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Ladies trip to Tibet – where do I begin. Unfortunately, I am writing this in February, 10 months after the trip. My posts are best when I have the time to blog about our adventures immediately upon returning home. But, life gets in the way. I even debated about going on this trip as […]
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Ningbo or bust…the bank! The ladies hit the road for another shopping trip. This time to Ningbo for furniture. Our good friend, Mary, is going back at the end of the school year so she is buying for her home in America. The four shopping ladies were the same crew that hit Jingdezhen (or […]
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On World Thinking Day (WTD), girls participate in activities, games and projects with global themes to honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in other countries. World Thinking Day is part of the Global Action Theme (GAT) based on the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which aims to improve the lives of […]
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The saving grace of childrens’ clutter is a toy room. My Shanghai apartment is bigger than our home in California. The girls share a room and have since Elle was born. Our Hong Kong apartment was half the size of this place. I love having a toy room. The bedrooms are for books and […]
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Today, Mr. Nie had his first car accident in the almost five years he has been driving for us. This is a very good record for the way Chinese drive. Mr. Nie is a very safe driver. Most companies do NOT allow their Western employees to drive – for a reason. Driving is a […]
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On a rainy Monday afternoon, we drove to Napa Valley to enjoy a little wine tasting. Andy’s Dad, Ray, had not been to Napa so it was a nice treat for him. The girls and Jim stayed home – a nice treat for me to enjoy Napa without my lovely girls. We […]
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The SEA (Shanghai Expat Association) Christmas lunch Party is a big event. Eleri and I went last year with Jennifer and Sophie. This year, I renewed my membership because Eleri had so much fun. This was Emersyn’s first time for SEA Christmas party. We arranged seating to be with the Jenkins (Jennifer, Sean & […]
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The kids have a Friday off from school, therefore, we thought it would be a good day to see the Expo for the last time. The World Expo, with 189 Countries participating, closes on Sunday, October 31. The only problem is as the Expo gets closer to the end more people are attending. Last […]
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Mimi had given the girls each a Martha Stewart craft kit of “Creepy Creature Decorations” for their birthdays – the night before we left America. It looked like a fun Halloween project so I threw them in the bags being packed for Shanghai. With Jim in the States for two weeks, I picked a […]
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Emersyn wanted to take an old camera with her to Avery’s birthday party. I downloaded the photos on the camera to find these old skyline photos. Amazing how quickly the skyline changes in Shanghai. This old skyline photo show the World Financial Building (WFC) when it was almost done. Notice the green patch […] |