This is my favorite time of year. From now through Christmas. The weather is nice during this time and we observe to very important holidays. Thanksgiving which is a national holiday set apart to give thanks for the many blessings that we have. And of course Christmas is celebrating the birth of the Messiah Jesus Christ. We exchange gifts during that time and eat lots of special foods.
We went to a wonderful concert last Tuesday. The Kazakstan National String Quartet was performing and it was wonderful. Frances recorded a small part of it on her cell phone. I will forward it to you. Also I must get her to teach me how to download pictures so that I can send you some. Do you participate in facebook? If so look at Frances’ page (Shuyin Xue) She posts a lot of pictures of us and also places we visit.
Greet your family for me and give them my best wishes.
Love Iris