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I am not proud of it, but I’ve been feeling a bit Grinchy this Christmas. I think I was pretty excited for Christmas last year and then when we surprised everyone by coming back to the States, well, that was just like icing on the figgy pudding. But this year, gotta say, just not feelin’…
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I’ve never been formerly accused of being a brown-noser, but this picture shows that I am now a black-noser. That’s coal dust mixed in with my 2 o’clock shadow. After a rough winter I’ve resorted to sniffing the stuff to get by. Feel free to intercede on my behalf. Knowing, after all, is half the…
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Anna had two birthday celebrations this year. One in Jianzha and one in Xining. Sometimes it pays off to have two homes in a foreign country. If viewing pictures of kids eating birthday cake and opening presents is your thing, then this is the post for you! (What’s really crazy is that this doesn’t even…
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Anna lost another tooth yesterday in Xining. Her adult tooth on top has been coming in and it pushed one of the baby teeth next to it out on its way in. Meanwhile the Johnson family packed its bags and headed back to Jianzha after a long weekend of birthday festivities and re-stocking of supplies.…
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We’ve been here in Xining this weekend celebrating Anna’s sixth birthday with her expat friends. (Photos and video will be up this week sometime.) Today we joined the expat community for a Christmas Celebration Service. It was nice to gather with 30-40 folks from all over the world–who now call Xining/Qinghai home–and sing Christmas carols…
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Isn’t she just adorable? (Those new teeth are popping out.) I can’t believe she turns 6 years old today. I told her I wasn’t going to let her turn 6 because then she would decide it was fun to turn 7 next year, 8 the year after that, and then before you know it she’s…
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In all the hub-bub I’ve had going on lately, I forgot to mention that I have been blogging for (count’em) FOUR YEARS now! Yeah, crazy, I know. I guess time flies when you’re having fun. This blog is almost as old as Sarah. Not sure what the next four years will hold, but at least…
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I’ve been really lax in responding to comments on the blog these last few months. Hope no one has taken it personally. It’s pretty lame because I do ENJOY receiving comments. So, to rectify this situation I just went back and REPLIED to as many of the comments as I could over the past few…
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The nice thing about living in an ex-pat community is that you often get to celebrate extra holidays from around the world. Last weekend we got to join in with our Dutch co-workers in their celebration of Sinterklaas! Click here for a run-down on what Sinterklaas is all about! Although there are some obvious similarities…
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Funerals are hard, especially when they are for someone you love AND when you have to travel a few days on planes to even get to them. I am thankful that my Mamaw was a believer and that we could share so many great memories from the lives we shared with her. But it was…
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