Noisy
Posted Feb 16, 2012, 7:39 pm
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Today we said HELLO to two new TVs.
We have read the story of the rainbowfish, when Noisy brought us two big envelopes to open.
Mooky was 11 days in his little envelope and really glad to crawl out. He gave us his presents, 2 nice postcards from his home and two little very cute magnets.
And the other TV is Plato from the RR. Noisy is the last station before he will go home again. Perhaps he can tell us a lot of stories while he stays here with us.
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Noisy
Posted Feb 23, 2012, 7:36 pm
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HELAU and ALAAF!!!
We have seen a carnival parade, but we couldn't take pictures, we were so busy with looking for the others mascerades and catching the sweets and kissing the other Jecken and... ho, I'm happy!
When we came home, there was a little cow crawling out of her envelope. Fiete must take on a mascerade at once.
we made a polonese.
It was a funny day!
Petin Lapin the fool
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Noisy
Posted Feb 24, 2012, 8:32 am
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Hello world!
Soon I want to start my journey.
I hope, that I can jump into the RR16,
we have send a pm to smaug, if I can come to visit her home.
I am so excited!!!
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Noisy
Posted Feb 27, 2012, 9:38 am
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Today I want to show you some pictures of our walk through Weilburg.
Later Noisy will write something about the things you can see on the photos.
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Noisy
Posted Feb 28, 2012, 7:34 pm
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Uuuuuuh.... I was allowed to visit a school!
Each Tuesday Noisy is going to the primary-school for helping some pupils with their homework.
There was a Teddy waiting for me, he gave me a warm welcome.
I read a poster showing the right snack for pupils.
And I looked at the nice pictures and the calender.
The pupil had build two houses with electricity.
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Noisy
Posted Feb 29, 2012, 8:52 pm
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Noisy showed me on a map where I am now and where I want to go to tomorrow.
She said, it would be a loooong travel for a little rabbit like I am. 
I am a liitle bit nervous about the trip....but I think this RR is a save way to see the world. Noisy said all the hosts will take care for me, when I stay with them.
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smaug
Posted Mar 29, 2012, 4:29 am
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Hi Gabriel,
I am in Canada  ! Today someone picked my travelling quarters and dropped me on something that seemed to be quite soft . Immediately I felt a lot of action as if many little hands were working to get me out  .
And when eventually I came out, I found a crowd of TVs welcoming me in Calgary  . They are Jujube and Cherry Lola from the US, Commodore Quack from the UK, Sweetsy who is from Germany like me and sammino who is a stay-at-home TV. I showed them the lovely cards that I brought with me  , and then, since they seem to be all experienced travellers, I wanted to know everything about their journeys, so we spent the night chatting  .
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smaug
Posted Apr 8, 2012, 5:20 am
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Hi Gabriel,
Today a new guest arrived in Calgary . Smaug brought back home an envelope and we immediately knew that it was a TV.
And yes, a TV it was, Melek a nice hedgehog from Germany ...and he brought with him a lovely card and some delicious sweets . Of course the chocolate helped a lot in keeping high our sugar levels as we spent the night chatting .
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smaug
Posted Apr 8, 2012, 11:46 pm
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Hi Gabriel,
Not only today is a holiday, but the weather looked gorgeous this morning, so we went for a bit of outdoor exercise . We picked a trail in the trees not too far from Calgary.
The trees around us where still covered with the snow fallen last night .
As we moved uphill the view even improved.
By the time we reached the highest point of our day the weather has taken a sudden turn...for the worse , and the snow started falling.
Soon the light snow turned into a heavy snowfall, so we took shelter under a tree. As we were cheering ourselves up with some tea and a chocolate bar , we asked sammino if it was normal for the weather to switch from incredibly clear and blue sky into a blizzard in a couple of hours. He just answered : “Welcome to Calgary” .
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smaug
Posted Apr 10, 2012, 4:36 am
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Hi Gabriel,
Happy Easter !
We were hoping to celebrate with some gigantic chocolate egg  , but smaug was concerned about our diet , so we just got small TV sized egges ....still there was enough of them for everyone .
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smaug
Posted Apr 19, 2012, 5:05 am
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Hi Gabriel,
Today we all said goodbye and wished a safe journey to Jujube who is travelling to her next host in the US.
