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• Would You Switch Seats With Me?

  Every time we schedule plane tickets, something comes up. We've had problems with E2, scheduling routes, medical clearances, passports, and on and on. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• I Like Small

  

  I don't like large cities. Actually, I don't even like cities. Once I used to like large cities, back before I actually had to live in them. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Home Primary... Take One

  It summer season here in Baku. For those of you not in embassy communities, summer season means that a lot of people get out of town. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Field Trip!

  

  The children and I have been working hard at school. So when a friend invited us to spend the day at a local beach club I decided it was time for a field trip. Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Six Months

  I hesitate to write this post; the last time I wrote about having six months left in our post, ten days later the Arab Spring happened. And then we were in... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Homeschooling: What Do You Do in the Summertime?

  At least two mornings a week our doorbell rings and it's one of the girls' friends. Can Kathleen and Sophia come out to play? The girls look at me and groan as ... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, America!

  

  Recently I was part of a homeschooling discussion about teaching American history when you're not so happy about what is going on currently. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• It's Good Work If You Can Get It

  Monday afternoon I took the children swimming. Since the rules require at least two adults at the pool, we invited friends. The weather was perfect for the... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Pets, Take Three

  

  Last year we got bunnies. That didn't turn out very well.A few weeks ago the gardeners handed the girls a baby bunny and it became their pet for an afternoon. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Too Many Choices

  I hate lunch. Everyone has low spots in their day, and lunch is mine. Dinner is a close second (sometimes pulling ahead of lunch depending on the day), but... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Living in Baku: Summer

  Friday was the first day of summer. It was also the first day of swimming lessons for the girls. One of the summer hires (children of mission members) teaches... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Brandon!

  

  Brandon decided to start his birthday celebration this year by having a migraine. He has had migraines since a teenager, but they haven't bothered him much... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Resident Crazy-House

  I used to think that I was one of Those Moms. You know, the ones whose children always look like a Gap ad, whose houses look a Pottery Barn catalogue, and are... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Summertime and The Living is Easy

  It's summer. Officially we have five more days to go, but according to me, it's summer.Brandon and I have a long-running friendly dispute about summer versus... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Friday Night Date

  

  Friday night is date night in our house. Sometimes Brandon and I go out and sometimes we stay in for pizza and a movie. But whatever we do, Friday night is... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION

• Living in Baku (Azerbaijan): Wildflowers

  

  We are posted to Baku for two years. Sometimes two years feels like a really long time. Especially at the beginning, when you look at your teeny-tiny seven... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 FAMILY, GARDENING, HOME, PARENTING

• The Tastiest Time of the Year

  

  Living in Azerbaijan has shifted my view of produce. In the States, when I want strawberries, I go to the grocery store and buy strawberries. Sometimes they're... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Degustation for Six

  

  A few months ago Brandon got a phone call at work. "So this is going to be really great. We're going to have lots of people, and it will be fantastic," a... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Sophia Birthday Fail

  

  Saturday was Sophia's birthday. This means that I now have not one but two, almost-human children in the house (it's at age five that they can be expected to... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Mother's Day to Me!

  I have a confession: I've always thought Mother's Day was a bit of a crock. I should have had more appreciation for it (and my mother) when I was a child. Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING