Kate’s Quests

I had class last night and while correcting my kids homework I came across some interesting sentences. They have to copy sentences into their notebook from their folder. The sentences were:
He was helping Grandma.
She was listening to the radio.
They were cooking supper.
And in one student’s notebook, I got:
She was listening supper.
He was helping [...]

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I was walking home from class the other night and saw the most beautiful sunset. The sun was a gorgeous color red. It’s just what you think of when you picture the land of the rising sun. Nevermind the fact that it was setting. Later the moon was amazing. Sadly [...]

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I had dinner at my student’s house tonight.  Her husband is in China for the year (for work) so it’s just her and her seven year old daughter (the daughter is actually the student).  We got on the topic of the Americans here and I was telling her that D.J. and I were hoping to [...]

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While walking the length of the mall I came across quite the deal on a new car.  It was a “speseial prais” for Yokosuka residents.  They shouldn’t have!  No…really.

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I went to the home of one of the teachers I work with yesterday for lunch. She had four other teachers over and we ate Japanese food and just socialized. It was a holiday (it was Golden week) and yesterday was Boy’s day. She’s leaving the school, which is a shame because [...]

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A friend and I went to the Hard Off. You may remember me talking about it here. Anyway, I bought some Japanese dishes that I thought were gorgeous. What do you think?
The platters:

Here are the normal bowls:

And smaller bowl with a lip:

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