I attended "a cafe talking" , which was a talking class with a native teacher after a long time.
There were 4 members, excluding a teacher, at the hands of it was a bad weather....I guess...
Well, we talked about some fireworkes and one of CNN-EE articles, which I raised and so on... Joining after a few weeks, I was a little bit nervous...(^^;)
But I could enjoy speaking and talk in English what I wanted to say as hard as possible. The end of class, I asked my ability of english and what I should do from now of her. Thank to her advice, my anxiety was untangled a little...p(^^)q

It's starting a new month tomorrow. I'll pep up and strive!!!

最近、午後になると“ゴロゴロ〜〜〜〜”っといや〜な音がしてきますよねえ。今日も激しい雷雨で、私もチビもびっくりでした。（＾＾；）そんな中、ふっと頭をよぎったのが、“この何千何万ボルトにもなるものを、どうにかしてエコ電力にできないんだろうか、、、、”と。あまりにも発想が幼稚？？(笑）日々、節約節約と言い聞かせているケチケチ主婦の私は、（貧乏性なのかも、、、＾＾；）どうにかできるんじゃないの？現代日本、優れた知識と技能があるんだし、、、。と、勝手に思い込んでしまう私でありました。
因みに、先日ある英字新聞の記事で、“日本は実際、核保有国ではないが、知識と技術は＜保有国＞と同等である。”というような意味のものを読み、そうだよねえ、、、と改めて、日本という国の高知識、技術国を感じました、、、。ハイ。

. Though I intended to give some presents, you know, playing golf costs a fortune...so I desisted with doing. Instead of it, I prepared for some dinners which were his favorites. (it wasn't splendid...^^;)

He went out with exciting because that it was the first time in 4,5 years and was his favorite sport as much as soccer. I'm looking forward to hear THE SCORE...hehehe(^^)/

Incidentaly, GOLF's not out of sheer my curiosity...(*--*)

This morning he felt down from a our bed,while he was playing on it. Then he was cut his head because of being opened a furnished drawer. Fortunately it was a slight injury and he was allright. It was happend for a morment..But I should have more paid attention to him....

I exermined his condition after that for a while.It seems to be no problem...Yet he looks painful...(--;)

Today my husband had to work,so I and son were at home in a day. Though I intended to go out with him anywhere, husband used a car(usually he goes to work by train) and I was so exhausted (I don't know why).So I changed my mind. The later was a main reason that we didn't go.(^^;)...(What!? Am I getting older??? Who did say that!!! Yet Yet...you can say that again...--;)
Anyways, afternoon my son usually takes a nap for a couple of hours. Recently he does for 3〜5 hours!!! It's not "a nap" , isn't it? (^^;)But for ME, who exert to step up my ability,specially English, that's not hapless!!!! I can study while he's sleeping.
Today he was taking a nap for 4 hours or so. I could read some english newspapers,check my blog,procure several new vocabs and drilled a few texts into.
So I was able to learn in my heart's content.

As you expected, he went to bed later than usual.(It was around 10:30)Fortunately I could have a few hours after that, including the time when I wrote this blog.(^^)

I wish it would run from now on...

今日、ネットで本(テキスト）を注文しました。で、そこのサイトに“あなたの英語力をチェック”といったコーナー（リスニングを合わせて10問）を発見！！！現在の自分を知るために、おそるおそるチャレンジしてみたところ、、、、、、な、なんと！！！

９０点取れました！！！！自分でも“えっ！？”と、疑ってしまいました。が、プチテストとはいえ、少しずつでも伸びてきているかなあと感じました。p（*＾＾*）q今の自分を知るためには、こういったサイトでプチテストを受けてみてもいいかも、、、ですね。

