December 15th Notes , Vocabulary, and Phrases

I wanted to get this on-line way before now.
ずっと前にこれを投稿したかった。

I've been having computer troubles.
コンピュータの問題のためできていません。

I'll annotate it later:
しばらくして解釈も投稿します。

From a question about pets:

hibernate

冬眠する、活動を一旦停止する

kidnap

子供をさらうから引いて、誘拐する

praying mantis

カマキリ

preying
smaller insects and animals
prey

We talked about everyone's pets for a few minutes.

The I picked up with parties:
backyard
get-together
house-warming
take turns
hosting
family reunion
pinochle
luncheon
breakfast+lunch=brunch

We talked about turkeys and family get-togethers, etc. Games:
battledores
jacks
Pit
go
shogi
othello
rules

Went ahead and went over the colloquial practice conversation.
More activites came up:
religious activities
pit -- sakimono

Someone asked about the simpler expression:
what should we bring