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The Magic School Bus came to school today. Its creators, author and illustrator, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen were on campus for one day. The Es Students (the only ones at school as the HS and MS students are on trips) were asked to come dressed up as one of the characters or topics […]
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Soccer Day is always a fun day for the students. Soccer Day is held at Shanghai American School (SAS). We dug out Emersyn old soccer socks which almost fit this year. Eleri had her bag packed with all the needed items for soccer day – water, lunch, sunscreen, bug spray, […]
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Ms. Muir 4th grade class was presenting at the first chapel of the school year. Chapel is held once a month and each class has a turn to present at chapel. The kids loving performing for chapel. Eleri singing at chapel. The students sang two songs for chapel. Every child […]
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Eleri came off the bus to tell me she lost another tooth…I didn’t even know she had a lose tooth. She was disappointment because she wanted to lose the tooth in Thailand. The tooth came out while she was eating her spicy peas. Dear Eleri, My dearest Eleri, I […]
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Eleri’s passport expires in February 2014. The expiration date really seems to be just a date as most travel destinations require you have 6 months valid on your passport. Therefore, Eleri does not have a full 6 months on her passport for our October Holiday travel to Phuket, Thailand. We set up an appointment […]
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Eleri really wanted a pool party this year for her birthday. We moved her birthday party from May to August. It was one less party for me in May which was a bonus since we were hosting The Bishops going away party. In addition, an August birthday party is actually closer to her true […]
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First day of school is always full of excitement to see their friends. With jet lag, they are up early with plenty of time to get ready for school. This will end soon and Roxi will have to “attack” the girls to get them out of bed. The bus is leaving at 7:04am this […]
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Aunt Kathy took the girls for a fun day to the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. We have only been one other time to the Broadwalk when Kate came to visit us in California. They stated the day at Capitola at a famous bakery which the girls reported back with a thumbs up! […]
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Eleri’s birthday was on a Monday this year…in the midst of packing up the house. In the past, we have had the family down for family dinner and cake, but that was not a possibility this year. The family was coming for cake and drinks at 8pm. We gave Eleri a choice for her […]
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The Easy Bake Oven…I loved this toy as a kid. In fact, Eleri plays with our Easy Bake oven in Nebraska. Eleri loves this toy, also. I buy her brownie mixes to bake in her oven. One night when Mimi, Papa and Kathy were at dinner, she baked everyone their own […] |