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Rambles and Ruminations: 25 Days of Christmas - Day 2

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Tuesday, December 02, 2014. 25 Days of Christmas - Day 2. One of the children's most favorite things to do at Christmastime is to make gingerbread houses. Before we left the US for China, Kenny had the genius idea to buy several gingerbread house kits. I know we could make gingerbread from scratch, but getting molasses is no small feat and what I can. This particular kit came with 5 miniature buildings, (only one of which was slightly damaged, miraculous indeed! Complete with skating bears. Ground Hog Da...

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Rambles and Ruminations: 25 Days of Christmas - Day 8

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Monday, December 08, 2014. 25 Days of Christmas - Day 8. My kids love for me to chaperone their field trips. And, while I do enjoy spending time with them and seeing parts of Beijing I might not normally visit, field trip chaperone is not my favorite pastime. Despite that, I promised I would accompany each of them on at least one field trip this year and Caleb's was this week. Unfortunately, it was also to an ice skating. Um, right. And, so, I did. Caleb was fearless and he had a blast. 88 Miles Per Hour.

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Rambles and Ruminations: The onset of Advent

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Wednesday, December 01, 2010. The onset of Advent. Sunday marked the beginning of Advent, but we are officially starting our countdown to Christmas tomorrow.like everybody else. Our advent calendar from year's past is still boxed away, but that will change soon enough. I'm so EXCITED! I la la la la LOVE Christmas! Last December we found a kid-friendly advent calendar that we are anxious to debut for the boys this year. It is a Pottery Barn Kids. From left to right we have Columbia, Peru and Venezuela.

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Rambles and Ruminations: 25 Days of Christmas - Day 6

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Saturday, December 06, 2014. 25 Days of Christmas - Day 6. Today we watched a brand new Christmas movie. Well, brand new to us anyway. If you haven't seen it, you should. It didn't make it into our top 5 for Christmas movies, but it's certainly now among the top 10. What are our top 5 you ask? Well, as long as you're asking. I'm also a huge fan of Love Actually, but that is not so much a family friendly film so it didn't make the list. What's your favorite Christmas movie? 25 Days of Christmas - Day 8.

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Rambles and Ruminations: November 2012

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Monday, November 12, 2012. Kenny ran a marathon yesterday. Yeah, I'm impressed too. It's not on my bucket list, but it's on his and now it's crossed off forever. He is already talking about the possi bility of running. Future marathons (Beijing has one in the spring and the fall),. But I think he'll spend some time recovering before he actually signs up to run another one. He did pretty well for his first, and maybe only, time and we're all very proud of him! Yea, marathon man! Tuesday, November 06, 2012.

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From Frank to Frivolous: When viruses attack!

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From Frank to Frivolous. Because what else is this? Wednesday, March 13, 2013. I promised the story of the virus to end all viruses. Here it is, but be warned: it's not for the faint of heart. Or the weak of stomach. Or the delicate of sensibilities. (Or anyone, really, but it's what I've got! Except that during Sacrament meeting, J said "I have to go potty" with an urgency that alarmed me. You know how sometimes when you look at your child, something in the face tells you something is very, very wro...

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Rambles and Ruminations: September 2012

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Thursday, September 27, 2012. We took a very quick trip to Canada over the Labor Day holiday. Kenny realized that we hadn't left the country this year, the first time since we got married, and decided that was unacceptable. So, with Claire's brand new passport in hand, we drove ourselves to and across the border. On our way we stopped in Cleveland to visit cousins. We also made a pit stop in Kirtland, Ohio. Kirtland is am important site in Mormon. History and Kenny had never visited before. Peas Stacy Fa...

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Rambles and Ruminations: December 2013

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Sunday, December 22, 2013. The boys played soccer, or more accurately football, this fall. The format is a little different from what we are used to in the US. Instead of practice during the week and a game on the weekend, this program meets only once a week and Daddy does not have to help coach (yea! Friday, December 20, 2013. Touring China: #3 - Shanghai - Happy Anniversary to Us! Which is beautiful all lit up. We took a taxi to our dinner destination, M on the Bund, a delicious surf and turf resta...

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SOIREE EVERYDAY: A Single Girl's Diary: so its been awhile!

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SOIREE EVERYDAY: A Single Girl's Diary. Wednesday, September 30, 2009. So its been awhile! I know its been SO long since ive writt. En and im sorry! Actually i dont know how many people actuall. Y read my blog but whatever :). So i came home from the east coast and i got ready to move. to mesa, arizona! I had been praying for awhile about where to go in my life and what to do, and i had been continually receiving answers to go to mesa. so i decided to list. I have to say, i. Us girls had a joke about bei...