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Our part and place

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As we come to the end of summer, a month left for Kiddo and about 2 more weeks for J, we are just finding our summer flow.  It’s summer, but it’s not boring.  We’ve been feeding Chickpea the chicken and we’ve done some shopping for new shorts and shoes.  Not only is Kiddo growing, but she has a new activity.  She is in a basketball camp.  She loving it and has expressed the want to play on a team, if she can.  It’s something we are open to doing for her and after next week and the last week of camp, we will see if she still has the want and see how that can fit into her life and schedule.  She’s ok at dribbling and shooting, but I gotta give it to the girl… She is a tenacious defender.  She is always on the ball and quick to slap it away from the others when they dribble or go to shoot.   Besides that, she’s been taking on more responsibility around the house.  She is helping with laundry and folding and putting it away.  She is ...

Shanghai Summer

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We’ve been having some fun in the last couple of weeks since returning, but we’ve also had some tech hiccups.  I’ve wanted to post more, but problems with internet and connecting to it have been a thorn in the side.  Finally found a work around and solved the problem.  I was going to post last week, but we were in the dark, so this will be a double post.  Most pics at the end again, just to not over format as I go.  Plus, between J and I, the photos are kind of jumbled and mishmashed and I’m not going through 100+ photos to select the best and rename them in order for this.  Sorry all, you get the jumble, not the order. First and foremost, we have pretty nails.  Kiddo was thrilled to get her nails done again.  She always feels so fancy.   Also, we found bagels.  Like… REAL bagels.  Not some approximation of a bagel.  Nope.  This is the real deal.   Last, we made a new friend.  This is Chickpea.  She’s fr...