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Joy of parenting

My young lady

January 9, 2011

I have talked to my oldest daughter (living in the US) twice…Recently. I am so happy. It is usually a pain to try to get a hold of her for reasons that aren’t O.K. to air out here. We were able to talk on Skype tonight. SO, I GOT TO SEE HER! She is so [...]

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Out!

December 21, 2010

One minute my son is watching t.v. The next, he is fast asleep half hanging off of the couch. No wonder. Considering how hard he had played that day. I only wish I had taken a photo of all the funny positions my kids have fallen asleep in. My children are tired. It is good [...]

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Straying and returning

December 20, 2010

I strayed over to social media websites. I found nothing special. I returned to blogging. Because…Well…blogging is social media in the most pure form….NO? I think so. I, also, think that bloggers that were drawn into sharing their voice with social media sites will find that it is best to share from home. Home [...]

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Saint Nicholas visited my children

December 4, 2010

Saint Nicholas visited today. He came with his donkey laden with baskets full of treats (bags full of peanuts, candies, chocolate and clementines). My children ran ahead to greet him. Vilay (camera in hand) caught up with them soon after. My children were very happy, indeed. Nicholas – Who is St. Nicholas? The origin of [...]

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School boy

June 15, 2010

Friday is the big day! We will go to visit my son’s classroom. We will say hello to his teacher, classmates and his classmates families. The day that he pulled himself up to stand for the first time doesn’t seem so long ago. I noticed the other day how long and lanky his legs looked [...]

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Letting go

June 9, 2010

I let my daughter take my expensive camera and go. Me showing her how to take a picture. Her taking a picture. Emmie Cat was her first subject. No surprise there. What a beautiful shot of a cat that is not easy to take pictures of! The trees behind our apartment. Emmie pretending not to [...]

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39

June 4, 2010

Today. My husband is 39. He took a day off from work. We ate cake twice. The kids made him gifts while we slept in and sang Happy Birthday in French and English just before going to bed. The day couldn’t have been more perfect. Happy Birthday, my sun!

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Catching up

May 21, 2010

Last weekend was a long one due to the holiday and I am just now recovering from it all. When Vilay is home I tend to do less around the apartment and just relax with the family. The following are photos that I meant to share with you before but didn’t get around to it. [...]

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Children are happiness

April 15, 2010

My children are my greatest source of happiness. They make me smile all the time. Been very busy searching for a new apartment in Bienne and a job any where in that area. I am so happy to be moving forward instead of standing still. I hope you are all having a great week so [...]

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Living like a child

March 29, 2010

…Meaning that I am living in the moment. The rest will come. I don’t plan. I only work. Hard. I play, too. With my family.

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Being a big sister

March 15, 2010

M has been learning to read since she started first grade. She is now able to sound out most words and this is her favorite game. It is so cute. I have fond memories of A (my oldest daughter) doing the same exact thing when she began to read. The other morning my [...]

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The rest of that walk we took and the one through life that goes to quickly

March 14, 2010

It is already Sunday! Where did the days from last week scamper off too? I recently realized the girls only have about four more months left of school this year. After summer, M will go on to second grade, C will start first grade and go to the “big school” with her sister and E [...]

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Baitchai for children

February 18, 2010

The children in our village celebrated Baitchai again this year. They made as much noise as possible at each house until the owner of the house gave them money or candy to go away. :) There weren’t as many participants this year as in the years past due to Baitchai falling on a school break. [...]

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Fun Carnival craft for kids

February 5, 2010

My first grader came home the other day with this cool craft she made at school for Carnival. It is a monster face that makes noise when you blow on it. It is ADORABLE. We really love Carnival and are looking forward to confetti EVERYWHERE. Yesterday, I found some from last year (or the year [...]

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What we did over Christmas break without a computer

January 24, 2010

I am still trying to catch up from the time we spent offline for a whole week and a half at Christmas. I have gotten to all the emails that were important but still need to delete the rest. I have processed all the photos that were sitting on the digital cameras waiting to be [...]

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