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• 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

• 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