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The girls are always excited for Halloween. Last year, we surprised the family by arriving in California for a week of fun. This year, we will be in Shanghai. The girls decorated early – October 14. They have fun with our small supplies of Halloween. Living in an apartment creates storage challenges. […]
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International Day at Concordia is a fun day for the students. The girls had fun finding their red, white and blue for the day. I have a bag of accessories from Claire’s. I always find something fun after the 4th of July for 50-75% off. Eleri printed her flag off […]
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The Concordia School trip for 7th graders is to Beijing. There are about 90 students in the 7th grader which were divided into two groups. Group 1 will visit the countryside to the City. Group 2 will see the City before adventuring to the countryside. Emersyn is in group 2 starting in the City. […]
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We are having a deck party next weekend, therefore, the girls and Jim made a run to the flower market to fill a few empty pots. I think every time we plant flowers on the deck, it is a grey sky day. The photos appear to have a black and white background for the […]
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The first day of school, already. The girls were excited to get back to school to see their friends. It sure makes it easy when they enjoy school. Emersyn has Mr. Stone for homeroom. She had Mr. Stone as a co-teacher last year. However, as a big 7th grader this year, she […]
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Emersyn I traveled from Colorado back to California. Once we arrived back in California, Emersyn and I had two days to take care of our to-do list before her surgery. We shopped both days checking off the list and enjoyed long lunches at our favorite place, Aqui’s. The days were full, but I enjoyed […]
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Day One: Frontier Days and Concerts Our Estes Park adventure started with a stop in Cheyenne for Frontier Days. Terri and Andy had purchased tickets for the girls to see Journey. Journey is one of Terri’s favorite bands. Emersyn knows some of their songs because our 80’s music is used for the wii […]
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My friend, Shelly, says “Fort Robinson is the best kept secret in Nebraska”. She is right. In the past, we have taken 45 minute horse ride trails for $15. The girls love it, but we didn’t make time for it this year. We went to Fort Robins twice to see the musicals at the […]
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Photos with Grandpa’s truck is a must every summer. We were running out of time since Emersyn and I were leaving a week early for her surgery. Eleri’s reaction to Emersyn’s “driving”! Soon Emersyn will be old enough to drive the truck around […]
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Grandpa had a bag full of sparklers, smoke bombs and snakes for the girls when we arrived in Nebraska. He still lets them “play with fire” by using the blow torch. The “peanut gallery” watching the fireworks fun. Clean up crew – Grandpa! […] |