The Final Countdown!

Welcome to the "most wonder time of the year," Friends!

Thanksgiving is past. Black Friday shopping and Cyber Monday are both past, but the sales will continue. The oak behind our house (it's always the last to drop its leaves). This is it! Winter is on! Officially. Methodologically.

Get your Christmas lights up. Drive through the neighborhoods after dark and enjoy the light show.


International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30, room 100
We read Luke 5:27-39. These two stories tell how Jesus spent time with and taught people. Jesus didn't limit Himself. He showed care and concern for all people. He explained how the standards of God are not cookie cutter. God knows where we are in our lives. He loves us as we are. He anticipates a long relationship that ages, and develops like a fine wine. What an image!

December 8: Let's read Luke 6:1-16

International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-12:00, room 100
This week we talked about what cookies we want to bake next week: Mayumi's Green Tea Cookies, gingerbread, spritz, peppermint stick, and pistachio thumbprint were the winners.

We also played Farkle. This is a very fun and fast action dice game. It was a great game for practicing our numbers (in English!). All you need is six dice, a cup to shake the dice in, and paper and pencil to keep track of points.

Tuesday, December 8: Let's make Christmas Cookies!
Bring your rolling pins, cookie cutters, stand mixers, and other baking paraphernalia. We are making and decorating Christmas Cookies and having a cookie walk!

Casual Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00, upstairs classroom
This week we tasted Taiwanese tea eggs. Elizabeth is doing a great job of our home cooking.

Wednesday, December 9: 
We tasting Mexican! Read chapter

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00, upstairs classrooms
We are continuing classes...as usual. Only two more weeks of classes this year! Wow. We practiced so many things in my "drop in": Tai Chi fan (thank you sooooo much, best fans EVER!), We practiced paper versus pepper. We talked about what is this or next on the calendar. The trick in English is to listen for the verb: if it is past tense it means the LAST day. Next means the upcoming day...

Taiji Practice
Carmel High School, Sundays, 1:00-3:00 in the Freshman Cafeteria. Cost: $10 per semester. Try it out December 13 with me before break!


it's/its: Tricky, tricky English! It's is for it is. Its is possessive of a thing (think his).
This is it!: Something is beginning
is on: slang or something is occurring
methodologically: according to the
fast action: quick moving
cookie cutter: the same for everyone
paraphernalia: gear, equipment, stuff