Category: Children
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Ballet Life
Hey, this is Mara. Dad told me to write a blog to update all people on my dancing. First of all, for those of you who don’t already know, I got my first pair of pointe shoes in February. Secondly, I was at the highest level at my ballet school in California. Also, that a…
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Go Further West!
If you haven’t heard already, we are planning on moving the family further west, back to Canberra. This will complete our first[1] round-the-world odyssey, begun in February 2005 with the move to Germany and continued in August 2007 with the shift to southern California. I’ve been offered a position within the Research School of Physics…
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The Pitfalls of History
Despite a broken arm from playing tag in World History class, Mara remains upbeatedly nonchalant.
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Micah's Morning Ritual
Like all civilized gentlemen Micah prefers to take the morning paper with his breakfast.
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Micah Makes Two
The call to arms (or at least cutlery). This past weekend we celebrated, with a couple of friends, Micah’s achievement on making it to the two year mark. Despite the fairly hot weather, a barbeque was in order with Gaynor once again directing the menu and doing most of the food preparation. Needless to say,…
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Isn’t It Ironic?
We were recently asked to help a local club, in which the girls participate, with gaining sponsorship. While I certainly applaud Pepsi’s philanthropy, the irony of a soft drink company sponsoring health initiatives — like the 100 Mile Club Ariana and Bryna both run in — seems to be ignoring the elephant in the room.…
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Birthdays Abound
It’s that time of year when our main batch of birthdays are coming to a close. Mara’s 13th (19th of last month), Bryna’s 6th (30th), Joshua’s 16th (9th of this month) and mine (19th of this month) always seem to come thick and fast every year. Bryna’s and Joshua’s have warranted parties this year but…
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Wonderful Australia by Bryna Glass
There are many wonderful things about Australia. I like Australia because it has kangaroos. I like kangaroos because it can jump fast and far. I like Australia because it has koalas. I like koalas because they sleep a long time like my sister[1]. I like going to the beach. I like going to the beach…
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Year of Four Schools
In the past we’ve gone to some lengths to keep the children at the same school, mostly for stability while other things changed. However, circumstances change and now, with the children stretching across age group boundaries, we find ourselves with children going to four different schools this academic year. Bryna and Ariana are in the…
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Micah’s First
Amazingly, one year has passed since we welcomed Micah into the family. And while the year has appeared to fly by it’s easy to see how long it really is by looking at the progress Micah has made. Apart from having his older brothers and sisters (usually) at his beck and call, he has also…