Catchy title. Matthew came up with that one as a tribute to Mr. Monteith, his former fifth grade teacher. One of the greatest teachers we've had the privilege of working with while in Shanghai. Of course, he ranks up there along with Mrs. Kuehn and Mrs. Wink, Matthew's elementary school teachers as well. I must apologize to Matthew's current teachers. They're great but no one will ever take the place of Mr. Monteith. If we can only figure out how to ship him to the United States and have him teach middle school. Hey, how about shipping the Shanghai American School campus out here as well?Mr. Monteith has often mentioned that he would like to have the opportunity to visit the New England area and see the fall foliage. Since he can't be here due to teaching commitments, Matthew decided to send it to him with a picture.
We're in the midst of beautiful fall foliage in New England. The tree leaves are changing colors and its very beautiful to see. Not so great to have the trees dropping their leaves all over the driveway and property though. The weather is brisk and its apple season as well and I've been busy baking lots of apple pies. Tony and Matthew attack it straight out of the oven with their forks. Never mind that it is piping hot and that they risk third degree burns.
In the spirit of the season, Matthew has decorated the windows and house with Halloween decorations. We watch the squirrels and chipmunks preparing for the winter hoarding their nuts. Tony has even carved the Halloween pumpkin with the Batman insignia. So here's to you, Mr. Monteith. You can't be here to see it but we hope that this will inspire you to visit us next fall. I'll even bake a pie just for you!
