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• Baby Things

  About a month ago I washed a load of diapers. After drying, the diapers stayed in the laundry room for a week or so. Then I hauled them up to Eleanor's room.... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Medical Care Works in Tajikistan

  Joseph has reflux. We didn't know that when he was a baby. He didn't have any of the classic reflux signs - crying, slow weight gain, general unhappiness - and... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Bukhara

  

  After visiting Samarkand, we visited Bukhara. Instead of being nestled up against the mountains, Bukhara is on a flat, flat plain west of Samarkand. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Take Your Kids to Samarkand!

  

  When Brandon was in language training, he and his Tajik teacher would often have conversations about linguistic misunderstandings. Karim told Brandon about one... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Mother of Seven

  For the past week I have been a (temporary) mother of seven. In addition to my own five children, I've been watching the two boys (ages six and three) of a... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in Cities

  I used to think that cities were awesome. I grew up in the suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina, and I would dream of one day living somewhere awesomely urban lik... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Eleanor and Her Fingernails

  

  Thursday morning started out very well. Chores were finished quickly, school went smoothly, and we were almost finished half an hour early. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• And Now for the Rest of the (much Less Well Decorated) House

  

  It's a little late to be posting pictures of the house, but I kept waiting for a perfectly clean house and good light to take pictures in. Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What Was in All Those Boxes

  

  I've finally unpacked all of those boxes that landed me in trouble with Brandon (which, by the way is still in force), bought required plants, and hung pictures... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Snow Day at the Park

  A few weeks ago it snowed during the week. Dushanbe doesn't get much snow - I think three snowfalls total this winter - so when it actually does snow, the... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hiking Fails

  

  So, it's spring here in Dushanbe. Two weeks ago we were sledding in sub-freezing temperatures and now all of the fruit trees have literally burst into bloom. Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Conversation, In Russian

  The girls and I are plugging along in our Russian lessons. Our long-suffering Russian teacher (Why didn’t you study the words I assigned you last time? You’re... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Adventure Weekend

  

  A few weeks ago we had a three day weekend. This year all of our three-day weekends seem to include a Monday, which is really too bad. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Mystery Hives

  It's been a very slow week here in Dushanbe. Most weeks are slow, but this week has been even slower. So I'll tell you about Edwin and the hives. It's a very... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Eleanor, the Family Mascot (and the Most Favorite Child)

  

  I love Eleanor. Brandon loves Eleanor, Kathleen loves Eleanor, Edwin really loves Eleanor, and even Joseph occasionally takes the time to enjoy his little... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in Dushanbe - Winter

  Did I ever mention to you that I hate winter? I was raised in North Carolina where, as one clever wit once put it, winter is like running through a freezer... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Busted

  I’ve been doing some decorating. I’m not really much of a home decorator; spending money on stuff whose only purpose is to sit around your house and collect dus... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Potty Training, for the Fifth Time

  I hate potty training. Most things in parenting haven't lived up to their bad reputation. Babies staying up all night? It doesn't last that long. Terrible... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday to Me

  

  This past week was my birthday. I love birthdays. It's one of the few days (Mother's Day is theoretically one of those days) I can sit and read a book, not... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Adventure Monday

  

  Last Monday was a holiday (thanks, MLK!). We've spent a lot of our time sledding recently, so Brandon and I decided to mix things up a little and go hiking. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2016 FAMILY, PARENTING