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smaug
Posted Apr 25, 2012, 5:09 am
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Hi Gabriel,
Today we are having a little taste of summer , so we expected to go to the mountains and find the snow gone for good...well almost . We spent the first part of our day in this nice little valley from where we could see the runs at Nakiska ski resort...all still open .
Moving on we entered a forest where the snow didn’t really seem in the mood to disappear.
Eventually we reached the top of this trail, from where we had nice views in the direction we came from...
...and on the opposite side, to the East .
South of us we could see Midnight Peak. sammino explained to us that, without snow, it would be a nice walkable ridge ...but not now with all that snow, maybe in a few weeks....maybe .
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smaug
Posted Apr 30, 2012, 4:54 am
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Hi Gabriel,
Today sammino turned into an adult eagle , (wow, I wonder how many places I will have visited by the time I turned 18 ), so we decided to throw a little birthday party for him . First we blindfolded him and took him to the “party room”.
Here we showed him the cake we had prepared ,...
..., the “themed” card that we got him, and we also, of course, sang Happy Birthday for him .
He even got a present from his friend Sigfrido in France who sent him a little lovely artwork  .
After singing and laughing it was time to get to the real business, the cake ...which turned out to be delicious .
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smaug
Posted May 5, 2012, 6:13 am
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Hi Gabriel,
Today once again the weather was reasonably warm, so we went for a short hike . We actually have been in the same area a few weeks ago when it was covered with snow, but today the lower parts of the trail were almost bone dry .
Of course there were plenty of spots where the snow was still unchallenged .
Eventually we reached a nice viewpoint at the top of a ridge where we could see the mountains in the west ...
...and even the prairies far in the east.
And, as usual, it soon started snowing, so we hastily made our way back home .
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smaug
Posted May 7, 2012, 3:51 am
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Hi Gabriel,
Today I said goodbye to my friends here in Calgary and started travelling to the US to my next host in the RR-16 .
Before I jumped in my travelling quarters sammino gave me a big hug and wished me a safe trip .
See you soon !
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Gabriel
Posted May 14, 2012, 11:26 am
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Hello Petit Lapin!
I just want to let you know that I miss you!
Have fun with BunTraveler!
Yours
Gabriel
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MamiTig
Posted Sep 20, 2012, 5:24 am
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Petit Lapin arrived safely in Iola, KS, USA!
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MamiTig
Posted Sep 21, 2012, 4:36 am
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We got to celebrate a birthday! It was so much fun to see the presents unwrapped!
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MamiTig
Posted Sep 25, 2012, 2:12 am
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Today we enjoyed a delicious church supper and a visit by friendly goats!
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MamiTig
Posted Sep 26, 2012, 3:50 am
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We went to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival and saw so many amazing things! Around every corner there was something new to see or do! The performers and shopkeepers were so incredibly nice to us, too
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MamiTig
Posted Sep 30, 2012, 3:31 am
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I inspected the progress on host mom's latest project!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 1, 2012, 4:12 am
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One of host mom's daughters is taking a photography class for her after school program and had an assignment to look for patterns. On Saturday, after Sabbath school and while waiting for potluck, we helped her look for patterns!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 3, 2012, 5:43 am
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Host mom took us down to see the Neosho River today. She was amazed that even after all the rain we have had, it is still incredibly low!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 4, 2012, 5:33 am
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Host mom finished her project today- a dress for her oldest daughter!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 7, 2012, 4:07 am
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Host mom got her new full spectrum camera in this week, so we decided to take it somewhere interesting to try it out. We visited the Galemore Cemetery, and host mom took pictures with both full spectrum and her regular camera.
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 8, 2012, 2:54 am
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Petit Lapin inspected the cranes that host mom's oldest daughter is making. She says she wants to make 1,000 cranes so she can make a wish.
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 9, 2012, 5:08 am
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Host mom is finishing up another costume... she calls this one "Little Red Fighting Good"!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 10, 2012, 4:43 am
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Today was host mom's birthday!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 14, 2012, 12:00 am
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We were supposed to go to the high school football game today, but lightning, thunder, and torrential rain meant it got postponed. We took shelter in a nearby recreation building and watched the middle school and high school bands at marching practice!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 15, 2012, 12:02 am
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A delicious vegetarian Sabbath supper at the SDA church!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 16, 2012, 5:04 am
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The stormy skies had an amazing yellow shade that we never could quite catch in a picture, but host mom did get these lovely pictures with her regular and full spectrum cameras.
