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Joshua’s 10th Birthday Party – Part 1

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Joel

Joshua celebrated his 10th birthday this weekend.  It was a busy weekend– Josh had his state spelling bee in New Brunswick Saturday morning, then we had more shopping to do, I had stuff at church to do Saturday evening, and then his … Continue reading →

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Joshua at the state spelling bee

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Joel

In early February, Joshua participated and won 1st place in a spelling bee hosted by the Greater Hightstown Juniorettes. The top three winners were invited to compete with other winners from the state on March 7th. That Saturday morning, we … Continue reading →

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The kids earn their Intermediate Yellow Belts

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Joel

The big news is that the kids have moved up to the next level in karate — Intermediate Yellow Belts. They tested with their friends Kaiya and Elli, and hey, they did it. It only required Namita and I to … Continue reading →

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A very Merry Christmas and yet also a sad one

Posted on December 26, 2014 by Joel

Merry Christmas, everyone! My goodness, what a big day it was around here. A good day, but one also tinged with sadness. More on that later. Sometime during the course of the night, while I was passed out on the couch, … Continue reading →

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Attending the Christmas Eve service at our church for the first time

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Joel

We usually don’t attend the Christmas Eve service at our church. We’re usually off at someone else’s house the night before Christmas. On Christmas Day itself, we open presents, eat Polish pierogi for breakfast, then go to church for the … Continue reading →

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Cub Scouts Pack 53 – December Feast and throwing pies at Scout Leaders

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Joel

Cub Scout Pack 53 held its annual December Pack Feast to celebrate the end of the year, and the upcoming holiday season. The Pack also rewarded every scout who sold popcorn by handing out prizes and Pinewood Derby cars. In … Continue reading →

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Joshua & Lily test and earn their yellow belts

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Joel

This past Friday night, Joshua and Lily both tested for and earned their yellow belts. Namita and I are both proud and fearful of their new street-fighting skills. Next week, they learn how to “Hadouken!” [simpleviewer gallery_id=”9″]

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Pack 53 Cub Scouts – Earning the Webelos Geology badge – at the Plainsboro Preserve

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Joel

The Webelos went to the Plainsboro Preserve on Saturday Nov 8th to learn about Geology, and to earn a Geology badge. Although this is probably my 3rd or 4th time here, I’ve never walked around at the Plainsboro Preserve. It’s … Continue reading →

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Pictures from the Halloween parade at school & Trick or Treating

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Joel

This was our first Halloween in the new neighborhood. I took off so that I could work on Cub Scout popcorn orders. However, I was able to go watch the kids in their school’s Halloween parade. I was also able … Continue reading →

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First day of the 2014-2015 school year

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Joel

Yea! The kids finally went back to school! No more paying for summer camp! Or trying to figure out who will watch them! Josh is now heading to 4th grade, and Lily is now a 1st grader. And since we … Continue reading →

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