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We're back home. Brisk morning staved off with my favorite breakfast: steel cut oats. @ Home in Jiujiang http://t.co/ljzZVlbf 01:18:42 AM February 03, 2012 from Instagram
Swensen's may be founded in SF, but it will forever be associated with Chiangmai in my mind. http://t.co/RjPq1Tdy 08:21:00 AM February 01, 2012 from Instagram
Pad Thai, Tom Kha Gai and Cha Thai. Yum. Sigh. @ Lemon Tree http://t.co/yjaMOpxu 11:08:15 AM January 29, 2012 from Instagram
Reading in the hallway. http://t.co/RiQlVGpv 02:45:31 PM January 28, 2012 from Instagram
Memories at the Lemontree http://t.co/Io0fIWju 11:25:55 AM January 22, 2012 from Instagram

Preschool Sports Day

By Shorel & Sandra on October 30th, 2011

On Saturday (10.22), the 2011 preschool sports day had arrived. All the students and family members of the Olive Class were requested to wear red. We represented.

The students (and one cheerleader) waited for the events to begin!

After the mandatory speeches by the principal, random father, random student and random teacher, the opening parade and ceremonies

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Happy Dog Park

By Shorel & Sandra on May 31st, 2011

On Tuesday, 05.31, the preschool hosted the annual Children’s Day performance. This performance is a BIG DEAL and the students have been preparing all spring semester.

The preschool had the performance a day early because they are taking Children’s Day (June 1st) as a holiday.

Just like all the parents, we came to watch, take photos and

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a year later

By Sandra on March 18th, 2011

A year ago we moved.

Hubs and I have different perspectives on how the last year has gone.

For me, it’s been tough.

To tell you the truth, it’s still hard to swallow.

Life here is so different. Yes, there’s been a change in urban sprawl, but there’s also been a change in our family. Those two factors have

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Back when I first started reading to Schäfer, I started singing books to him. I’m not sure why. It was probably a need for variety after reading something for the 10 dozenth time. Regardless, I had fun playing with various genres from Jazz to Rap and anything in between.

Goodnight Moon sounded like a country song to

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The Popcorn Cannon

By Shorel & Sandra on March 14th, 2011

On November 30th, on my way home from the university, I came upon a man using an old fashioned pressure cooker over an open fire. After a couple of minutes the man tilted the cooker off the fire, pointed it into a large canvas bag and flipped the lever releasing the lid. The pressure cooker

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