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 17, 2012, 5:23 am
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Host mom is hard at work on another costume...
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 18, 2012, 5:02 am
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More progress! Host mom told us that inspiration for the design came from Edward Gorey.
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 19, 2012, 4:49 am
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Oh my! There was a ghost cat in the downstairs bathroom tonight...
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 22, 2012, 4:17 am
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We visited the Farm City Days celebration in downtown Iola today! We saw all sorts of things, like carnival rides a blacksmith, tractors, and vendor booths! It sure was a lot of fun!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 23, 2012, 5:36 am
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We got to watch The Passing Zone performance at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center! We even had front row seats.
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 27, 2012, 4:53 am
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We met a new friend named Axie! Host mom was so happy that Axie joined her family because Axie is a squishable axolotl and #426 in the series!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 29, 2012, 1:10 am
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Petit Lapin enjoyed another Sabbath supper at the SDA church!
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 30, 2012, 3:20 am
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We took a visit to Twin Trestles, to see what autumn is doing to the landscape. The trees seem to be going straight to curled up and brown, or to leaves falling, without a lot of the usual pretty colors this year.
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MamiTig
Posted Oct 31, 2012, 5:08 am
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We visited the Attachment Center in Wichita, KS today. This is what it looked like outside and inside!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 4, 2012, 2:24 pm
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On the way home from Wichita, host mom stopped to take a short walk and find the spring around which the Kansas town of Eureka was founded.
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 5, 2012, 5:35 am
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There were strange things afoot on Halloween!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 6, 2012, 3:47 am
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Mmmmm! The Mexican food at El Charro is amazing! We tried the vegetarian fajitas today
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 7, 2012, 1:31 pm
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I helped host mom cut out her next sewing project!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 8, 2012, 5:29 am
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Today we visited Grene Vision for an eye appointment and looked at all of the fun glasses!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 9, 2012, 4:56 am
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The fall colors at the South Lake are lovely in the morning!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 10, 2012, 3:12 am
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I visited a charming little hedgehog in his hidey house today!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 12, 2012, 5:40 pm
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After many hours in the car, we arrived at our hotel in Union, MO, where we rested up, to be ready for a night of paranormal investigation!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 15, 2012, 3:58 am
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We spent the night at the Tri-County Truck Stop, a reportedly haunted location, on a paranormal investigation! Host mom didn't have room to take all of the TVs in so some of us only got to see the dining area. For the rest of the pictures, you can click here!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 17, 2012, 5:08 am
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On the way home from the truck stop, we couldn't resist stopping at Lambert's for lunch. We had to wait an hour and a half to get in, but it was SO worth it! Yum, yum, yum!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 17, 2012, 8:23 pm
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Host mom had to visit the court house in Garnett and showed us how lovely it looks!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 18, 2012, 1:53 am
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Host mom has made some progress on her sewing project!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 19, 2012, 3:04 am
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Today we enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast with the host family's friends at RiverTree.
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 21, 2012, 3:56 am
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We were fortunate to get to watch the very amazing Birdhouse Factory performance by Cirque Mechanics... every act was incredible and astounding!!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 23, 2012, 1:55 am
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Host mom decided to cook something yummy for dinner and we got to help! She made Hungarian Noodles and Cabbage and it was so delicious that all the kids had seconds!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 24, 2012, 3:02 am
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We very much enjoyed celebrating an American Thanksgiving with a community luncheon at St. Timothy's Episcopal church. Since the host family are vegetarians, they didn't eat the traditional turkey, but did enjoy mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, bread rolls, cranberry salad, and pumpkin desserts!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 25, 2012, 6:51 am
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We got to help make Thanksgiving dinner! Sweet potato and Black Bean Enchiladas, white cheese mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, and cranberry sauce made up the menu!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 27, 2012, 6:04 am
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The city of Iola kicked off the Christmas season with an event on the town square! The kids had a candy cane hunt and then we listened to a storyteller. We waited and waited, and then Santa came in on a fire truck to light the town's tree!!
