The tree looks gorgeous. It's sad to see a crap camera ruin a great photo. I will start using the old camera as a paperweight pretty soon since it can't do it's job.
I made a special shelf for the Peanuts Hallmark Christmas ornament collection. They were weighing down the tree and the balance was way off visually not to mention the fact that some are huge and heavy and I wonder what kind of tree they think people are putting these on? In Hawaii I always go with a "Douglas fir" which is stout but even it would have trouble with some of these ornaments.








I bought this little set last spring and the outdoor parties were too windy and the Halloween party was too crowded so I think I'm going to set up a shooting range during the Christmas party. These little pump action shotguns get send a rubber dart fast and accurate to about 15ft which was a big surprise to me. (yeah, I tested it).

Coolness :)

I'll be more active as the Christmas party approaches. »

Got a little CD player jammin' Christmas classics from under the rotating balloon tree. Just listening to it got my spirits up and back in the mood after a terrible start to the week because of a mystery illness and a cough from hell or a curse put on me by a neighbor for my scary and offensive Halloween display...;)


This is a very nice piece of meat that will be used at the party but it's not the Ham I'll smoke all day party day..that one along with it's Turkey friend are both 2x the size. There will be A LOT of food at the Christmas Party :)


The December 2009 Top Ten list :) »

I'm just getting started but....here's a pic :)

Christmas!!!




My student got me some FAT pieces of steak and that makes teacher VERY happy :)

Thank You!! »

Martha Stewart can swing on my ______ ______es!!! Were making snowflakes :)



The secret to getting em' flat so you can attach fishing line and hang em' from the ceiling.



They get a chocolate if they can account for every little scrap...NOTHING on the floor or the table. I'll do this one craft a year but I'm not cleaning up like their moms. So I bribe em' »

When i was in school i could barely keep a decent notebook. I was surprised to see Chinami's which looks like an illustrated story book to me. The girl has major art skills!! The guy in the bathtub is supposed to be Sir Isaac Newton. I can verify that since I can't read Japanese. Her teachers must give her high marrks for maintaining an outstanding notebook!!






This is her English diary before I put the "red pen" to it :) She is also loving the pen tablet she got for her combined Christmas/Birthday presents.






The question is: "What are you doing?"
They are writing possible responses. I will repeat asking the question until they can't come up with an answer. At any given moment they could say..

I'm sitting down.
I'm looking at you.
I'm listening to the sound of your computer/ fans/ voice/ the car outside...
I'm touching ( )
I'm thinking about ( )
I'm watching ( )
I'm studying English...at the best English school in Japan!
(that would earn a chocolate and they KNOW that ;) )

or the always acceptable

I'm cold chillin' dog ! ;) »