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• A Love Letter to My Full-sized Oven

  Dear oven,I love you. You are by no means the most flashy of ovens. I didn't even realize that you could have an oven that required sparking the pilot light... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• First Week of School

  This past week was our first week of school. We have been doing this for some time now; I started with Kathleen in Kindergarten nine years ago. I guess I can sa... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Summer Preserving

  I would never call myself a hard-core canner. I don't like canned vegetables and would prefer to just have beans only they're available in the summer instead... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Thirty Weeks (with No Pictures)

  This past week I hit one of the most frustrating milestones of pregnancy: thirty weeks. Thirty, after counting up for so many months, sounds so very close to... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Teenager in the House

  This week Kathleen turned thirteen. To be be honest, I've considered Kathleen a teenager for quite a bit now, as we've all be subjected to the symptoms of... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Winding Down of Summer

  When I wake up each morning, the sky is a little darker. The mornings have gotten just a little bit cooler, and in the evening Brandon and I can take a walk... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• One More Voice

  William has really started talking. He will be officially two and a half next week and has decided that words are a marvelous, wonderful thing that he should us... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Tashkent in the Summer

  It has been hot here in Tashkent. I know that it has also been hot in the US recently, but it has been hot here in Tashkent since mid-June. It will continue to... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Like a Weed

  This past week Sophia came downstairs in a fall dress. I'm trying to keep from spending our last week in the usual packing purgatory by pre-packing things for... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Growing as a Gardener

  My mother has been a Gardener for a long time. I say Gardener with a capital G because gardening for her is a twenty-hour-a-week part time job. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• What Money Can Buy You

  Yesterday was Saturday, so we did what we do every Saturday in the summer: we stayed home and swam. It's hit high summer here in Tashkent, so by mid-afternoon... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Not Always Hospitable

  I am American. And being American, I have very strong feelings about being able to make my own choices and letting everyone else just have to deal with them. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Change of Plans

  Preparations have been going well for delivering in London. I was able to find a five-bedroom flat within walking distance of the hospital, a park, a library,... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• The Terrible Twos

  I have never believed that two is a particularly terrible age. My two year-olds have always been fairly reasonable - they are toilet-trained, talking, walking,... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Family Vacation

  Our family has reached the Golden Age, that magical time when enough children are old enough that family time isn't just a cat-wresting session that one does... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Pregnancy is Not for Old Women

  I don't normally consider myself 'old.' When I think of old people, there are a lot more wrinkles and grey hair, funny-looking clothes, and endless repetition o... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• That Saturday When I Was Awesome

  I am not a Pinterest mom. Almost nothing I do is ever worthy of posting on the internet. I consider my job as a mother to consist of: 1. keeping my children... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• London Again

  A few weeks ago I paid another visit to London. I had reached the blessed halfway mark of my pregnancy, so it was time for the twenty-week ultrasound. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Less Clothing Makes Less Laundry

  

  I used to have high standards when it came to my children's clothing. When Kathleen was born, she had lots of little teeny-tiny nightgowns ready to don after he... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING

• How We Do Ministering in Uzbekistan

  

  There are a lot of things that are different about church here in Uzbekistan. Our scouting program has boys ages four to twelve, and the young women meet... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 FAMILY, PARENTING