Iola, KS, USA - 25th January 2012
By: MamiTig
Host mom took the TVs to her favorite place at the Neosho River today. Usually it's iced over and covered in snow this time of year, but this year- just low water and naked trees.
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Posted Jan 26, 2012, 4:32 am
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Iola, KS, USA - 28th January 2012
By: MamiTig
Columbus went to church with his host family today, and had a grand time at church supper!
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Posted Jan 29, 2012, 2:47 am
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Topeka, KS, USA - 30th January 2012
By: MamiTig
Today we ate lunch at a Mexican food restaurant in Topeka. The food looked yummy, but it didn't taste nearly as good as the food at our favorite local restaurant, El Charro.
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Posted Jan 31, 2012, 3:36 am
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Santaquin, UT, USA - 30th January 2012
By: crashtestrider
Wow, was this a busy holiday season! Thanksgiving was a wonderful meal- I am sorry I did not take photos because I was too busy stuffing myself with turkey, rolls, mashed potatoes, and fruit! But the day afterward, I went and did something really unique! Here I am, waiting for Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus to arrive at the local shopping mall...via helicopter!!!
Wow! It was so exciting- the helicopter was so loud and the wind from its propellers blew all around us. Santa and Mrs. Claus got out and waved to us all and greeted a few children before going indoors, where Santa got to visit with children all the way up until Christmas Eve! On that night, we tracked Santa's journey online, where we got updates from his elves and Santa himself even answered some questions that we emailed him. I saw that he visited you in Germany a few hours before he was scheduled to arrive here. I hope you were on the good list and got lots of gifts!
We also decorated the tree that night. Normally, it is done much earlier, but this family was so busy with their move, that it took them that long to do it this year!
Christmas morning was wonderful! The children here must have been very good this year!
We got a couple blizzards the few days before Christmas. Finally we dared to venture outside, and look how high the snow was outside the door!!!
I offered to help, but it took me a long time to shovel as much as crashtestrider could with just one sweep of her large shovel, so I went back inside where I could watch and be warm- brrr!
Two days ago, we took a trip up to Salt Lake City again, this time to try a restaurant and to see the Christmas lights on Temple Square.
It was a much longer trip from the new house, but did you know that the car has a DVD player built in? So, Peculiar, the children, and I all watched the movie The Lorax on the way up. It was a nice way to pass the time.
The restaurant was called Bruges Waffles and Frites. They make a sandwich there called the Machine Gun, which was featured on a television show! It is a French baguette, with a lamb sausage, and frites on top, with a special sauce. And their yeast-dough waffles were SO good! They used special pearl sugar in the dough.
Next door was a great Italian market called Tony Caputo's. We looked at all the sausages and cheeses there and decided we would like to come back sometime and taste them.
Finally, we made it to Temple Square! There were so many people there! I wish I could have taken photos of all the lights, but there were just so many- it was beautiful!
Merry Christmas!
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Posted Jan 1, 2013, 7:25 pm
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Kansas City, MO, USA - 2nd February 2012
By: MamiTig
Today we went to Children's Mercy Hospital for an orthopedic appointment!
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Posted Feb 3, 2012, 4:07 am
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Overland Park, KS, USA - 2nd February 2012
By: MamiTig
We had delicious Indian food at Korma Sutra!
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Posted Feb 3, 2012, 4:09 am
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Iola, KS, USA - 2nd February 2012
By: MamiTig
Today was a 13th birthday celebration! So many wonderful presents!
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Posted Feb 3, 2012, 4:11 am
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Iola, KS, USA - 4th February 2012
By: MamiTig
Columbus helped host mom make lunch today. She called it "pasta with hit the pan salsa." It smelled amazing and tasted fantastic!
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Posted Feb 5, 2012, 6:01 am
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Thayer, KS, USA - 5th February 2012
By: MamiTig
The Thayer SDA youth group was really fun tonight!
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Posted Feb 5, 2012, 6:03 am
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Iola, KS, USA - 5th February 2012
By: MamiTig
Columbus and the other TVs crowded around to see Anastaysia's new dress that host mom made for her!
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Posted Feb 6, 2012, 3:02 am
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Overland Park, KS, USA - 10th February 2012
By: MamiTig
Columbus was very excited to go to Naka-Kon, a big anime convention! The first night was just checking in and checking out the hotel. He also got to go to a discussion about "lolita fashion."
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Posted Feb 13, 2012, 4:53 am
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