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Good Bye to a Beautiful & Loving Lady
March 6, 2013- I just missed The Call from Beth…. Mark, Beth and Margaret's Grandma has just passed away. Words can't fully express what an amazing, warm, loving, thoughtful, intelligent, clever, charitable, resourceful, gentle, sweet lady she was. She was all that and more. She welcomed me into the family with open arms…
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We arrived in Auckland, NZ!
February 9, 2013- After an umpteen hour long flight (actually I think it was around ten hours long…so not really umpTEEN hours) we made it to Auckland! {insert HUGE SMILEY FACE} A few months back, after doing lots of online research, we booked a VW bus camper(van) from KEA Campers in Auckland. They told us…
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Getting to {New Zealand}
February 7, 2013- Oh my. Where to start? Our flight out of Beijing was scheduled to leave at 8am on Friday (February 8). Now, in the past we've gotten up REALLY early and high-tailed to the Beijing airport. This time we decided to bypass the stress of the early morning wake-up call (I mean, who…
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Time Flies::Where did February go?
February 28, 2013- Jeesh. I keep trying to type "2012" instead of "2013". Apparently my brain still hasn't gotten on board with the new year and all that jazz. LOL! Where the heck did February go????? It just came whizzing out one door, flew right passed and made a prompt exit at the next door.…
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Project Life 2013: Week 2 of January
February 5, 2013- As always I'm behind….and catching up seems to be the norm for me these days. At the moment I'm completely wrapped up in digital scrapbooking. Or, to be more precise, I'm devoting most of my days to digital Project Life (it's something Becky Higgins developed to help people easily document their every…
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Grade 1 Assembly (Feb. 1):: Pushing & Pulling
February 1, 2013- Before the assembly, Ava showed me some new items in the Shared Room. The first graders will be studying about the Human Body in their next UOI (Unit of Inquiry) The last Unit of Inquiry the First Grade just completed had to do with forces…as in Pushing, Pulling, Friction and…
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A Blue Beijing
January 4, 2013- Holly said she and the kids are going a little stir crazy at home…let's take a break from Tianjin and head to Beijing for a few hours??? Since it's cccold outside we need to find some indoor activities that will amuse the kids- I think we'll head to the Blue…
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January 2013 just blew right by!
February 1, 2013- Well, I am so grateful that January has come…and gone. Even though it's my birth month and the first month in the year it also happens to be my least favorite month. This year was even harder than normal as we all dealt with air pollution above and beyond acceptable levels. The…