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We extended out time in California to the very last day. Therefore, we missed orientation for Emersyn. Usually this would not be a problem as this is Emmy’s second year at Concordia, an American school. However, the new elementary building was completed over the summer. We had no idea where her classroom was located […]
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For Emersyn’s 7th birthday party, she wanted a fairy party in the garden. After a shop at YuYang Gardens, I had wings for each of the seven girls. Emersyn wanted me to be a fairy so I put on my fancy dress and some wings from the dress-up bin. […]
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At Concordia this week, it has been book week. The librarian, Kim Gertz, has organized a fun week for the students. The last day of book week is a book character parade. Mimi and Emmy decided to go as a theme to Angelina Ballerina. Mimi will be Angelina and Emmy will be her best […]
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Emersyn joined girl scouts for the first time at Concordia. The Concordia Girl Scout program is very popular. Emmy enjoys the meetings that are held every other Wednesday from 3:20pm to 5:00pm at the school. The highlight of being a girl scout is the Daddy Daughter Dance. This year the theme was a 50’s […]
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Emersyn’s best buddy, Angus, in Hong Kong is moving back to Australia. I decided Emmy and I would go to Hong Kong for a long weekend to say good-bye to our friends. We meet Vanessa and Angus the first week of school at the Sunshine House. Emmy and Angus have been friends since that […]
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Back to California…back to bathing in the sink. Hum, Emmy was 2 ½ when we moved to Hong Kong and out of the sink. Aunt Terri and I love the convience of the sink. Aunt Terri has been doing all the baths since she loves to bath the girls – no complaints from me! […]
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Aunt Nancy’s annual gingerbread house making event. Nancy bakes the gingerbread from scratch along with all kinds of good candies to decorate to make the perfect house. This was Emmy’s fourth year of house making which makes her a pro!! She carefully placed the candies on the roof and sides of […]
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Welcome to California. We arrived and our socialite daughter is off to the opening night to the Nutcracker in San Francisco. Opening night is special as a candy nutcracker is decorated, cookies to all and a bear for each child. Emersyn has an annual holiday tradition with Aunt Terri and Uncle Andy with dinner […]
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T’was the night of the concert and all through the square, Not a seat was to be found, not even a broken chair. Parent roamed through the aisles, cameras a ready, Waiting for children who did not look too steady. Well, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a gaggle of children […]
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It was a cold overcast blustery morning for the Girls Soccer World Cup Championship game.  Emmy started the morning with a high protein breakfast and was “pumped” to get on the field. Eleri on the other hand would have prefered to have stayed home. Not only did she not leave […] |