Skype Shower

So my overachieving lawyer turned yoga instructor sister is having a baby.  Last year, she and her husband moved to Boulder, Colorado.  While we are very excited she is having a baby, it is difficult having her so far away.

Over Christmas, she and her husband, Dylan came to New York and stayed with me.  And then they extended their stay.    The day after Christmas snowstorm left them stranded in NY.  While I enjoyed having them with me for the extra five days, they were quite frustrated with the situation.  Because of this situation, she decided she could not come back to NY for a shower before the baby was born.

This left my mother and I in a predicament.  How were we going to have a baby shower without my sister?   The answer to our predicament…SKYPE.  We decided to have a luncheon at my mom’s house with all our family and friends.  During the luncheon, Jean will appear via Skype to open her gifts and say hello.

The shower is scheduled for the end of March.  After we have the virtual shower, I will write another blog to tell you how it went!

To learn more about Skype or download the software, click the Skype link below. 

Skype

Vocabulary

shower (noun) – a party given to a woman before getting married or having a baby

yoga (noun) – a type of exercise that involves stretching and relaxation

lawyer (noun) – someone who is an expert at the law and can counsel others about the law

stranded (adjective) – stuck or unable to move

frustrated (adjective) – feeling upset or impatient because you cannot change a situation

predicament (noun) – a situation where you don’t know what to do

Skype (noun) – an Internet telephone and videophone service

Cloze Exercises

We had a wedding ____________________ for my friend before she got married.

________________________ is a form of exercise that involves stretching and relaxation.

____________________________ are experts at the law.

We were _________________________ when we ran out of gas on the highway.

The students were __________________________ when they did not know the answer.

We were in a ________________________ over what to have for dinner.

Even though she lives far away, we can use __________________ to see her on a regular basis.

Grammar Point

We use the future tense in or writing to indicate an event that will happen sometime in the future.  Can you find all the verbs that I used in the future tense?