Today was The English Time when I've been looking forward to!!! Cuz, I've not been talked in English for 2 weeks or so. I was dying for the day!!! YES!!!
There were 4 members and 6 kids without a native speaker who was absent from. Yet We talked talked and talked in English during the time.
One of them introduced a game, which was so-called " karuta" in English. We could play with it comfortably.
Another one was that about " our vocabs" . It's to increase vocabs and improve our aptitude. That was worth doing for me. Cuz I had to make my brain worked fully.Thank to it, my brain was stipulated.(^^)

久々に、ペディキュアをしてみました。と、いっても少し前ですが。子供が産まれる前はマネキュアもして楽しんでいたのですが、衛生や家事等考えると出来ません。（＾＾；）なので、せめてサンダルをはけるこの季節に足だけでも楽しもうと考えたのです。と、そこで気づいたのがいたるところに“青たん”が、、、。（ーー；）そう、チビさんからのキックやらダイビングやら“格闘”の際についたものです。(笑）まあ、男の子なのでこれ（←格闘）が愛情の表現かなあ(笑）と思っているんですがね。（＾＾）
話しが逸れましたが、今年の秋冬はどの色にしようか考えています（＾＾）四季の中で一番好きなのは秋なのです！！！（春も好きだけどやっぱり秋ですねえ。何故かと言うと、暑がり寒がり、おまけに冷え性なので、ちょうど中間の季節がよいよいのだぁ。）まあ、個人的に好きな色がどうも秋の色（オレンジや茶系、モスグリーンといった感じ）なのもあるけど、、、。(笑）
でも、まあ（ちと気がはやいとは思いますが＜笑＞）残暑はまだまだ厳しいですが、どんなお洒落をしようかなあと考えるのも楽しいものですね。

Yesterday we and nextdoor neigbor went to watch a fireworks. The exhibition of fireworks was more famous than I thought and went off 3,000 shots. That was so wonderful and very very impressive, the 2nd time for us to watch this year. My son was exciting and interesting in those huge ones without fear.(I expected he was fear of them due to a big sound. It was missed(^^))
When we arrived home, he'd already slept deeply.

HI,there. It's so wonderful day,isn't it? A big typhoon hit,swamped the kyushu, so I was concerned whether it triggered some problems...Fortunately, nothing occured around my area..

Well,yesterday we visited nextdoor neigbor to have dinner. We really enjoyed!!! My son also played with their child, who was younger than my son, joyfully.

By the way, today we're going to go out watching a fireworks display!!!

ん〜〜〜、ちと煮えきれないところがありまして、、、。CNN news selection 3(p.68)に、keep even more children fed and fit. っていう部分で、fed(feedの過去、過去分詞形）は動詞がくる場合、この形になるのでしょうか？？つまり、

>>>keep+A＋動詞の過去形、過去分詞形　っていう形になるんでしょうか？？

それとも、＜子供達に食料を与えられる状態にしておく＞っていう意味からなんでしょうか？

因みに、ジーニアスでこのような例文がありました。

>>>keep the room neat and tidy
(neat と　tidy　は形容詞だからそのまま？）

>>>keep the dog tied to the gate
(tie は動詞なのでtiedになる？）

なにげなく使い、素通りしてきたところなんですが、ふっと頭をよぎり”あれ？どうだったっけ？？？”と、煮えきれない状態でおります。
文法でのはっきりとした構文なり法則なり、が知りたいので、どなたか教えてください〜〜〜〜。（＞　＜）/

Today we visited husband's parents to meet his older sisters' each family. There were 5 kids in the house(^^) So incessant their voice was resounding. We went to a swimming pool afternoon. My husband and his nephews and a niece swam there. They looked to be so enjoy.
At dinner, which was sushi and a few hors, the kids was still exciting,including my son. He was, however, nervous for a while after we arrived. Though he was interested in his cousins and wanted to play with, he couldn't " go a step forward". Fortunately cousins cared about him ,so he played with them instantly.Yet we had to go back when he took to them....He seemed to be reluctant to leave..Because he was getting in a car, comming back to the house and getting in a car....did over again..
After we got to our house, as I expected, husband and son immediately turned in as if they ran off their energy,which was empty...

