Pics From The East

Tweets From The East

9/11 ten years later

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On the morning of 9/11 Shorel and I were taking my grad-school roommate, Amy, to the airport. She was flying across the country to interview for a job that would place her in France.

Amy asked me to take her to the airport which I gladly would have done except we had to leave super early

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10 Random Thoughts on America

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1. One month in the USA.
For us, spending just one month in the states felt really segmented. It’s not like we were in one location for the entire month. Hubs and I have the blessing of a cross-cultural marriage since I am from the south and he is basically Canadian. So, we must divide

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Heading East

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08.31.2010

During our final morning in Idaho, we walked through downtown Coeur ‘d Alene in search of breakfast. Idaho was a shocking 51 degrees!

Schäfer had to have his photo taken with Mudgy Moose.

Kaeleb too!

We had a great breakfast with Aunt Katrina, Trinity and Kaeleb. We found a great cafe with lots of toys for the kids.

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Flight & Final Day in Idaho

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08.30.2010

We left the Arkansas homestead at 5am this morning for our 2.5 hour drive to Little Rock. When we checked in, I did something I’ve never done before. I simply said, “I’m traveling by myself with two kids and I’m 6 months pregnant. Do you think I could get a gate pass for my Mom?”

The

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A Special Thanks

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08.29.2010

On my final day in Arkansas, I drove Sister to the Little Rock airport. We decided to leave the kids with Nanamaw and Grandmaw since they probably wouldn’t like 6 hours of car containment.

I am so thankful Sister came and spent an entire two weeks with us! She just had knee surgery so she was

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Arkansas :: Indoor Fun

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08.29.2010

The kids both enjoy Nanamaw’s stash of toys and books. They sure do know how to tear up the living room!

Schäfer loves riding on the worm. Grandmaw’s house is designed in such a way that there’s “a loop” connecting every room.

Schäfer also loves to perch on Grandmaw’s walker.

Grandmaw is wise to hold it steady for

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