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  • Myojin Pond in Kamikochi

    September 30, 2012- Last I left you we'd just arrived at Myojin Pond.  We noticed a young couple about to get married.  And we just paid our entrance fee!  So….let's go and see this pond!!!! I think the scenery speaks for itself (PS NO trash in sight.  None.  Zip.  Zilch.)

  • Cross-Country Running Event at IST::Annika gets Second Place!

    October 13, 2012- IST hosted a cross-country running event (for the 3-5th graders) on Saturday morning.  At least two other schools participated in the event.  Funny Annika!  She was very concerned about her breakfast this morning- I scrambled an egg for her in addition to the half of a waffle she had.  She also wanted…

  • A walk to Myojin Pond…

    September 30, 2012-  Rise and Shine!!! Welcome to another splendid day in Kamikochi, Japan!!!!!  

  • Kamikochi …bliss in the Japanese alps

    Well, we made it to Kamikochi!!!

  • Let’s go to Kamikochi!

    September 29, 2012- I sure hope you all got some rest last night.  Yesterday evening turned out to be a little more eventful than what we'd anticipated.  ;-)    Our room on the 39th floor. Extra bed….no arguing about having TWO children instead of one in one room. Plenty of room in here for the…

  • Pack your bags! We’re off to Japan today!!!

    September 28, 2012- So…are you ready for a week-long trek around Japan??? Pack your bags!  Well, how about go pack your backpack?  Because we're traveling light this time around.  We're carrying one backpack each and one very small suitcase. Hey!  There's our driver!  It's time to make our way to the Tianjin airport.  Thank goodness…

  • we’re back! or…wish we could have stayed in Japan

    October 8, 2012-   WOW! Is it really October already???  How the heck did that happen???   Oh yeah!  Now I remember!  We were waaaaaaaay to busy having fun traveling around parts of Japan.  Japan in one word : AWESOME.  Okay, so that might not be the most descriptive word or even the most intellectual…

  • and another …

    This digital layout was a quick one- just plug the photo in and it's almost done!  :-) My kind of easy!!! LOL!

  • a glimpse…

    On Sep 25, 2012, at 12:25 PM, <insert email> wrote:Dear Astrid, I am very very sorry to cancel tomorrow study.for I have a dating with a boy(he is a man introduce my parents for me) tomorrow evening.and lost the dating with Annika and Ava. only this one time.ok?If you agree, let us meet at next Wed.(oct.3)umm……

  • Hello Home.

    September 25, 2012- Here's scrapbook page number four (via a PSE digital scrapbooking class from Jessica Sprague):   The photos in the layout aren't the greatest but I think the overall layout is very cute and colorful.  What do you think?    ***I think I'm having fun using PSE to create digital scrapbook pages!***  …