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• Maldives

  

  A few years ago, Brandon and I took the children to Dubai. It was the first time we'd taken a trip where we weren't visiting family. Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2021 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Groundhog Was Wrong

  When we moved to Dushanbe back in 2014, I geared myself up for a long, cold winter. After all, Dushanbe is right next to the mountains and in Central Asia, so... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2021 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, William!

  

  Today William turned four. His birthday is actually this coming week, but I'm not a stickler about doing things on their exact dates if other dates are more... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2021 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Elizabeth, the Reluctant Walker

  

  I love when my babies reach mobility milestones. I always excitedly watch for when they learn to roll over, then sit up, then crawl, and finally walk. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2021 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday to Me

  

  This week I turned 39 years old. As birthdays go, it was a pretty good one. Since I'm the teacher, principal, guidance counselor, and school nurse, I used my... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2021 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Pretty Much Back to Normal

  This past Tuesday morning, I went downstairs and didn't get on the treadmill. For my early morning exercise, I usually run on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. ... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2021 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Six Months to Go

  Every post that we live at has certain milestones: six weeks, six months, one year, halfway, six months, and six weeks again. Recently we reached the six... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2021 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Snow Play Day

  

  Yesterday we went sledding. We haven't been outside of Tashkent - with the exception of going to America this summer - since February, when we went sledding on... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2021 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Christmas 2020

  

  Christmas this year was great. I can't actually remember a Christmas that wasn't great, but there have been years that have been less great, all because of... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Winning in Central Asia

  By most measurements, life is usually harder here in Central Asia than in the US. We have some things that are easier, but there's a reason that we get paid... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• When Both Your Cars Aren't Working

  We've been really happy to have two cars, after only having one (and for two years, none) for the entire fifteen years we've been married. Brandon always has... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thanksgiving 2020

  

  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. The last remaining family in our church group returned to Tashkent two and a half weeks ago, just in time to clear... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thoughts on One-Handedness

  I have now been stuck in a cast for twelve days. Well, it's not actually a cast - it's a metal-foam-sandwhich brace wrapped in a very long ace bandage. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Two Down, Five to Go

  There is a saying that a horseback rider isn't a true rider until they've fallen off seven times. Up until this week, I had only fallen off one time and so I... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Joseph!

  

  This week Joseph turned nine years old. It we were a normal-sized family, that would mean that my baby is almost double digits, but Joseph is our middle child s... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Nur-Sultan

  This Monday was handshake day. It's been a long week, so handshake day seems like it happened a month ago. Bidding this year was much more involved than it's... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Halloween 2020

  

  We had a low-key Halloween this year. Our Halloweens are usually low-key, but this year was a really low-key year. A few weeks before Halloween, there was talk... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!

  

  Elizabeth turned one this week. I know it's cliche to say, but I can't believe how fast the time has passed. It's a been a strange first year, as Elizabeth was... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Back in Wonka-Land

  Last week, my Russian teacher's daughter fell ill. She wasn't terribly ill, just tired and feeling low, which could be caused by any number of issues. My... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How to Your Hands on Money That is Already Yours

  Brandon and I are working on a project (which will get its own blog post once it's done). We started talking about it at the end of last year, looked for artist... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2020 FAMILY, PARENTING