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Murder at the Four Deuces
... refused my requests to marry Rhett Bumbler (Josh), a gambler who blew into town six months ago. But the ulterior motive was to draw attention away from my secret marriage to Sly Sleaze (Jeff) who is destined to become the head of the mob, while I would have quiet control over the family business. But not without the Don out of the picture first.
Murder is awfully risky business. ...
Give Thanks
This year's Thanksgiving has been very different from all the rest. For one thing, it's my first Thanksgiving away from home. It's also my first Thanksgiving celebrated in a country that doesn't recognize the traditional Western-style Thanksgiving event. There are definitely no turkeys, cranberries or pumpkin pies in sight. My Thanksgiving dinner this year will consist of a homemade avocado-spinach sauce on spaghetti with garlic chicken ...
My First Day of School
... to ask a question. It was like pulling teeth to get them to appear more than just present in the room. Which meant that my slide show went a little faster than I expected.
Okay, so let's move on to my "getting to know you" game. Which consists of writing "My name is _______ My favorite thing is ________" and then drawing a picture. Some of the students put marker to paper. Some students looked off into space. Some students talked (or rough housed) with the other students. ...
Batten down the hatches
... I might add), tomorrow should be an interesting day. The school is closed (a first!) and the grocery stores were full of people buying supplies for the coming storm. The warm winds have been blowing all day, not too strong but prevalent enough to let you know that something is up. When I asked the younger kids about it, they started whirling like the Tasmanian Devil yelling "Typoon!" and ...
All in a day's work
Long hours, lesson prep, dealing with student's bad behaviour, marking homework, writing notes home to parents, finishing monthly report cards, kissing boo boos... Honestly, I really do like my job. There are moments when I wonder why I am doing this, but for the most part I look forward to teaching every day when I wake up. My classes are all on the beginner side of learning English, so suffice it to say that my classes can be trying at times since many ...
Amenities
- Restaurant