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Back to School this year is an easy transition for the girls. Eleri is a 2nd grader beginning her second year at Concordia – no longer the new student. She has Ms Johnson as a teacher. Ms Johnson is a co-teacher with Ms Shepard in the 1-2 community. Eleri did theme studies […]
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Emersyn lost another tooth while in California. She has one a few more to lose and her Tooth Fairy visits will be over. Her note was on her special fairy paper…which is why the wording is vague. Dear Emersyn, Mr dear Emersyn, I was so happy to visit you again tonight. This is […]
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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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Fireworks are illegal in California due to the dry grass in the summer time. However, fireworks are available and fun in Nebraska. Fireworks can be purchased all year in Wyoming, which is not the law in Nebraska. On the way home from Estes Park, we stopped at a big outlet in Cheyenne for fireworks. […]
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Duct tape is cloth-or scrim-backed pressure sensitive tape often sealed with polyethylene. It is very similar to gaffer tape but differs in that gaffer tape was designed to be cleanly removed, while duct tape was not. Permacel, formerly a division of Johnson & Johnson, originally developed duct tape in 1942 during World War II […]
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Our first doctor appointment upon returning to California was Emersyn’s bone specialist. The x-rays taken in Shanghai after her break showed no improvement in her bone cyst. The first solution the doctor is trying is three mini surgeries to drain the cyst. He was able to squeeze the first surgery in before we left […]
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Aunt Nancy took the girls to Hicklebee’s children book store in Willow Glen for a birthday outing. First they enjoyed dinner at Aqui, a favorite Mexican restaurant, before their book store fun. With Border’s closing in Los Gatos, it is important for the children to have a book store still available to touch, read […]
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Eleri had been wanting to do a garden in our backyard. Aunt Nancy purchased some pumpkin plants for the girls to plant. Pumpkins being a hardy plant since there is no one to take care of them. We decided the best place would be next to the house by the rain drain – at […]
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As part of my birthday weekend celebration, we spent an afternoon in Napa Valley. It is always beautiful in Napa at this time of the year and we need some California wines to enjoy all summer. Since we pay big bucks for average wines in Shanghai, it is a pleasure to get good wines […]
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For the first time in five years, we are attending the last day of school. Emersyn was excited to attend the last day of school. The 5th grade class had breakfast together at a restaurant near school in Jinqiao. As one of the class Moms for the five 5th grade classes, I went along […] |