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• The Last Ten Percent

  We have been in Tashkent for five weeks now and are almost completely unpacked. I officially unpacked the last box two weeks ago and have spent the last two... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Kathleen!

  Kathleen turned twelve this week. Incidentally, William turned 18 months this week. So if we had been in the US, this Sunday I would have my oldest going to... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Saturdays Are So Much Better with a Pool

  

  We still don't have our car. It has been in the country longer than we have been, but it's still not registered, which has been pretty frustrating. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Getting the Job Done

  Brandon and I have been in the Foreign Service since 2009, and Uzbekistan is the fourth country we've lived in. Thankfully experience comes with each move and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Crazy Plan That Worked

  

  Last week I found a really great deal. Embassy employees can order frozen food from the commissary in Germany three or four times a year, and so a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• On Having a Pool

  

  I have always enjoyed swimming. My childhood summers were spent at the pool in my suburban neighborhood, whiling away the long, hot, Southern summers. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Old Vs. New

  We've now been in our house for two weeks. I'm always nervous about moving to a new house because, although I like change, I don't like change. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How to Unpack Four Tons of Stuff

  Tuesday morning was hot. Seeing as it's Tashkent in July, that wasn't surprising. Every morning is hot in Tashkent when it's July. Around 10:15 my doorbell rang. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• One Week

  

  It's been just over a week since we landed in Tashkent. The trip was uneventful, other than William acting like a typical 17-month old baby and keeping... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Down to the Wire

  

  Right now I'm sitting in Frankfurt at the McDonalds playplace, home to the Breakfast of Champions - french fries and milkshakes. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Cousin Party

  

  Last week Brandon had to attend a training course in West Virginia, the Foreign Affairs Counter Threat course, also known as Crash and Bang. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• William Finally Decides to Get With the Program

  I love babies who walk. Babies that walk don't have to be carried everywhere. When you're traveling through an airport, babies that walk can entertain themselve... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How to Grocery Shop When You're Only Temporary

  This past week we stopped at the penultimate point on the itinerary before out final and long-awaited destination. Brandon has training in DC for three and a... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Catching Up

  

  Last time I checked in, we were waiting at my parents' house for Brandon, who was still in Tajikistan, to finally join us in America. It's been awhile.Brandon... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Party Party Party All the Time

  The children and I have now been camping out at my parents' house for five weeks. After an initial round of despair about what I was going to do with my childre... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Shopping in America

  A week ago, I went to Target. For ex-pat American women, Target is almost a religion. When we get together and hear about someone's recent trip to America, one... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go

  Last Friday afternoon, while gathering children together for an Easter egg hunt, my phone rang."Hi Ashley, this is Dr. F-. We just got your CT results this... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Missing Keys

  Last Sunday we had church at someone else's house. Usually we have church at our house, but sometimes we mix things up and this past Sunday was one of those... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Practiced Art of Purging

  Brandon and I are quickly coming up on our fourth major move. I've found moving to be somewhat similar to childbirth - it doesn't last that long and when... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Change in Plans

  A few weeks ago I found a firm mass in my abdomen. I'm not very conversant with the usual makeup of my abdomen - it's not something I worry about most of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING