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• Bah Humbug

  Just in case you haven't noticed, Halloween is this week. It's very very easy to forget American holidays when you live overseas and hardly ever leave your... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Upsides and Downsides

  It's kind of cold in my house right now. It's not so cold that everyone is wearing their winter coats inside (although that has happened before), but it's cold... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Well Hello There!

  So it's been some time since all of you have gotten your daily recommended dose of the Sherwood Family Doings. I'd like to pretend that our life has been crazy... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• All in a Monday

  Monday started out pretty well. School started on time and everyone worked steadily enough that I got done with teaching forty-five minutes before lunch time. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Urban Camping

  

  Things are thankfully calming down here in Dushanbe. The 'bad guys,' as the boys call them, are being hunted down out of the mountains and things in the city ar... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Time to Learn Russian

  A few weeks ago, my doorbell rang. I put on my orange Croc knock-offs and shuffled through the bright afternoon sunshine to my gate. I pulled open the door and... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Difference Between Girls and Boys

  Eleanor loves shoes. Any time she stumbles (or crawls) across a pair of shoes, or just a shoe, she stops to put it on. I heard her screaming bloody murder the... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Kitchen Helpers

  After waking up from my Sunday afternoon nap, I went downstairs to cook dinner. Brandon had been up at 2 that morning for an airport run pick up the third... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Little Bit of Excitement

  Friday morning, Brandon and I exercised. We make a habit of exercising, and because we have five children and a job, we exercise before the children wake up.... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• She Walks!

  

  Eleanor has been late to just about every physical milestone possible so far. She didn't bother learning to sit up until six months. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Life Resumed

  We've now been back for a little over a week. All of the suitcases have been unpacked (including the one that showed up four days late) and put away. Everyone... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• And We're Back

  Yesterday we arrived back in Dushanbe after 19 hours of flying, 17 hours in airports, and a whole lot of crying from Eleanor. At one point in the ordeal... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Hilarious Letter, Brought to You by Kathleen and Sophia

  Dear Grandpa, how are you? The letter you sent was hilarious. The picture of Joseph was the most striking. Here’s something funny we will write: My Many... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Homegrown Household Help

  A few weeks ago, I told the girls to make zucchini bread. I grated the zucchini for them (three pounds is a lot to grate by hand, so I used my Bosch), and then... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• (Urban) Adventure Saturday

  

  We haven't had much adventuring lately. First everyone got sick. Then Brandon spent a couple of Saturdays picking up/dropping people off at the airport at... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How Does Your Garden Grow

  

  I am a wannabe gardener. Everywhere we've lived I've tried to plant something, usually without the best success. My first, most ambitious garden was the best... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in Dushanbe: Melon Piles

  It's watermelon season here in Tajikistan. It's actually been watermelon season here since the beginning of June. Thanks to multiple growing zones and... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Stop the Poo!

  It all started Monday morning. Monday was a holiday so we slept in. When Joseph was released from his room, he ran to me looking very worried. "Mom, Eleanor... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Camping, Take One

  

  This past weekend we went camping. I've wanted to go camping for some time, but first children were sick, then Brandon had weekend commitments for work, and the... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living at a Hardship Post

  Dushanbe is at 30% hardship differential post. In the Foreign Service, some posts are declared 'hardship' (think most places outside Western Europe) and then... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING