Thursday, June 3rd--We will visit the fire station on South Church Street (across the street from Kroger) at 10:00 a.m. This is always a fun visit for the ladies and the children. We'll be able to get a close up view of the trucks, station, equipment, and firemen (and sometimes a fire woman!). There are few parking places behind the station. If those are full, please park on the side of the road on Runnymeade Drive. Please make sure that your car does not block the entrance of the fire station! If there is an emergency while we are there, the fire trucks will have to be able to get out.
Friday, June 11th--Friday Bible Study Class--We will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Riverdale Baptist Church. We will study, "Miriam--Moses' Sister". This will be a great lesson--I learned a lot when I prepared it. Mrs. Brenda will be there to take care of the smaller children. Tyler and Paul will be there to play with the older children. Children are also welcome to stay in the class with us. Japanese translation and Bibles are provided.
Sunday, June 13th--Sunday Bible Study Class will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Riverdale Baptist Church. We will study, "Biblical Tips for Parenting". Children's classes are provided or children are also welcome to stay in the class with us. Japanese translation and Bibles are provided.
Summer Tennis--I know I won't be able to play tennis every week this summer, but I'll try to play when I can. If you are interested in summer tennis, please let me know what times and days you can play.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Notes for Special Occasions
Thank you note (for a gift):
Thank you so much for the _________. I will use it soon/often/for special occasions. It was nice of you to think of me.
Your Friend/Sincerely,
Graduation:
Congratulations on your graduation. I hope you will enjoy many successes in the future. Enjoy your big day!
Your Friend/Sincerely,
Wedding:
Congratulations on your wedding. I hope you will enjoy many happy years together. Enjoy your big day!
Your Friend/Sincerely,
Sympathy note:
I/We am/were so sorry for your loss. _________ was a very special person and he/she will be missed by many people. Please let me know if I/we can help you in any way. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Thank you so much for the _________. I will use it soon/often/for special occasions. It was nice of you to think of me.
Your Friend/Sincerely,
Graduation:
Congratulations on your graduation. I hope you will enjoy many successes in the future. Enjoy your big day!
Your Friend/Sincerely,
Wedding:
Congratulations on your wedding. I hope you will enjoy many happy years together. Enjoy your big day!
Your Friend/Sincerely,
Sympathy note:
I/We am/were so sorry for your loss. _________ was a very special person and he/she will be missed by many people. Please let me know if I/we can help you in any way. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
Idioms V
1. come in handy—useful—Extra tissues, baby wipes, paper towels, and trash bags always come in handy when you are taking a trip in your car.
2. come to your senses—begin to act sensibly—Since the recession started, many Americans have come to their senses and cut back on their spending.
3. cook the books—keep inaccurate business records so you can pay less taxes—If an accountant is caught cooking the books, he will have to go to jail.
4. couldn’t care less—You say, “I couldn’t care less” when you don’t care about something or if it doesn’t matter to you—I couldn’t care less what the weather is like in Europe because I live in the USA.
5. cover your tracks—make sure no one can find evidence of what you've done—The politician was able to cover his tracks for a long time, but the press finally found out that he was taking bribes.
6. cross that bridge when we come to it—you can say "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it" if someone mentions a problem that might occur in the future, but you want them to think about what's happening now instead or if you don’t want to worry about something at the present time—I was worried that some volunteers wouldn’t show up for the tennis tournament, but I decided it was better not to worry and to cross that bridge when I came to it.
7. cut to the chase—get straight to the main point of what you are saying—If I call my husband at work, I always cut to the chase because I know he is busy.
2. come to your senses—begin to act sensibly—Since the recession started, many Americans have come to their senses and cut back on their spending.
3. cook the books—keep inaccurate business records so you can pay less taxes—If an accountant is caught cooking the books, he will have to go to jail.
4. couldn’t care less—You say, “I couldn’t care less” when you don’t care about something or if it doesn’t matter to you—I couldn’t care less what the weather is like in Europe because I live in the USA.
5. cover your tracks—make sure no one can find evidence of what you've done—The politician was able to cover his tracks for a long time, but the press finally found out that he was taking bribes.
6. cross that bridge when we come to it—you can say "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it" if someone mentions a problem that might occur in the future, but you want them to think about what's happening now instead or if you don’t want to worry about something at the present time—I was worried that some volunteers wouldn’t show up for the tennis tournament, but I decided it was better not to worry and to cross that bridge when I came to it.
7. cut to the chase—get straight to the main point of what you are saying—If I call my husband at work, I always cut to the chase because I know he is busy.
Riddles II
1. A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?
2. A woman was sitting on the edge of a window on the 35th floor of a building. She was about to jump. The police surrounded the bottom of the building and told her NOT to jump. Her husband came into the room and tried to stop her. The woman got nervous and fell, but she wasn’t hurt. Why?
3. A "Wise King" devised a contest to see who would marry his daughter, the Princess. The Princess was put in the middle of a carpeted room. Each man was put in one corner of the room with a small box to stand on. The rules of the contest were that the suitors couldn’t walk on the carpet, hang from the ceiling or use any objects to help them. The first one to touch the Princess’ hand would be the winner. One suitor figured out a way and married the Princess. What did he do?
4. What is the most popular use of cowhide?
5. A man was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, but not a single hair on his head got wet. How can this be?
6. A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother.
How can this be?
7. How is your father’s sister’s sister-in-law related to you?
8. I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?
2. A woman was sitting on the edge of a window on the 35th floor of a building. She was about to jump. The police surrounded the bottom of the building and told her NOT to jump. Her husband came into the room and tried to stop her. The woman got nervous and fell, but she wasn’t hurt. Why?
3. A "Wise King" devised a contest to see who would marry his daughter, the Princess. The Princess was put in the middle of a carpeted room. Each man was put in one corner of the room with a small box to stand on. The rules of the contest were that the suitors couldn’t walk on the carpet, hang from the ceiling or use any objects to help them. The first one to touch the Princess’ hand would be the winner. One suitor figured out a way and married the Princess. What did he do?
4. What is the most popular use of cowhide?
5. A man was out for a walk when it started to rain. He did not have an umbrella and he wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked, but not a single hair on his head got wet. How can this be?
6. A beggar's brother died, but the man who died had no brother.
How can this be?
7. How is your father’s sister’s sister-in-law related to you?
8. I reach for the sky, but clutch to the ground; sometimes I leave, but I am always around. What am I?
Riddles II Answers, Apple and Banana Song, Fuzzy Wuzzy and Tongue Twisters
1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
2. She fell into the room instead of out of the window.
3. He asked the Princess to come to him and touch his hand.
4. Cowhide is most commonly used to cover cows.
5. He was bald.
6. The beggar was a woman.
7. She is your mother.
8. A tree
Apple and Banana Song:
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
I like to ate, ate, ate apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat epples and benenes.
I like to oat, oat, oat opples and bononos.
I like to ute, ute, ute upples and bununus.
Fuzzy Wuzzy:
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
If Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair,
Then, Fuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
She sells sea shells by the seashore. The shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure.
If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?
What noise annoys a noisy oyster? A noisy noise annoys a noisy oyster.
2. She fell into the room instead of out of the window.
3. He asked the Princess to come to him and touch his hand.
4. Cowhide is most commonly used to cover cows.
5. He was bald.
6. The beggar was a woman.
7. She is your mother.
8. A tree
Apple and Banana Song:
I like to eat, eat, eat apples and bananas.
I like to ate, ate, ate apples and bananas.
I like to eat, eat, eat epples and benenes.
I like to oat, oat, oat opples and bononos.
I like to ute, ute, ute upples and bununus.
Fuzzy Wuzzy:
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.
If Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair,
Then, Fuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?
She sells sea shells by the seashore. The shells she sells are seashells, I'm sure.
If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?
What noise annoys a noisy oyster? A noisy noise annoys a noisy oyster.
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