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MamiTig
Posted Nov 28, 2012, 6:36 am
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Host mom finished her sewing project: bright yellow jeans for her oldest daughter!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 1, 2012, 6:03 am
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Today we went to work with host mom and looked around her office.
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 3, 2012, 6:21 am
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We helped make Christmas ornaments at youth group. The ornaments will also double as book marks and the youth group kids will be giving them away as gifts.
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 5, 2012, 5:30 am
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Another yummy Sabbath potluck supper at the SDA church!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 7, 2012, 2:48 am
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Host mom made a couple of pretty shirts for her middle daughter!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 8, 2012, 3:35 am
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We went to the Bowlus Fine Arts center to watch the elementary school Christmas program!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 10, 2012, 2:30 am
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Host mom took us for a late night walk so that we could enjoy some of the Christmas lights that people around town have used to decorate their homes!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 10, 2012, 5:12 am
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We visited the Safari Museum in Chanute, KS and got to see and play with lots of fascinating artifacts from Africa and Borneo!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 10, 2012, 5:12 am
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We visited the Safari Museum in Chanute, KS and got to see and play with lots of fascinating artifacts from Africa and Borneo!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 12, 2012, 4:47 am
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We found some lovely buildings in downtown Parsons, KS!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 13, 2012, 5:03 am
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It was the coldest day so far this winter (17F) and host mom took us down to see the sun rising over the Neosho River. She is sad that it is still so low, and hopes we'll get lots of snowfall and then spring rains to fill it back up.
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 16, 2012, 9:31 pm
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We got to watch the Iola Middle School winter concert... strings, choir, band, and jazz band! The kids were fantastic, and it made my heart dance!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 20, 2012, 5:24 am
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We spent some time in the waiting room at Legend's Drive Dental today, while the host family all had their check ups!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 21, 2012, 3:13 am
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After a long day, dinner at CeCe's Pizza was delicious!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 22, 2012, 5:35 am
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Today was the first snow of winter! There wasn't much snow, but it sure was cold and gray!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 23, 2012, 1:20 am
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Host mom made a super cute outfit for her youngest daughter, who loves bright, sunshiny colors!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 23, 2012, 3:53 am
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Today we enjoyed a potluck at the SDA church!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 25, 2012, 5:09 am
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We went Christmas caroling with friends from church, then enjoyed a super hot bonfire afterward! Everyone was trying to roast marshmallows but it was so hot that it was hard to get close enough to get them cooked! Perfect for a cold winter's night!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 26, 2012, 5:49 am
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We enjoyed watching the host family celebrate Christmas! Merry Christmas to all!
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 29, 2012, 7:14 pm
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The host family had an invasion of blob plushies, so we got to visit with them! (The oldest daughter had made them for presents- aren't they cute?!).
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MamiTig
Posted Dec 30, 2012, 12:13 am
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Host mom has been having fun with fleece... she made her littlest daughter this pretty coat!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 2, 2013, 5:04 am
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Petit Lapin made some tiny little friends today!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 2, 2013, 5:04 am
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The new year greeted us with a light dusting of snow. There wasn't quite enough for a snowman, so we settled for a snow lump!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 3, 2013, 3:31 am
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Mmmm, yummy! French toast for dinner!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 7, 2013, 4:45 am
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One of the kids was sick with an ear infection, so we got to explore the doctor's office!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 7, 2013, 1:46 pm
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We enjoyed another Sabbath potluck supper at the SDA church
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 8, 2013, 6:51 pm
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We went to the park to see the frozen water on Elm Creek! It sure was a chilly day!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 10, 2013, 4:45 am
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We helped the host family make focaccia!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 13, 2013, 2:05 am
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Petit Lapin and some of the other TVs checked out the new coat that host mom made for her oldest middle daughter!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 15, 2013, 4:23 am
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The host family made a bucket list of things they would like to do in the next 5 years! I wonder which ones I'll get to do with them!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 17, 2013, 5:21 am
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The host family is musical and today, I got to see the oldest daughter's bass clarinet!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 18, 2013, 5:04 am
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The host family accomplished the first thing off of their list of 148 things today: baking a pineapple upside down cake!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 20, 2013, 6:16 am
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The host family crossed a second thing off of their list today: Taking the dogs to the dog park. The host family has three dogs named Bowly, Turtle, and Dove!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 22, 2013, 2:37 am
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Host mom started a new project today, how exciting! She is using pretty red fleece!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 22, 2013, 3:11 am
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The host family crossed a third (and very delicious) thing off of their goal list: bake a cheese cake! This one is pumpkin swirl flavored
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 25, 2013, 5:27 am
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Host mom introduced Petit Lapin to the piccolo today!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 28, 2013, 1:38 pm
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We enjoyed another delicious vegetarian Sabbath supper at the SDA church! First, we helped set up, then we got to eat!
