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It’s getting closer and closer to Christmas! Last weekend, La Vache invited me to my first Christmas party of the season! Her grandma served lots of yummy appetizers and desserts. And guess what? Our book was at the party for all the other guests to read! Continue reading “Getting Ready for Christmas!”
Category: My Adventures
Ready for Advent!
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Grandma says that Advent starts tomorrow! That’s the period of four Sundays before Christmas, and I’ve been getting ready all week! Continue reading “Ready for Advent!”
A Busy Baking Week!
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I had a very busy week baking with Grandma! Last Saturday, Joe-san and Nancy-san brought Moose-san over to help move the supplies for the Election Day bake sale at Grandma and Grandpa’s church. There were bags and bags of flour, sugar and other ingredients, and lots of Grandma’s baking equipment. We packed Nancy-san’s truck full!
On Monday, we spent the day and evening at church, making cinnamon rolls and orange rolls and tea rings and challah and three grain bread. I saw a lot of my baking buddies from other years and made some new friends! Everybody was happy when Grandma said that the first tea ring out of the oven was a burnt offering, so the bakers could eat it. It was yummy! In the evening, my apple picking friends came to assemble scone kits, and the chocolate bread makers came, too! Just before I went home, I checked to see how many goodies were ready for sale. There were lots and lots!
Grandma got me up very early on Tuesday, so we could get back to church to start baking again. My scone-making friends were already there! Moose-san and I helped keep track of apple pies in the freezer and the silicone baking sheets that go under the scones and tea rings. All the chocolate bread made Monday sold out, so I helped Grandma Sue make two more batches. Moose-san and I helped wash the baking pans in the big dishwasher. We like the swoosh sound it makes when it starts! At dinnertime, we went upstairs to see what was going on at the sales table. Almost everything was already sold! When I got home, I was so tired I didn’t even take my chef’s hat off before I went to bed!
On Wednesday, Grandma and Grandpa raked more leaves in the yard. Look how big my leaf pile is now! Then I helped Grandma dry and air the baking pans before she put them away for the year.
On Thursday, Grandma and I were baking again! Harlan-san wanted to buy cinnamon rolls at the sale, but he came on Monday before they were baked and all the cinnamon rolls sold out by the end of Tuesday. So Grandma made a batch especially for him. I helped put cinnamon on the rolls and made sure they were risen enough before we baked them. They made the kitchen smell very nice!
Now that we’re done baking, I’m paying attention to the signs of winter coming. The Christmas cactus has lots of buds and is going to bloom soon. Today, we had our first snow showers of the season! Tonight we’re at the bay, and look at how many leaves are down on the road!
Love,
Lion-san
Bill-kun’s Birthday!
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Wednesday was Bill-kun’s birthday! In the morning, Karin-chan’s preschool had a street festival that we watched. Each class of five year olds made pretend snacks and small gifts, and all the classes had pretend money to spend, buying what they wanted. Continue reading “Bill-kun’s Birthday!”
Kyoto
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We went to Kyoto on Saturday! We took three different trains to get to the shinkansen station in Yokohama. The shinkansen train goes very fast! Grandpa says it travels about the same speed that big planes go on the runway when they’re about to take off! Continue reading “Kyoto”
Back to Japan!
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After we made apple pies at church, Grandma told me we were going to have another adventure before Election Day baking. I knew it was a big adventure on Tuesday, when Grandma and Grandpa started packing suitcases. Grandma helped me put on my lucky flying shirt — the one I forgot to wear the day our flight home from Hawaii was canceled! Wednesday morning, Joe-san drove us to the airport. I had time to spend in the airport play area before we flew to Washington, D.C. Then we got on a big plane to Tokyo! Continue reading “Back to Japan!”
More Apple Pies!
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It’s really fall now! More of the trees are turning color, and lots of leaves are falling. I’m seeing lots of yellow and orange and red! Continue reading “More Apple Pies!”
Apple Pies!
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Yesterday was the day that some of Grandma’s former students came out to Sodus to make apple pies! I have some very good friends among the pie makers! Continue reading “Apple Pies!”
Twenty-eight Hours with Moose-san
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This weekend, Joe-san and Nancy-san came to visit, and they brought Moose-san! I was glad to see him again! Joe-san had been shopping at the Public Market, and he found skinny eggplants — the kind we need to make ratatouille, just like in the movie! Continue reading “Twenty-eight Hours with Moose-san”
Apple Picking!
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It’s been a while since I wrote because I’ve been busy helping Grandma and Grandpa work on projects! Grandma made a Christmas stocking for Thomas to match the ones she and I made for Aunt Kara and James two years ago. Grandpa polished both of the cars. Doesn’t Grandma’s car look shiny? Continue reading “Apple Picking!”