Need a little holiday cheer?
This is a fun video. Four brothers get together and thoroughly enjoy singing the classic Christmas song, Winter Wonderland.

novice lethargy
morose ostentatious
precocious inevitable
candid prevaricate
obscure reticent
Fill In the blank with the correct word.
1. __________ to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie. ~verb
2. __________ not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: ~adjective
3. __________ characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others. ~adjective
4. __________ a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner. ~noun
5. __________ unusually advanced or mature in development, esp. mental development. ~adjective

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I was part of a small play today. Today was the first Sunday that the congregation began the Christmas season. They started singing Christmas Carols.

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A gray day has begun. The sun will not be able to show his face this morning. There are too many clouds. The lighted sky looks like it got shaken. It was shaken down and the darkest clouds fell to the edge of the sky. There are thick bluish-gray clouds along the eastern horizon and higher up the clouds slowly thin out and give way to the top part of the sky that is white with a bit of gray.

Could native born Americans pass the naturalization test that immigrants take? Here are some sample naturalization test questions. I found it on a site that talks about becoming a citizen. On the site US Citizenship.info, I found the steps to take in applying.

Find the verb phrases and identify the kind of verbs.
1. John might make a pizza for dinner.
2. You should have seen our photos.
3. The sun has just set over the treetops.
4. Have you seen the Lincoln Memorial?
5. We will wait for the commerical.
6. Joe doesn’t ride the bus.
7. Can you play chess?
8. We could have talked all nght.
9. They are not following directions.
10. Has Maggie already gone home?
11. Carol will take a plane to New Mexico.
12. Mark is not going to the barbecue.
13. I can hardly hear you.
14. We should have been practicing all day.
15. You must never open that door.
Answers

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My oldest son has been reading through an old paperback called Democracy in America by Alexis De Tocqueville. He’s halfway through and says its boring. I asked my husband about it and he said Sam needs to finish the book. I found some sites that will hopefully spark more of an interest in this historical person and his famous writing.
Presentation about Tocqueville tour of America @ Tocqueville.org.
Take a virtual tour of America with De Tocqueville through the University of Virginia.
I found some info @ LOA.org
The book, volume 1 and 2, can be downloaded from Project Gutenberg.

Let’s look at some sentences to review what we have learned. Remember that verbs either show action or state of being. Using helping verbs, we make verb phrases. Verb phrases may be separated by other words. Verb phrases follow a definite order and change form. Find the verb phrases and tell what kind of verbs they are.
I can understand your concern.
Is Mrs. Johanson going with you?
The rooms cannot be held any longer.
I haven’t seen him for an hour.
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Long ago Isaac Watts wrote a famous Christmas Carol, Joy To The World. I found the bio of Watts @ WholesomeWords.org and @ the Christian History Institute.
Here is the story of Joy To The World.
Here are words from three of the verses.
The Vienna Boys Chior version
The Upbeat unique sound of Mannheim Steamroller

The fullest telling of the Christmas story is found in the book of Luke and Matthew.
It begins with the story of the old couple, Zechariah and Elizabeth, who were informed by an angel that they would have a child and that he would be named John. John the Baptist was the cousin of Jesus, born about three months before Jesus and would prepare the way as Jesus would begin His earthly ministry.

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