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• A Dream Come True

  When I was a child, my parents never washed Sunday dinner dishes. After filling up on pot roast, mashed potatoes, jello, and rolls, they would inevitably stretc... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Joseph!

  

  A few weeks ago Joseph turned four. I remember when Kathleen turned four. She was so big; she was able to dress herself, feed herself, use the bathroom by... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thanksgiving 2015

  

  The only picture that got taken all day.This year we hosted Thanksgiving. Last year we got to to sponge off of someone else's work, milking the... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• One Year Down, Two and a Half to Go

  A year ago Saturday we stumbled off an overcrowded Turkish airlines flight into the cold, dark early morning Dushanbe air. I remember cheerily chatting with... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• And the Heat is On

  Last Friday a man rang my doorbell. He was here, he announced, to put in a new water pump for our heating system. I quickly let him in and went back to my work. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Unrequited Love

  

  Edwin loves his little sister. He really really loves Eleanor. When Joseph was born Edwin wasn't even quite two years old and had no conception of babies and... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Marine Ball 2015

  

  After a hiatus last year for language training, Brandon and I attended our third Marine Ball. Since we're at a new post with new people, I got to reuse my... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Cold, Dark Times

  

  It's finally thinking about being winter here in Dushanbe. After a long, gorgeous tail end of summer, the falls rains have come and with them cooler weather. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Eleanor at Eighteen Months

  

  As we got ready for church last Sunday morning, I realized that, had we been living in a regular church unit, it would have been Eleanor's first Sunday in... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Russian Progress

  The children and I have just finished our second month of Russian study. When I finally gave in and started, I honestly didn't expect much progress very quickly. Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• 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