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Spring forgot to come to Shanghai, therefore, we went in search of the sun for Spring Break. We found the sun in Phuket, Thailand. Emersyn had a week off which turned into nine days due to the additional days given by the Shanghai government for the opening of the World Expo on May 1st. […]
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It has been over three years since we have been to a Chinese wedding. One of Jim’s employees, Nina, was having a Shanghai wedding including a church service. We didn’t go to the church service due to kid activities of the day. We arrived to reception in a hotel banquet room at […]
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Emersyn’s school, Concordia, has fun dress days and today was Hat Day. We bought these silly hats in Thailand when we were there over Christmas. It was a late night when we were walking back to the hotel and I saw these silly hats being sold on the street. I knew it would be […]
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Emersyn’s class has been studying magnets. I joined the class on a field trip to the Maglev, the Magnetic Levitation Train which runs to the airport. The Shanghai Maglev Train or Shanghai Transrapid (上海ç£æµ®ç¤ºèŒƒè¿è¥çº¿) is a magnetic levitation train (maglev) line. It is notable for being the first commercial high-speed maglev line […]
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Eleri is off from school all week for spring Break. Emersyn has Thursday and Friday off for school conferences. Jennifer Jenkins decided it was a perfect time to go see the Giant Pandas in Chengdu. She organized a “Mom and Kid” trip through the travel agent, Country Holidays. She invited us, the Humes and […]
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It is one of those days at school. It begins with Emersyn’s school Easter party – after Easter! Jennifer Jenkins (Sean’s Mom), Kim Frasier (Justin’s Mom) and I are the Class Room Moms. We have organized the food and games for the party. The party is from 1:30 to 3:00. No rain so all […]
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The 2010 World EXPO is opening on May 1, 2010 for a five month run and Shanghai has been on a tear when it comes to beautification. Over the last year streets have been torn up and resurfaced, sidewalks re-done, and trees and flowers planted all in preparation. This is in addition to the […]
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Easter Baskets The girls are always so excited for the Easter Bunny to leave a basket full of chocolate. The Easter Bunny works extra hard to find candy in China. It is the ONE and ONLY time in the whole year that I let them have candy for breakfast! I enjoy a piece […]
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Saturday afternoon was for coloring Easter eggs before Easter Sunday . We found the whitest eggs we could get at the market – they were beige. Most eggs in China are brown. After haircuts for the girls (and the blow dry straight), we came home to create some colorful eggs. Average Rating: […] |