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As we had such a fun time in Yangshuo in 2008, we made plans to go again this year for Thanksgiving. This time we had four other families traveling with us. The families were the Humes: Mary, John, Kelly (9), Erin (7); the Jenkins: Jennifer, Scott, Sean (9), Sophie (7); the Bishops: […]
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Barnaby Bear came home with Eleri from school today. This is Barnaby’s first visit to our home for a “sleep over”. Elle was so excited to bring him home on the bus. Barnaby bear comes home with a big red book for the children to draw a picture. Eleri […]
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At the annual Concordia bazaar, Santa comes to see the children. Since we won’t be in California this Christmas, I wanted to get a photo of the girls with Santa. Emmy was sick and did not attend the bazaar. Elle did sit on Santa’s lap for a photo. When Santa asked her what she […]
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A typical weekend morning you will find one girl curled up on the sofa and one girl in the kitchen. Emmy loves to curl up with a good book, which she does all the time. Elle loves to help with weekend pancakes. Jim’s little chef Average Rating: 4.4 out of 5 […]
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My Hong Kong friends, Tara and Leah, came for a girls Shanghai shopping trip. They left husbands and children behind. Emmy was not too pleased that Grace and Csoban (her HK buds) were not coming to play with her. Tara and Leah have been reading the Sisterchicks book series with their bible study group. […]
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Aunt Terri and Uncle Andy gave Emmy a rip stick for her birthday this summer. It is a modify skateboard with two wheels. Instead of pushing with one foot, you move the board by hip-motion. To begin, Emmy learned to balance on the rip stick in the kitchen of Los Gatos. She would then […]
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The Melbourne Cup is a big event in Shanghai. A luncheon with drinks, prizes and the race is an annual event. After four years, I finally made it to the Melbourne Cup. Jim helped to “make” a hat the night before since it is all about the hat! We put a scarf and some […]
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The day after Halloween ALWAYS involves the sorting of candy. Emmy counted her treats..163 pieces of candy. Then, she counted Elle’s treats..63 pieces. No worries. The rule of the house is each child gets to pick 6 pieces of candy she doesn’t want to share. Then, all the […] |