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Happy Fourth of July!!!










Not all the other shirts/girls showed up yet, but those who were here posed with the flag cheesecake.
The young women in the Zhubei 2nd ward are awesome!  Each one has an English name, luckily, because their Chinese names are difficult for me to pronounce and impossible to read.  Happy Independence Day to all of my friends that I miss in the United States of America!  I'll be home in about six weeks.  Taiwan has touched my heart, but I'm getting psyched to be back in Texas.

Comments

Heidi said…
Love the Book of Mormon Read a Thon, you are an awesome leader for these girls!
Lisa said…
I was thinking about you yesterday! (the 4th) I knew you would have a beautiful red, white, and blue spread of delicious food. Way to go - it all looks beautiful! Miss ya!
Anonymous said…
I am so happy to see that you were able to celebrate the 4th. When you come back, will Hannah attend CCE, or will you homeschool for a year. I cannot wait to hear more about this! It will be good to have you back in the Hood! See you soon!

Shelia
Kelly said…
Hi Shelia!
Heck, no! :-) I will definitely not be home schooling. I'm not a teacher. The best thing in the world will be to have her be surrounded by kids who speak English and I spoke to Becky at CCE who said they have had several kids show up to school on the first day who don't speak a word of English and do awesome. I'm counting down the days to be back. Thanks for your comment!
Dianne said…
Looks like a great celebration, and delicious food! Love the pictures of you and the girls in your flag shirts. Happy Independence Day.
ps- good choice about schooling
sayfuzzypickles said…
Those girls look so cute in the flag shirts. The food looks colorful and fun. It will be nice to have back in the good ole USA!
Bobbi said…
I knew you would have beautiful, delicious food for the 4th!
Those lucky girls. I'm sure Texas is anxious to have you back, too!

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