Tag Archives: parents

On A Personal Note

Posted on October 21, 2012 by

This week’s post is going to have very little to do with China.  There.  You’ve been warned.  You can just close this window on your browser and go about your day if you wish. Oh, you stuck around?  Gee, thanks, … Continue reading →

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Wedding Follies, Part 5

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

If you’ve missed the saga of our weddings (yes, more than one!) catch up with part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4. All dressed and ready for our second wedding, my husband and I and our families had … Continue reading →

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Wedding Follies, Part 4

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

(Ed. Note:  I am feeling a bit disheartened and apprehensive about continuing to post these stories.  While a lot of you seem to enjoy them and the feedback has been very positive, this past week I discovered that a website … Continue reading →

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Wedding Follies, Part 3

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

If you haven’t been following the story, read part 1 and part 2. After standing outside and welcoming our guests (which consisted of my husband chatting with them and introducing my family, then me saying “Ni hao,” and “xie xie,” … Continue reading →

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Wedding Follies, Part 1

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

After the brief hiatus that was “My 7 Links” last week, let’s get back to the wedding stories, shall we? Monday, May 30, 2011. Wake up call at 5:20am.  I’d had less than 6 hours of sleep but was relieved … Continue reading →

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A Chinese Man Actually Kidnapped My Dad!

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

For those of you who have read this blog with any regularity, you’ll recall that my family is apparently rather adept at being kidnapped here in China.  The only one who has been spared this experience is my brother, who … Continue reading →

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An Old Chinese Lady Tried to Steal My Mom!

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

There have definitely been times in my life when I would have welcomed someone stealing my mother (oh, don’t get offended, you know you are thinking the same thing, and besides, she would say the same thing about me).  But … Continue reading →

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