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Jim has a saying about China and it is so true…”Anything is possible, nothing is easy and everything is a little bit broken”!!! A few bit broken experiences in China.  IKEA. For those who know Ikea, add about double the people and children to the maze. The Chinese go to Ikea as an […]

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The girls got new wheels one Saturday. Emmy got new pink roller blades and Elle got a new pink scooter. When we got home, the girls were skating/scooting in the house. Jim commented, “I can’t believe they are skating in the house”. My reply, “because they can” Jim laughed and agreed. We have these […]

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We now have a driver. Most expats living in China have a driver, as the Companies do not what to take responsibility for us driving ourselves, with good reason. There is one important lesson of the road in China…cars are bigger and they do not brake for people. The real purpose of the horn […]

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I took Emersyn, ELeri and Mimi to the Shanghai Aquarium. Eleri and I had so much fun, we thought it would be a fun way to spend the afternoon, again.

The girls had a fun afternoon looking at all the displays.

Emersyn, Mimi & Eleri

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September 8th was my parent’s 55th wedding anniversary. A “small” picnic had been planned for the celebration, kicking off at 11:30AM – exactly 55 years later.  Like any party my mother has a hand in, they can take on a life of there own. The picnic grew to a luncheon for 35 friends […]

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Eleri has really come into her own. She loves setting the table and playing tea-party with her animals.Â

She will get out all the food in the toy kitchen, set the table for a meal, then run off to find someone to join her. She will grab you by the […]