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14 April 2016 – The grade 4 kids have been working on a unit of inquiry in which they dove head first into the world of science, specifically on matter. They discussed different types of matter (solid, liquid, gas) and how the states of matter can change. The unit culminated in the students sharing their…

Changes are happening here…it never ceases to amaze me how quickly things change.  Why should this surprise me???  I've seen apartment complexes and malls pop up like mushrooms.  China is a place of action! So…here are the before photos.  This walk is between my house and the school (that is if the back gate to…

28 March 2016- Mark and Ava arrived VERY late on Easter Sunday.  Despite having a fever and not feeling 100%, Ava managed to finish the pool work for her junior scuba diving certification in Shanghai.  Way to go Ava!  (That should be in another post) Anyway, due to their late arrival we weren't able to…

Okay, I know the title of the post is "an introduction to floral arranging" but this post is not a tutorial.  I'm currently taking an online floral arranging class from Nicole's Classes just for fun! It's a four-week course and each week there is a homework assignment.   Here are some of the arrangements I've created…

Isn't she sweet???

27 March 2016 – Happy Easter everyone!!!  Did the Easter Bunny make an appearance at your house?  He hasn't shown up at our house yet but I think that's due to the fact that Ava and Mark are currently in Shanghai working on getting Ava's scuba diving certification (pool portion of the certification) completed.  I…

10 March 2016- This is Annika's first year to play basketball.  I'm not familiar with this game …so please don't ask me about the rules of the game!  All I know is that you're supposed to dribble the ball down the court and try and toss it into the small rope basket. She's #37….see if…

Happy 10th birthday to our Avie Baby!!!! Here are a few more photos from her actual birthday and from the small birthday party we had at the Galaxy Mall ice skating rink (Tianjin, China).   Ava's favorite birthday pie…lemon meringue! Yummy, we love lemon meringue pie!!! Ha!  Ava really wanted a bubble gum making kit…here…

1 February 2016 – Woo Hoo!!!! Annika made the High Honor Roll!  Only one other classmate achieved this status in her class (grade 7).  That's super stinkin' impressive!  Annika, I'm loving your dedication!   Annika, it's good to know that you still know how to have fun!!!Love ya, kiddo!

10 & 11 February 2016 – Good bye Cardiff! Good bye Doctor Who Experience!  Good bye ocean…. We're off to …ummm…so, where are we off to? Oh yeah!  We're making our way back towards London with a brief overnight stop in the area of England known as The Cotswolds. We're starting out in Cheltenham and…