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Stefan, our German friend from Hong Kong that lives in Switzerland, was in town for business. We had four days of California fun with Stefan and Karin this summer. See German Greetings in California. Stefan arrived Tuesday morning for meetings. I picked Stefan up at his hotel which was very close to our […]
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Texas Cousin, Robert, was in Shanghai for a quick business trip. Robert and his boss, Vince, arrived on Tuesday for meetings. On Wednesday night, Jim took them out for spicy Chinese food and beers. Jim and Robert stayed out until 3am…on a work night! On Thursday, we picked Robert and Vince up for […]
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Eleri wanted to spend the sunny afternoon at the pool. Jim took her down to swim and dive. Our complex can be VERY Chinese and part of that fun is we get to wear swim caps in the pool. Really not sure why. They asked Jim to put on a swim cap – he […]
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All summer long, Emersyn would sing, “we’re getting a dog, we’re getting a dog”. She is beyond excited and still can’t believe we are getting a dog. We had always said, “when we move back, we will get a puppy”. The girls are at the right age, just the wrong place. For more details […]
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Mimi and Papa are celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary on September 8. For this milestone, a party with friends and family to toast the happy couple. The day started with Mimi and Papa renewing their vows in Church. After church, Mimi and Papa treated us to brunch in town. The girls […]
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Emersyn had two best buddies in Shanghai she met in the 1st grade – Kate and Mimi. Jim and I called them the Terrific Trio. The three girls have a strong bond for meeting at such a young age. They still email each other on a regular basis. Kate moved back to New York […]
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Emersyn did her big study of the Westward Expansion at the end of 5th grade. See Westward Expansion. As I was reading her paper about traveling West past Chimney Rock, I realized I haven’t taken my kids to Chimney Rock. It is about 30 minutes from Grandma/pa’s house and it has just always been […]
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We always have 4th of July celebrations at my cousin’s home, Russ and Gaylene. Russ loves to cook and serves up a feast for the family. This year at Russ’s, the girls had fun with the new toys Russ purchased for his grandchildren. Russ purchased these bumper boats from an amusement park. Russ and […]
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Every year we get out Grandpa’s truck for photos for the calendar and for a spin around town. This was the first time Jim had seen Grandpa’s truck. Jim has not been to Nebraska in 10 years. Since he was going through Denver on a business trip, he took a detour to see us. […] |