Moon Festival Reading
In addition to making Moon Cookies, we spent part of our Saturday afternoon reading all about the Moon Festival. Sunshine,…
CHINESE CULTURE
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Moon Cookie Making
I know it’s traditional to make Moon Cakes for the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, but we like Moon Cookies better. And…
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Back to our Chinese studies
After quite a sabbatical, we finally started back to Chinese lessons with our favorite lǎo shī, Mei! We are meeting…
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ADOPTION · Adoption Trip · Angel · CHINESE CULTURE · Dumpling · Lovebug · Me · NHBO · Sunshine
A trip of a lifetime: Bringing Siblings
You may remember that my husband and I traveled with our three children (ages 9, 7, and 4) to bring…
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Happy (belated) Dragon Boat Festival
I’m a few days late on this post, but Happy Dragon Boat Festival or Duān Wǔ Jié Kuài Lè! Dragon…
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Studying Mandarin together
I am so excited that we started studying Mandarin Chinese together this past school year. Because of our ties to…
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Angel · Children's Day · CHINESE CULTURE · Dumpling · Lovebug · Sunshine
Happy Children’s Day!
Értóng Jié Kuàilè! Happy Children’s Day! On June 1, the Chinese celebrate Children’s Day. Internationally, it is celebrated on several…
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It’s All Chinese to Me {Book Review}
It’s All Chinese to Me was published in 2009 as a general introduction to Chinese culture and etiquette. It’s meant…
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Mandarin Apps for Adults
With a dear friend literally on a plane to China as I type, I thought it would be a fun…
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2015 Chinese New Year Library
I love books. LOVE BOOKS. You can find books in just about every room of my house. I’m not sure…
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ADOPTION · Adoption Trip · Angel · CHINESE CULTURE · DH · Dumpling · Lovebug · Me · Sunshine
Botanical Garden
We visited a local botanical garden this morning – a fun way to get out and celebrate our 11th wedding…
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ADOPTION · Adoption Trip · Angel · CHINESE CULTURE · DH · Lovebug · Me · Sunshine
Beijing Sightseeing Day
We arrived in Beijing last night! The plane ride over was uneventful and the kids really rocked the whole adventure!…