A Big Snow Storm

 Hello, Friends.

We had a doozy of a winter storm this past week. In true Indiana fashion we had 60 degree weather followed by rain, sleet, wintery mix and then snow. Keeping your house winter weather ready can be a challenge when we have beautiful, spring-like days followed by snow and cold. In Indiana, homeowners are responsible for keeping the walkways in front of their homes snow free so that it is safe for people to walk. The general rule is to have them cleared within 24 hours of a snowfall. People have different strategies: some people wait until the snow has stopped, other people shovel or blow the snow from their driveways several times to lighten the load. We can complain about the cold, but just wait until July and August!

Indiana Fun

Veal's Ice Tree is a great field trip for our Friends locally.

Learn the history and details about Veal's Ice Tree from the website. 

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International Bible Study: Tuesday, 9:30-10:00 AM EST (GMT-5), Zoom

1 Thessalonians: 3 emphasizes the importance of relationships and communication. At this time, letters were the media for long distance communication. We talked about succession management: which is leadership transition.

February 8: 1 Thessalonians: 4 talks about how to live a good life that is God-pleasing.

International Friends: Tuesday, 10:30 AM- 12:00 PM EST (GMT-5), Zoom

We talked about the weather. Indiana weather is changeable. 

February 8: Join us as we talk about Valentine customs and get ready to celebrate with our sweeties.

Afternoon Conversation: Wednesday, 4:30-5:30 PM EST (GMt-5), Zoom

We had a brief chat about weather words, Ollie's, and Pop Tarts. 

February 9: Bring your questions and comments and practice free-flowing conversation to perfect your grammar and grow your vocabulary.

English Classes: Thursday, 9:30 AM-12:00 PM EST (GMT-5), Zoom

We studied puns. They are a great way to understand culture as well as language. 

Subject: Puns for the Day...

1.  Dad, are we pyromaniacs? Yes, we arson.

2.  What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled.

3.  A commander walks into a bar and orders everyone around.

4.  I’ve started telling everyone about the benefits of eating dried grapes. It’s all about raisin awareness. 

5.  How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer.

6.  I once worked at a cheap pizza shop to get by. I kneaded the dough.

7.  When I told my contractor I didn’t want carpeted steps, he gave me a blank stare.

8.  Bono and The Edge walk into a Dublin bar and the bartender says, “Oh no, not U2 again.”

9.  Prison is just one word to you, but for some people, it’s a whole sentence.

10. I’m trying to organize a hide and seek tournament, but the best 

11. I got over my addiction to chocolate, marshmallows, and nuts. I won’t lie, it was a rocky road.

12. What do you say to comfort a friend who’s struggling with grammar? There, their, they’re.

13. I went to the toy store and asked the assistant where the Schwarzenegger dolls are and he replied, “Aisle B, back.”

14. What did the surgeon say to the patient who insisted on closing up her own incision? Suture self.

We reviewed one of the tax forms and talked about American conventions and how to fill out common forms.

February10: Join us for class. Decode the last four puns. Write two puns of your own. Review the 

Kids' Conversation: Friday, 4:30-5:30 PM EST (GMT-5), Zoom

Everyone shared their universal design discoveries. It was interesting to compare what we found as well as talk about other uses.

February 11: Create a word cloud in your home language. We will look at the words and you can tell us what the cloud is about. Find Word Cloud generators on our Meetings and Classes page or in our January 23 Update.

conventions: practices or rules

doozy: outstanding or unique

perfect (per FECT): make perfect