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It was an incredible day. At last, Kata was going to be a Kindergarten graduate. Everyone was well rehearsed and the audience was hushed waiting for the show to start. Most of you know the story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Well, the Kindergartners presented a puppet show based on that story. […]
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Oh, after weeks, no months of rehearsal finally the day of Recital was upon us all. Backstage was it’s usual “multi-colored dream coat spectacular” of frenzied mothers and carefully coralled performers. Fortunately, the Grand Sierra Hotel’s Grand Theater has a gigantic backstage area. Think hangar sized. It’s a beautiful thing. And then it was performance […]
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Oh, a fourth birthday was upon us on June 6th. And as our new tradition dictated, the celebrant woke up to special Birthday pancakes. Yes, those are number 4s and letter Bs. Just for a certain you-know-who. The morning also started off with a really wet soccer game. It was the last of the season. […]
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Sunflower Preschool has a long standing tradition that right before their Summer Break, the students put on a performance for their dads. This is the concept behind Father’s Day Pizza Lunch. And let me take a second to apologize for the sheer volume of pictures. Consider it an added bonus. I’ll try to keep the […]
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A pause to get all braggy about one of the kids. I know and you, yourself are pausing to think – what again? Alex had a wonderful year in Fourth Grade. He has grown so much this year both physically and mentally. And in the last week of school, he received the Student of the […]
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We’ve been so busy with School Year Ending activities that I haven’t had a chance to blog. So I thought I’d go back a few days, okay, two weeks, and talk about my birthday. Now,most of you know that I like the Blessed Event to pass without much notice. And my darling husband knows this […]
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When I look at these pictures, I am at a complete and utter loss for words. Our oldest daughter is going to be a Kindergarten Graduate. I know it’s the first true step in her academic path. But I cannot believe that we are already witnessing it. It seems like just the other day, I […]