The Further Adventures of Lion-San

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Grandma and I have been in Bangkok for more than a week! We are staying in the visiting faculty quarters at the nursing dorm. When we arrived, we got a malia, which is sort of like a Hawaiian lei. It was made with jasmine blossoms and smelled very sweet! There was fruit on our table, too! Grandma had to teach me which part of a mangosteen to eat. Continue reading “Party Time in Bangkok!”

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On Sunday, it was sunny but still cold at Bill-kun and Karin-chan’s house. The melting snow made everything muddy, so we stayed inside. First I played the Lego Star Wars video game with Bill-kun and Karin-chan and their daddy, then we watched a Strawberry Shortcake movie on the TV. Continue reading “Sunday and Apple Pie”

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Guess where I am? Grandma and I are taking another big trip!
We had to get to the airport really early in the morning, but I got a chance to see my luggage friends in the play area before we got on the plane. It was still dark when we got to the airport, but I got to see the sun and clouds on our first flight. Continue reading “Another Adventure!”

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Grandma let me stay up for New Year’s Eve! The power went out just after sunset, but we got it back in time for dinner with my buddies. It was hard to stay up ’til midnight, but Papa Dick-san and Grandma Sue-san helped me stay awake. Right at midnight, everybody had something to drink to celebrate. I was really tired afterward! Continue reading “Happy New Year!”

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I had a lot of fun getting ready for Christmas! On the Thursday before Christmas, Uncle Steven and Aunt Kara and James came! They got here just in time for supper, then Uncle Steven put the lights on my new tree friend. The branches opened out, just like I promised the tree when we got it and brought it home. I played with James, and I helped Grandpa and Uncle Steven put the lights on the tree. Continue reading “Snowy Christmas!”

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We still don’t have any snow on the ground, but I’m helping Grandma and Grandpa get ready for Christmas!
First, I helped Grandma make new Christmas stockings for Aunt Kara and James. Grandma made stockings for Uncle Bill and for Bill-kun and Karin-chan’s daddy and for Uncle Steven when Uncle Steven was a baby, just like James is now. Grandma couldn’t find exactly the same fabric to make new ones for Aunt Kara and James, but I made sure the decorations were just the same! Continue reading “Getting Ready for Christmas!”

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Grandma and Grandpa and I had Thanksgiving dinner with my best buddies Joe-san and Nancy-san and Moose-san. Nancy-san makes the stuffing for the turkey with bread from the bake sale! Moose-san and I were good helpers. We made sure the turkey was done and the plum pudding was steamed. When it was time for dessert, Moose-san and I served the plum pudding and the apple pie. Continue reading “Lots to Remember!”

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I had another busy week! First, I helped out with the Election Day bake sale at Grandma and Grandpa’s church. On the Saturday before the election, my buddies Joe-san and Nancy-san came over to help load up the flour, sugar and baking equipment. Continue reading “Baking … and James!”

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We’ve had a lot of sunny, warm weather over the last week! Grandma says this is called “Indian Summer”. Last Wednesday, it was so nice that Grandma and Grandpa put sealer on the driveway. That’s very black and sticky stuff! I wanted to help, but Grandma says if I got any sealer on my fur, I would have spots like a leopard forever! Continue reading “Indian Summer”

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It’s definitely getting to be fall here! Last time I wrote, I had just made friends with the only Peace rose to bloom on Grandma’s rose bush this year. Then the vines on the trees at Sodus turned red, and now the oak leaves in Fairport are beginning to fall. It won’t be long until I have big leaf piles to play in again! Continue reading “Getting Ready for Fall”