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• Adventure Saturday

  

  We haven't been adventuring in awhile, not since our crazy fourteen-mile hike back in the beginning of June. Just in case I haven't mentioned it, summer in... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Crazy Train Gets a Little Bigger

  About a month ago I came back from a doctor's appointment. Brandon and I gathered the children together and I pulled out a strip of pictures. "I was at the... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Kathleen!

  

  This year Kathleen turned ten years old. In some ways this is pretty crazy - a whole decade! Double digits! The beginning of the end (or rather, the... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Family Pictures

  

  While we were in Missouri this summer, we subjected ourselves to the ordeal known as Family Pictures. Back in 2012, we had the very talented Mark... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in Dushanbe (and Earning That Differential) – Travel

  Dushanbe is one of the highest differential posts in the world. According to the State Department’s arcane schedule of Things That are Hard to Live With,... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• And We're Back!

  Right now there is a pile of clothes sitting outside my door. But every other sign of our 4:30 AM arrival back in Dushanbe is neatly put away (thank you, Brando... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Sick Week

  This morning I woke up and felt almost fine. Yes, there was the ghost of a headache and my legs ached and some bloating was still hanging around, but I was... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hiking and Hiking and Hiking and Hiking and Hiking and Hiking

  

  When I booked our homestay, I mentioned that we would like to rent some donkeys for hiking. The girls have been dying to go donkey hiking ever since I made the... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Seven Lakes

  

  Originally we were going to Moscow. We had the plane tickets all but booked, the dates blocked off for work, the the visa paperwork printed out. Then it turned... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Two Birthdays and an Anniversary

  

  Before Joseph and I left on our fabulous trip to London, Eleanor had a birthday. Sophia has been the only two year-old so far who understood what a birthday... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Time to Go Home

  Joseph and I are waiting at the Heathrow Airport for our flight to Istanbul, and then on to London. He's very happily playing in a lovely indoor play area (bles... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What Four Year-Olds Really Want

  London is a very exciting place to travel to - people come here from all over the world, after all, and there's a very big industry centered around showing all... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Joseph Update

  Joseph and I have now been in London for almost a week. When we flew in last Tuesday, the initial plan was to be home by now. But as we all know, plans and... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Public Service Announcement

  It was Thursday night and Brandon went into the office to finish a few things off. I stayed home, checking out library books for my upcoming trip to London... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• In Which I (again) Reluctantly Give in to the Advance of Technology

  First I bought myself a Kindle. Then, not wanting to share with Brandon on R R, I bought him a Kindle. Then Kathleen got a Kindle when she started fourth... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Lowering Those Standards

  Did I ever tell you that I have hypothyroidism? Probably not. After all, nobody told me I was having thyroid troubles until a few weeks ago. So, I guess... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Homeschooling Update

  Today Kathleen finished up her fourth grade standardized tests. We now use an umbrella school for homeschooling, and part of their remaining accredited is havin... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• On Beggars

  Brandon and I have always tried to be generous with beggars. Everyone living in poor countries has to come up with their own personal code about beggars, becaus... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in Tajikistan: Earthquakes

  I didn't know that Tajikistan was a seismically active country. When I think of earthquakes I think of California or Japan or somewhere on the Pacific Coast... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in Dushanbe: General Conference

  It was General Conference weekend this past Saturday and Sunday. In the US (and probably the rest of the whole world), LDS General Conference is held the first... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING