Treat for Marshall!

Marshall,
If I was there in Indiana, I would make you some cookies like these and give you some.
What are you going to dress up as? Are you going to be a spider? A wolf? A window-washer? A cowboy? An airplane? A zebra? A celebrity? A video game player? Maybe a soccer ball? Hmmmm, what are you going to be?
And what is Stewart going to be? A rattlesnake? A telescope? A camera? The color green?
And what about Nigel? Will he be a crying baby? A rock star? A rock? A star?
Hmmmm. I don't know what I'll be, but hopefully I'll get some cookies.
These cookies weren't mine, actually. Somebody else took this picture.
Love you TONS,
Uncle Mut

Music From Unlikely Areas

Marshall,
Hi! So today I was in my classroom and I was giving my students a test over a book. The book is called "The Scarlet Letter". Anyway, I suddenly heard beautiful music coming into the room, but from the back of the room, where my desk is. I looked out the window and some students were playing music with violins and other cool instruments. There weren't any pianos, but it was a very beautiful sound. You would have liked it.
I think music should be played inside, outside, beside you, beside me, and EVERYWHERE. I love music. Do you love music?
Love, Uncle Mut

Golf

Marshall,
Do you remember how I liked to watch golf at your house sometimes last summer? I especially liked watching Tiger Woods because he's the best golfer. Have you ever played miniature golf? Maybe we can play when I visit next summer.
Well, this is a picture of where I took my P.E. students to practice their golf swings. It's called a "driving range", but it's not like driving a car. In golf, they call hitting the ball the first time "DRIVING" the ball. The students had fun, I think...they're already MUCH better than I am.
Do you see all those little white spots? Those are all golf balls! There was a HUGE net in the distance keeping the balls from going too far.
Guess what? THAT'S RIGHT! Good guess!!!! I LOVE YOU, MARSHALL! Please tell Stewart and Nigel that I love them, too.
Uncle Mut

Dora Exploring Taiwan

Marshall,
One of my students was carrying Dora around on his bag. Because I knew about Dora (thanks to my nephews!), I asked him about it. He said he didn't know anything about it...it was just a bag his Mom gave him. So I had to tell him all about Dora and her friends and how she speaks Spanish words. Then I took Dora's picture so that you can see she is in Taiwan. Cool, eh?
Love you!
Uncle Mut

Tree Trouble

Marshall,
Check out this tree! I don't know what happened to it, but it looks like maybe it was hit by lightning. Maybe even a couple of times! There were some squirrels playing on this tree, so now I know that squirrels live in Taiwan, too. I hadn't seen any here before.
How was your soccer game? What position do you play? Do you ever get to shoot at the goal? Next time you play, imagine me cheering you on BIG TIME! "Go Marshall! Yeah!!! Way to go!" And I might say "Jia yo!" which means literally "Add gas!" in Chinese. But it's really an encouragement!
Love you tons!
Uncle Mut

Giant Goat (or Super Sheep)

Marshall,
When I went to the park this afternoon, I saw a huge statue of a goat. It wasn't a real goat, of course, but it was probably at least 60 feet tall. I've never seen such a huge goat or sheep before. Have you?
Right next to this statue there was also a sign that had 3 pictures on it. The first symbol was for "No"; the second symbol was a hand dropping food pieces; the third symbol was a bird. I guess the park doesn't want the people to feed the birds. That seems pretty mean to me, but maybe they have a good reason.
There was also a sign next to a small pond. It had 3 symbols as well. The first symbol was for "No"; the second was a hook; the third was a fish. This one made sense to me...they don't want the people killing the fish.
Doesn't it seem weird that they want to help the fish but they don't want to help the birds? Maybe you can explain it to me if you figure it out.
Anyway, here is a picture of the goat.
Love you!
It was SO GREAT to hear your voice yesterday!
Uncle Mut

Finally!

Marshall,
I'm sorry that I haven't put any blog entries up recently. I've been having difficulty finding pictures you'd like...it's been very dreary and gray here recently. Hopefully, the weather will clear up and I can send you some good shots.
This picture is one I forgot to send you. At my school, we had Spirit Week; this is a picture of some students trying to drink a whole 2 liter of Coke as fast as possible. The winner got points for their class. Of course, it was kind of gross because a few of them threw up after they drank so much so fast. It was yucky, but they had fun competing.
I love you!
Thanks again for the "Happy Birthday" wishes!
Uncle Mut