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 28, 2013, 1:41 pm
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Host mom bought a lovely little bouquet of sunflowers
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MamiTig
Posted Jan 31, 2013, 3:35 am
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We enjoyed lunch at Jin Shan Chinese buffet! They had so many delicious things to choose from
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 1, 2013, 2:41 am
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Petit Lapin was fascinated with all of host mom's flutes and piccolos! Such pretty instruments!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 4, 2013, 5:50 am
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February 2nd is Hedgehog Day, so we consulted the hedgehog to see what the weather is going to do. The hedgehog saw her shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter 
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 5, 2013, 1:37 pm
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Today we tried Ethiopian food at Elsa's! The food was fantastic, the waitress was very nice, and the smooth jazz music playing in the background made for a lovely ambiance.
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 8, 2013, 5:24 am
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It's a birthday party! Watching presents being unwrapped is so much fun!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 11, 2013, 3:35 am
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The host family took us to Pizza Hut for a middle school band fundraiser. We ate delicious potato wedges as an appetizer, before the pizza came!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 11, 2013, 1:43 pm
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Mmmm, these SDA church suppers are full of vegetarian deliciousness!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 14, 2013, 5:38 am
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We got to go to a second delicious vegetarian potluck today! This one was for the kids, as they were having a church lock-in for the night.
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 15, 2013, 2:34 am
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We investigated the new baritone! So pretty and shiny!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 16, 2013, 5:08 am
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Host mom took us to the south lake to see the Canada geese. This is where they come when they head north and nest. The geese weren't quite as happy to see us as we were to see them, and kept their distance.
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 17, 2013, 4:12 am
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We had an unexpected bit of snow last night, and since there hasn't been much this winter, host mom hurried us out first thing in the morning, to get pictures before it melted!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 17, 2013, 9:19 pm
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This is the cement factory just outside of Chanute, KS. It's across the street from a music shop where host mom went to purchase a beginner baritone book for her daughter. This area sure is rural!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 21, 2013, 3:04 am
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Today we visited Humboldt, KS and host mom was able to take us a lot closer to the cement plant there, to see what it looked like. It was huge and seemed to have lots of things going on!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 21, 2013, 9:59 pm
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Can you tell that host mom and her daughters like nail polish?
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 21, 2013, 10:43 pm
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There was a big snow storm, dropping lots of snow and ice on the area! School and work were cancelled today!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 23, 2013, 4:32 am
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A warm brunch of pumpkin pancakes with white chocolate chips, served with fried eggs, sounded so very good on a cold winter's day!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 24, 2013, 6:47 am
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Oh goody... preparing for another yummy Sabbath potluck supper at the Seventh Day Adventist church!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 25, 2013, 3:42 am
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Petit Lapin enjoyed trying the vegetarian fajita taco salad at El Charro's Mexican restaurant!
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MamiTig
Posted Feb 27, 2013, 2:49 am
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Host mom finished her third jacket, finally! She was very pleased with how it turned out, and her daughters were delighted to receive them!
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MamiTig
Posted Mar 2, 2013, 12:22 am
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We got round two of winter storms, so host mom got to stay home for the day. The weather man predicted 8 to 12 inches of snow, but we only got about two, and then it was warm enough to melt some of it off. Host mom took us for a walk in the neighborhood, to see how pretty it looked before the snow went away!
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MamiTig
Posted Mar 4, 2013, 3:11 am
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Petit Lapin was very curious about host mom's new sewing project. The fabric sure is a bright, bold orange!
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MamiTig
Posted Mar 8, 2013, 4:31 am
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Petit Lapin has some great traveling companions for his trip to Oregon...
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