What A Surprise!

In Toastmasters we have someone assigned to be the Grammarian, with a different grammarian at each meeting. As we all strive to earn our leadership goals, we rotate leadership jobs on a regular basis. This past Monday was my turn to be grammarian. As the grammarian I was responsible to pick the "word of the day". Our theme, yes we have a weekly theme as well, was "Unexpected Gifts". It's probably not a surprise that I picked the word "SURPRISE". What fun to see how everyone uses this word in their speaking roles and comments. Almost everyone there used the word and received a nice little treat. I am proud of my fellow Toasties!

We were also treated to a wonderful speech by Veronica. It was not a surprise that it was wonderful! She spoke about Mice and Traps as part of her Story Telling project. What a great story. We learned that "In the tapestry of life, we are all on the same journey. We are like threads all woven together." I wish you were there to hear her story. I felt like a little kid again, spell bound by what was happening to all the farm animals, and learning an important life lesson at the same time. Thank you Veronica for your great story telling abilities!

Wishing you a day full of surprises!
From your Toastmaster Toastie,
Laina

Cottonwood Toastmasters meets every Monday 12:00 to 1:15 at the Cottonwood Village, 201 E Mingus Ave. Guests are welcome. For more information call Laina Lloyd at 928-300-8638 or Dave Ellison at 928-634-6540