
CHII want that .
INVwhat is it ?
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INVwhat is it ?
CHII want that .
INV*INV: what is it ?
CHII want that .
MOTwe have a Speak And Spell xx .
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MOT+" do you still believe in Santa ?
MOTshe said +"/.
MOT*MOT: +" yes, my mother says if you really believe, that there is one .
MOTand I thought, it's really funny, they don't really wanna give it up, but they have a feeling .
MOTthat's kinda cute in a way .
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MOTthey don't tell anybody, because they make fun of them .
MOTxxx when she gets older .
MOT*MOT: Jamie, that book is getting all torn up, and you won't be able to read it .
INVyeah .
MOTcan I have the catalog ?