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How to install tile and how to dry wall were very informative seminars so now I’m ready to go to work building houses. There were also 8 college students there who were heading to the Hurricane Katrina site during their Spring Vacation. One student came late and as soon as she sat down she began discussing her new shoes so I missed some of the dry wall lecture because I couldn’t hear. It was sort of a cut and paste thing from what I gathered, kind of like sewing so we should be fine with it.
I’m thinking that once I practice this handy woman trade on the homes in the Gulf, I should be ready to tile and sheetrock my bathrooms and basement. Just think of the money we can save on remodeling once we can get this carpentry stuff down.
A foot of snow or more landed on Spokane last night and it’s still snowing today. It is very nice to be bundled up inside looking out especially when there are nice neighbors with snow throwers. This gives me another reason to look forward to going to New Orleans.
Here Lucas is helping me shovel the walk in front of the Japanese Maple. (I added this fact for Shizuo). This is one of the few times he did not have the L-Max handheld video game in his hand. It’s nice he can learn from it but I’m not sure it’s the best way. It does mean he’s growing up and it seems too fast for me.
Hope you are acquiring all the necessary building skills to help make new homes. And your candidate, Obama, is looking great.
posted by Arla @ 2:15 PM
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I hope Linda went to the meeting and can fill us in on any details we need to know.
I will get a tetanus shot before I go since mine is up this year. Then get my googles and work gloves and I am good to go.
We went to an Adventure Expo today and heard the founder of Earthwatch talk. Talked to him after and he said they have cancelled all EW projects in Kenya thru March...all those people out of work!
By the way we have signed up for the Hyena project in Nov...will take a few days before to Vist Cape Town and see where the oceans come together. Come with us!
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I like Japanese maple of autumn very much! I have it in my garden.
I researched about L-Max. The web site said that the object age is 4～8 years old. I’m 24. The game machine is not popular in Japan. We have Nintendo DS and PSP like it so we can learn English using it but I don’t have such a thing because it is so expensive for me. However, I have more expensive snowboard, I don’t know why. (^_^)
You know, I go to English private school once a week. Always I bring your weekly blogs and emails from Hank or Judy to ask my teacher expressions I didn’t know. So now I can learn many things from your living English. Example, I went there today, from 2nd paragraph in this blog, did you forget to put “get” behind “can”, didn’t you? “to get it down” is like “to understand it 100%” and, from upper Judy’s comment, “to fill us in” is like “to tell us” and “be up” is like “end”. In addition, Judy must have mistaken goggles for googles. Like this, I always learn English with my teacher, Pole. So he doesn’t have to prepare any teaching materials for me. Today, he told me that I have good texts that have living English. I have to apologize you. Thank you very much. Actually, such a class is going to finish next Monday.
Enjoyed the pictures of the grandkids. We have 5 inches of snow in Medford, very odd for us but it is beautiful. Arla, you are going to know so much about tile installation, maybe you could come by my house and do some work? It was good to see Judy's comments and hear about Africa. I have been keeping tabs in the paper, but that doesn't always tell the whole story. I so enjoyed seeing the tape that was made by your friend of your trip to Africa for Earthwatch, it was great to see all you did. Wish I were going to Mississippi with you all. Barb and Ron have called me to babysit. I can't miss that!
Yikes, now my blog is being edited so I'll have to pay attention to the details.
This is my ADD post: I hope Shizuo reads this because I really liked his video too and I LOVE japanese maples. I have zero desire to help mom with tile work. I'm going to let you do that. This summer we need to do a beach trip, so get Cyd a sitter...ok? Oh, and I miss snow. We never get it to stick here in Portland.
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