Dancing with the Stars?

Well, Ming Chuan had a big English event and it was a lot of FUN. To make things more interesting, I made a Hawaiian grass skirt out of the local ENGLISH NEWSPAPER!!!! We had games in the morning and I ran the Tongue Twisters booth. The students had to memorize a tongue twister and then recite the sentence while doing a funny stunt that involved a "twist" or "turn" of their body. In the afternoon, we had a dance-off finale. I was the MC for the show and both Isaiah and Abby had to join one of the groups.

By the end of the day, I lost my voice. I am still trying to recoup. And if anyone uploads a video of me dancing on stage, well, that will be the closest I ever get to "dancing with the stars"!

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YEAH -- Pressure Is Off!

Yes, it's already October! And of course, lots have been happening. The above picture was taken at the end of a LONG day. You see, Isaiah was one of two students sent from his school to be a part of the English Speech Competition. He had practiced -- memorizing his script and choreographing all the movements. But still, he was nervous, and so was I. He was put into the "foreign students" category in which the students have either lived abroad or studied in international schools. Alan and I just encouraged him to do his best for the glory of God. We were all very happy when he finished. (See that smile of relief on his face!) And when the results came out the next morning -- PRAISE THE LORD. He was second on the list!!!!

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Summer Fun X -- The Tearful Send Off

I don't write for 6 weeks and in one morning, I posted 10 items... How do you like that? It took 10 postings to "summarize" 6 weeks!

Well, the summer ended... and it was time to head back to Taiwan. It is always difficult to say "see you later" to my dear elderly parents, Alan's elderly parents and his family members plus my sister and her "gang".

We have already booked our flights for our Chinese New Year visit. It's four months and 20 days away... I have already started "gathering" the things my mom wants me to bring back... I am NOT kidding!!!! What will we do this time? I don't know... a cruise, maybe... but definitely, we will have a wonderful time and the time will again fly faster than the speed of light.

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Summer Fun IX -- Hearst Castle's "Limo"

Isaiah is sitting in a very special seat -- the wheelchair seat! Mom was in front with the driver. And I sat in the back with Daddy George! They had a great time!

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Summer Fun VIII -- YBNormal & Ping Pong Time

In San Diego, we took out the 40+ year old ping pong table (really!!! Alan played on the same table when he was a kid!) and set it up in the garage. The kids had a great time with all their cousins!

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Summer Fun VII -- Sand, Sea & Sun

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Summer Fun VI -- Family & Friends

We had a big Alagata Family Get Together. We got to see the Beccues' and my kids just loved the family rec room. We were able to visit with the Brantinghams', but the time was NOT enough. It never is...

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