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The girls arrived home on Thursday from interim trips. Eleri had fun in Xian – the grade 6 trip. She arrived home around 8pm. It is simple and easy to be living 5 minutes from school as Jim hopped on the scooter to get her. Emersyn called to tell us someone had left […]
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Mother’s Day started with breakfast in bed made by Jim and Eleri. Emersyn, our teen, was still sleeping! Friends were organizing a brunch for Mother’s Day at the Westin. The Westin is a big, fancy brunch. When we first arrived, it was a good deal for all you can eat and […]
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Many Easter Sundays we are traveling since Spring Break is generally part of the Easter Holiday. This year, we stayed in Shanghai for Spring Break. The girls enjoyed a slow week and a break from their busy school schedules. The Easter bunny delivered Easter buckets this year. When Jim goes to Hong Kong […]
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The Shanghai skyline always has red lights for Chinese New Year. This year the WFC had a light show about every 15 minutes. The Chinese Characters would flash along with a goat across the lighted area. Normally, the WFC has blue lights. Right after Chinese New Year, […]
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This is the first year of no belief in Santa – the girls are truly growing up! But, “Santa” still delivered stockings and a gift. We arrived home from New Zealand to see what Santa left under the tree. Both girls were so surprised by their gifts. Legos are double the cost […]
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When we have an adventure Christmas, the girls like to open their Christmas presents before we leave town. With Jim gone all weekend for work, we found an open date on Wednesday to open presents. The presents were less this year, but still some fun holiday cheer. Both girls were given […]
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It seems we have been so busy every weekend that our Christmas decorations were not on the calendar. On Sunday, Eleri went to work to bring the Christmas spirit to our apartment. Emersyn was off to lunch with her friends – she is our teen! This year, the tree went back on the […]
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We started this tradition of a Thanksgiving Adventure Trip to Yangshuo. This year the Turkey Gang is going new places – Zhangjiajie. Seven families are sharing the Thanksgiving adventure. It is the Turkey Gang of past Thanksgivings to include the Brennans (Judy, Dan, Danielle & Erin) and the Jacobs (Rachael, Mike, Joshua and Alyssa). […]
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Halloween night fell on a Friday night this year. Our friends, Rachael and Mike, was having a party at their home in Green Villas – perfect for trick-or-treating. Emersyn had planned to enjoy Halloween with her friends, but she had no friends available. ALL her friends were in the HS Concordia Play, […]
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While Emersyn and I were away for APAC tennis in Japan, Eleri did her magic to create our Halloween fun. We have a small bin of Halloween decorations, but Eleri always creates something different. This year, Eleri had fun with wigs and hats! […] |