Attendance: David C; David R; Mandy; Wendy; Helene; Terry; Jo; Eva; Vala; Cath; Robyn.
Welcome to new member Eva.
Brags:
Helene: 2 hours 2 minutes driving on New Nerriga Road from Canberra to Vincentia.
Cath: has completed her Christmas shopping.
David R: had been driving an unregistered car since August – is this the onset of Alzheimer’s?
Terry: amazed at expertise of grandchildren in playing numbers game.
Jo: Has found someone who will conduct a mental forum in Nowra.
Eva: Has arrived!
David C: has been cured from his Alzheimer’s found a long lost CD narrated story in a very long winded fashion – we all think it was more a lucky find.
Vala: Now has Word 7.
Word of the Day:
Undulate: to cause to move in a smooth wavelike fashion.
Jactation: extreme tossing and turning and twitching.
Mort: the note sounded on a hunting horn to announce death of a deer.
Parody: a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature.
Philander: to carry on a sexual affair.
Consonant: harmonious in agreement.
Apropos: being at once opportune and to the point.
Floccinaucinihilipilification: Latin little or no value – Perhaps little or no value would be simpler (he he).
Deuteronomy: a second law.
Detritus: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
Charybdis: Greek mythology, two monsters that guarded the narrow passage through which Odysseus had to sail in his wanderings. On one shore was Scylla, a monster with six snaky heads, on the opposite shore was Charybdis, the personification of a whirlpool.
Hypothalamus: part of the brain.
Homework – Children’s Story:
Helene: The Princess Castle;
Mandy: Miggly;
Cath: Timid Tim;
David R: Nana - 6th Anniversary Poem and Joey;
Terry: Poem;
Jo: Musical Appreciation;
Eva: Alphabet Walk and Countdown with Colour;
David C: Sibling Rivalry – Hook and Twist;
Robyn: Birthday Party.
Exercise – Game Word Power and Short Write – Evil Intentions – no homework??
