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2019

MMXIX was a year in search of settlement, to no avail.

January

We're in Spain.

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February

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  • 16: Elena performs Ausente and Bang Bang (see below) at the MiLupe festival:
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  • 24: Julia now writes fluently (and faultlessly) under dictation (she's 4 years, 1 month & 21 days) and made her first bullet-list:
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  • 27: Julia writes her first email. While it took me about a dozen years to go from handwriting to the computer, Julia took this step in 3 days.
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March

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  • 9: Julia (with technical help from her mum) realises her first stop-motion movie: Bubu hace tontunas que Julia no se espera:
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April

  • 1: Julia bikes all by herself, starting the bike and riding large distances. Fabrice's tooth prosthesis operation completes.
  • 6: First concert of MAS.
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  • 1321: Our Easter trip with Antoine brings us to five Autonomous communities of the Eastern part of Spain, visiting famous landmarks, stunning landscapes, important cities, the coast and the birthplace of three rivers.
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May

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  • 6: We can finally admire the Ironbridge (without scaffolding).

June

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  • 20: Lichess Rating over 2100 in puzzles.

July

August

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  • 16: Julia's first selfie:
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  • 31: We visit Aston and become members of the Birmingham Museums Trust. Julia shot her fist picture with a reflex camera at this occasion (on the 3rd attempt):

2nd & 1st attempts. The camera is heavy so keeping the image horizontal is the main hurdle.
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September

  • 1: Elena releases Cómo será
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  • 4: Elena starts her PGCert course (with Camilo).
  • 18: Julia developed by herself and spontaneously a back swimming technique.

October

  • 5: We go to see Soonchild at the Arena Theatre.
  • 29: First appearance of Julia's sibling:
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November

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December

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