November Events

What were some of these November events?

A visit from Ching Ching, Boon and Chathena

Alan at the SooChow English Department Fun Day

Abby with her classmates at the Flora Expo

Isaiah at the Flora Expo

Give thanks with a grateful heart...

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November Is Here and Gone!

Thanks-

giving &

Birthdays

Weekend!

I can't believe it's already November 30th. How did an entire month go by so quickly? This has been a fantastic month. I had to post something before December dawns tomorrow morning, or actually in just a few hours! What have we been up to this month? One word summary -- CELEBRATIONS!

Isaiah turned 12 and Abigail turned 11. The entire weekend was spent having fun! This year Isaiah's birthday was the same night as American Thanksgiving. So, we had a special dinner at home. After sharing around the dinner table about our favoriate memory of Isaiah, we each also gave thanks. Isaiah then opened presents. The evening very special.

The kids had school on Friday and I had a whole day of meetings, plus we had a couples' get together that evening. Needless to say, the day flew by and I must have soared on the wings of eagles! There was no other way that I got through such a hectic day!

Saturday was a planned day of fun and activities. We ended the day with an evening at the Shihlin Night Market. If we were to list just what we ate, this post would run way too long!

Sunday was Abby's birthday. As we had church activities and a bridal shower to attend, we celebrated at the end of the day. She got to open presents (while I made root beer floats for everyone!) and we spent time sharing about our fond memories of and thanksgiving for Abigail. We all got to bed with a very full stomach and hearts filled with gratitude.

That was only four days of this month! You can now imagine what the rest of the month was like!

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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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