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• 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

• Strangers No More

  Last Saturday night Brandon and I took a trip to the grocery store. We had to pick up a few things for dinner the next day, along with staples like dried... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Brandon Week

  

  This week we got to celebrate Brandon's birthday and Father's Day. I'm never quite sure how Brandon feels about back to back celebrations, but I'd be miffed... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Perfect Family Trip

  I am deep in the throes of planning for our R R this summer. I love planning just about as much as Brandon hates it, so this is one of my favorite times of year. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Lure of Free Fruit

  When I was growing up, I hated picking blackberries. My mother loves nothing better than blackberry pie in January - she makes pies in the summer and freezes... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Adventure Saturday

  

  Last Saturday we I decided to hiking on the Obigarm plateau, and area about an hour north of Dushanbe. I head heard from several sources that hiking there was... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It's the Most Tastiest Time of the Year

  Once upon a time I wasn't aware of seasons. I was aware of the weather seasons - it's pretty hard not to notice that part of the year it was snowing and part... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Birthday Saturday

  

  At some point in the last eight years, we started a family tradition of Birthday Saturdays. I think maybe it was a way to avoid spending money for anything but... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Sophia!

  

  This week Sophia turned seven. I'm so used to thinking of her as my little girl, I can hardly believe that she is seven years old. Seven really isn't so little... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Adventure Monday (with Pictures!)

  

  Last Monday was a holiday, so we did the same thing we do every holiday - we went hiking! Now that Brandon's extension has gone through, I'm really looking... Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Stop the Vomiting!

  Did I ever mention that I hate vomit? It's not so bad that I sympathy vomit or run out of the room in terror like Kathleen does any time someone makes an... Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2015 FAMILY, PARENTING