今日は何だか日本語の気分なので、日本語で失礼します。(笑）

今、お盆の真っ只中ということもあり、家の周りはがら〜〜〜んとしてて人通りもまばら。午後から、チビの散歩へ近所へレッツゴー！！！お互い汗でびっしょりになりながらも、飛行機や車、通りすがりの方達に“ばいば〜〜〜い”と手を振っていました。（＾＾）←の、おかげで夜は“こてっ”と電池切れのように眠ってしまいました(笑）

あ、そうそうびっくり（？）なプレゼント（？）も。主人が今週末仕事だったんですが、今日大きな花束を抱えて帰ってきました。普段そうゆうことをしないタイプなだけに“えっ！？”と驚き+“うれすぃ〜〜〜♪”とはしゃいだのもつかの間、“今日お客さん宛てに届いたものだったけど、持って帰りきれないからと、そのお客さんから頂いた”だそう。“なあ〜〜〜〜んだ、、＜笑＞”でも、とても綺麗で玄関に一際ゴージャスに輝いております（＾＾）

今日、（息子の）歯医者へ検診を受けに行ってきました。１歳半検診は済んだのですが、お医者さんからまた１ヶ月後に来てくださいと言われたので、、、。
案の定、診察室に入るやいなや“いやいや”ビーム炸裂でした(笑）ま、ちょちょいっと終わって帰途に着きました、、、。ハイ。

家に着き、早速おもちゃやら何やらで遊び出し、ふと“行動を観察”してみることにしました(笑）大人には理解しがたい行動を取る取る。彼なりにイメージしながら遊んでることは明確なのですが、この時ってつくづく“子供っておもしろいなあ”と感じるんですねえ。今回は、隣で本を広げていた私を見てか、参考書（彼の目に留まったらしく）を開きぺらぺら捲るしぐさをし始めたのはいいのですが、“おお〜〜〜い、逆だぞ〜〜〜〜い”。（まあ、彼にとって逆かどうのってえのは関係ないんですがね＾＾）飽きたかと思えば、玄関から靴を持ってきて、何故か電話台の後ろへ、、。“おお〜〜い、犬かよっ←（お笑い風に）”まあ、些細なことでも彼にとっては“素敵なもの”にかわるんでしょうね、きっと。瞬間を見れる楽しさと（成長もねっ＾＾）、突っ込む回数も増え、ひそかに私の楽しみの一つとなっている今日この頃です。

あ、ところで、歯医者って（子供の）毎月一回は行くものなんでしょうか？今日また“来月来てください”って言われたんですが。子供の歯なのでこまめに（３ヶ月，６ヶ月に１回とか）行こうとは思うんですが、毎月って多くありません？

ＣＮＮでしっかり学ばれている皆さん、今月号からの課題です。では、ど〜ぞ〜っ

１＞a) オープニングで紹介されている人物は？ b) 生年月日は？

２＞“〜に取って代わる”を英語（単語）で？また、同じ意味を持つ単語は？

３＞マドンナのニックネームは？

４＞“〜を是認する”を英語で？

５＞clericとは？

ちと簡単でしたかね（＾＾；）(笑） 【“今月の課題”の続きを読む】

Yesterday I and husband went to Uminonakamichi Hotel to have a BBQ party with his colleagues who join a softball team. Last year son was still 8 monthes,so I asked parents to care for. Being on a prowl, he seemed to be getting a tense a little bit. So he was clinging to husband while a party.
Husband drank and eat and drank..., son prefered playing with other kids, getting about to eating. me??? I couldn't eat substantial...Cuz, I dislike "meet"and had to pay attention to son...(^^;)...Moreover I couldn't drink due to have to drive.But I really enjoyed!!! I like the atmosphere, which having dinner harmoniously.(*^^*)
After went back home, I and husband were worn out,however, son was still exciting. As you know, he didn't turn in for a while...(^^;)

先日、ある友人から英検の問題集を譲り受けました。その問題集とは“本試験型　英検準１級　試験問題集”。受けるかど〜しよ〜か迷っている“子羊＜？＞”に“受けなさいっ”と、“愛のムチ”というかなんというか、、、、。ま、まあとにかくこれで今の自分の力試しでもしてみたらと、譲ってくれたのです。（その友人はすでに合格しているので、一杯書きこまれているこの問題集は“宝”といっても過言ではありません＾＾）

で、早速チビがお昼ねしている間にチャレンジしてみました、、、。（いつチビが起きるかわからない変な緊張感の中、、、＜笑＞）結果は、、、、、

６６点（英作文の点数抜き）。どうなんでしょうか、、、。英作文の点数込みで７割はいけるかなあとは思うんですが、私の気持ちの大半は“　たまたま問題の内容が自分に合ってたんちゃうん？？”なのです、、、(笑）今回は、少しずつでも伸びてきてるのかな、、、と少〜〜〜〜〜し自分の力がわかってきた、力試しでした。

I went to a park with son this afternoon.Though it was so intensive heat day, younger sister-in-low and kids were also there,so I played with..He was scared of a fountain,which was so big. A large quantity of water gushing out from it. After a few minutes he was chasing doves on bearfoot. He looked to be a wild child...lol
Well, while we going home, as I expected he was sleeping deeply.
....One of his precious experiences...

The Next Best Thing
nothing but>> ただ〜だけ
pointless>> 無意味な
what if〜？>> もし〜だとしたらどうなるだろうか？

be stolen,go missing

“繰り返し”は避けるべし！！（これにしょっちゅうはまってます＜笑＞）
ex; while you're doing (during you're doing)
I don't pay the telephone for a month (I don't pay for the telephone for a month)

いやあ、今日は待ちに待った勉強会！！！でした。あれもこれも話したい〜〜〜欲求がもうすっきり！！！（笑）あっという間に時間も過ぎてしまいました。途中、チビ助のハプニング（？）もあり、お騒がせいたしました、、、（−−；）皆さんの温かいフォローが身にしみました、、、有難うございます（＊＾＾＊）また次回まで時間があいてしまうので、きっと“話したい〜〜〜〜〜病”にかかっているかと、、、(笑）

Tomorrow I'm going to join in the English circle which I regularly attend and can refresh!!! I've been looking forward to meet members and talk with a native speaker!!!!!!!YES!!! I don't know if I'll be able to express what I wanna say without stammering out,but to my heart's content I'll enjoy everything.

Well, recently I've been feeling perplexed about son who is 1 years 8 monthes. I mean it that he's likely to be in the 1st period of contrariness, so-colled " terrible 2s" ... But he has still a part of baby, so he wants me to care about any time any where.For example he's always reluctant to walk by himself, instead of it, want me to hold in my arms....All most he expresses "NO,NO,NO I don't want to!!! " and " Hold, Hold, Hold!!!!" The mix feelings is in his mind now..
Of course I know it's natural thing and I should give him full of love..!! Yet.... I'm often sick and tired a little...becauseI'm still wet behind the ears as a mom...

最近、英字新聞を読んでて語彙収集を怠けがちになっております（＾＾；）しかも、以前出てきてやつなんかどこかへ飛んでいってたり、、、。い、いかんいかんっ。これではダラダラ読みと同じじゃ。夏休みぼけ（？）といったところでしょうか、（←言いわけやん、、しかも夏休みなんていう貴重な休みなんかないじゃんかぁ〜、、、−−；）
むむむむむ〜〜〜〜〜っ。という反面、いままでがむしゃらにやってきた（？）のでここいらでの〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜〜んびりいこ〜〜〜〜〜〜〜という“あま〜〜〜〜い”自分もいるんですよ。(笑）ま、まあ、“バッテリーチャージ”ってことでっ（結局そっちかよっ。＝□＝；）あははははははは〜〜〜〜〜〜〜っ（＝▽＝）/♪♪♪