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April 11, 2013- You know what's a fun way to learn what the children are doing at school? Getting to see what they're learning from their perspective.  On Thursday morning the girls led me through what they're learning at school via IST's Student Led Parent Conferences.  These conferences are completely led by the students –…

April 10, 2013- Well, well, well…. The Easter Bunny sadly didn't manage to stop by our house while we were in Malaysia. Mr. Easter Bunny – you're slacking off!  The girls were also disappointed that they'd missed the Easter Egg Hunt that our friends and neighbors had put on while we were away.   There's…

April 6, 2013- Mark's alarm just went off.  Mark has to get up early as he's going on his third, and sadly last, scuba dive.  He needs to go eat breakfast and be ready to go by 8:30am. View from our Garden View room: And you might be able to get a glimpse of the…

April 5, 2013- Time for breakfast!  Ah!  This time they have the waffle machine back up and running.  Yay! We're going on the 10:00 am snorkeling trip that will hit several spots on the big island (that's the one we're staying on).   * Let's suit up, get Ava a life jacket, slather on sunscreen,…

April 4, 2013- wake up & eat breakfast at the Tuna Bay Restaurant time to suit and sunscreen up…and time to catch our boat guided snorkeling trip to the Rawa Islands: Rawa Islands: tiny cluster of islands just off the coast of Perhentian Kecil  amazingly clear water, lots of sea anemones, clownfish, moray eel, one…

April 21, 2013- I can't believe how fast the months are zipping by.  Some days I feel like I'm struggling to keep on top of all the school activities – let alone all the other activities we're doing.  We're always busy and it's rare to have a stay-at-home, let's-not-do-anything kind of day.  Guess what?  I'm…

April 3, 2013- Up and at 'em!  Mark needs to be at the dive place a little before 8:00 am so we're eating breakfast early.  Still no waffles but thank goodness there are omelets. *************  Mark is off and running!  I bet he'll really love learning how to dive.  He's only been talking about it…

April 2, 2013-   (very early morning): Ack!  What is that noise???  There is *something* scampering about in our room!  Did you hear it too?  Mark and I are up waaaay to early trying to figure out where that noise is coming from.  We never did find it.  Perhaps it was something scampering inside the…

March 31, 2013- Happy Easter!!!   Time to get up and eat breakfast.  We selected the Big American Breakfast from the menu at Jawadene.  Mmmm!!!  Scrambled eggs, hash browns, sausage and toast.  Such a lovely yummy treat for us! Annika and Mark enjoying their big American breakfast. Silly Ava! Gorgeous, beautifully kept pool and grounds…

March 30, 2013- Are you ready for some down time on a tropical island????   We are!!!!   We're off to the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia!  Hope you've packed your swimsuits, snorkel gear and lots and lots of sunscreen!   Our driver is coming to pick us up at 10:00am to take us to the…