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Saw a man walking his parrot this morning. We don't walk our parrots in Idaho. about 5 hours ago from txt
At the 40th annual ukulele festival. Just had a uke lesson. Very cool. 09:41:30 PM July 18, 2010 from txt
I've seen a bicycle with a surf board rack, a fire engine pulling a yacht & a bronzed old man with muscles like a dinosaur. We're in Hawaii! 06:01:13 AM July 15, 2010 from Birdhouse
Hong Kong airport. Free wifi. Chai. Lounge chairs. Kids craft area (gate24). Kids potties. English books. Love it! Gotta board the plane now 10:48:54 AM July 14, 2010 from Birdhouse
Hong Kong! There's just something about the fresh air and convenient transportation (Octopus card!) that makes my travel weary body smile. 01:51:14 AM July 11, 2010 from Birdhouse

Life Together

By Shorel & Sandra on May 25th, 2010

05.22 – 05.25.10

05.22
The day after Sianna’s birthday, we took the kids downtown to play at a Jump Zone. After 8 weeks of living here, this was our first time to go to an indoor play area in Jiujiang.

Schäfer was so happy they had a coconut tree just like Play Zone in Yichang.

He’s a spinning coconut

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Grazing

By Shorel & Sandra on May 18th, 2010

05.15.10
Schäfer woke me up this morning with a loud “Moo! Moo!” When asked what he was wearing, he replied, “A cow bell.” (That would be a race car attached to his mouse ears.)

05.18.10
For quite some time, we’ve been offering Sianna small chunks of food that she can pick up herself. And for quite some time,

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Early May Fun

By Shorel & Sandra on May 5th, 2010

05.02 – 05.05.10

Once the weather started to warm, we decided to ride our bikes over to a monument that is near our home. Yes, it looks like the Washington Monument, but this statue is in honor of the 1999 Yangtze River Flood Victims.

At the monument, there are four unique “houses”. Hubs would like to turn

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Our Residential Spaceman

By Shorel & Sandra on April 23rd, 2010

04.20.10
One afternoon during the closet install, I put both kids in our room for rest time. Sianna woke a little early so I raced in to get her before Schäfer woke up. Imagine my surprise when I found Schäfer sleeping in Sianna’s arrival outfit.

He must have grabbed it from Sianna’s pile of clothing. Why in

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