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• Living in Dushanbe: Entertainment

  There are a lot of things about Dushanbe that aren't the greatest. There's a good reason it's a thirty percent differential. It's a colossal pain to get here,... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Return to the Mountains

  

  My family has been very happy on Saturdays for the past year or so. When we first arrived in Dushanbe, I would drag them up to the mountains to hike almost ever... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Safed Dara

  

  Last Monday was a holiday, so we took the children up to Safed Dara, Tajikistan's best (and only) ski resort. Although Tajikistan gets plenty of snow in the... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• iPhone, One Year Later

  So I've now had an iPhone (my very first smart phone) for a little over a year. I always swore that I would never get a smart phone because I didn't want to... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Uzbek Circus

  

  My phone rang Thursday afternoon while I was feeding children lunch (one of the least favorite parts of my day) and it was Brandon. "Question for you," he asked... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• 2017 In Retrospect

  2017 was a pretty good year for the Sherwood Family. Honestly I can't really think of a year that was horrible all around, although I think that 2011 probably... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2018 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Making Sunday a Day of Rest

  This Sunday we had leftover Chinese food for dinner. We had gotten takeout earlier in the week and Brandon, planning ahead, ordered enough to have leftovers... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Edwin

  

  This past week Edwin turned eight. We started out his birthday with his breakfast of choice, overnight baked pumpkin (it's time to use it all up again) french... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Christmas Decorating

  

  I love decorating for Christmas. Normally I am not a decorator. I like the idea of decorating - having a lovely house is a pleasant thing - but the mentally... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thirty-Five Happens to Everyone Who Gets There

  When I was younger (by a decade or two), I remember my mother telling me about the dreaded thirty-five. "You hit that age, your metabolism slows down, and that... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Time for Christmas

  

  This year we got a four-day weekend for Thanksgiving. The new chargé found a random local holiday (Flag Day) to justify the time off and everyone at the... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thanksgiving 2017

  

  This year Brandon and I hosted Thanksgiving. While cooking Thursday morning, I added up the times we've hosted Thanksgiving. This is our third hosting in... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Marine Ball 2017

  

  Last Saturday was the Marine Ball, our third and last Ball here in Dushanbe. Brandon would usually be perfectly happy to stay home and watch a movie with the... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Dubai

  

  Months and months and months ago, I decided that Brandon and I needed to take the children to Dubai. Normally, I am not the type of person who likes to travel... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• London

  This trip to London was my fifth trip (if a long layover where Brandon and I did some sightseeing counts) to the city, and my third trip this post. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Abandoning My Husband and Children

  A few weeks ago I started having joint pain in my hands and feet, elbows and hips and knees. It hasn't cleared up and all of the tests available here in Dushanb... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in Dushanbe: Fall

  Today is October 15th, which must mean that it is fall. I used to hate fall when I was younger and time moved more slowly. I didn't actually mind fall itself,... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• William, the Cutest Baby in the World

  

  William is a very cute baby. He has reached the enjoyable age where he smiles and gurgles and kicks and squeals and makes loud squealing noises that are hard... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When the Cat's Away

  Brandon is in America right now. His grandfather passed away recently after battling Parkinson's disease for twenty six years. Brandon, who bears his... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Whole Decade

  I am a creature of habit. Every week day I wake up and exercise. I started running in college and still run. After Joseph was born I added a strength-training... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2017 FAMILY, PARENTING