Sigh of relief

We just heard from Chris' sponsor that not only are there a couple hotels near base that have two-bedroom set ups, but also that we should be able afford one within our temporary housing allowance. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS. It probably sounds like a small thing, but I have been worried that we were all going to be exhauste [...]

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What we’ve been up to

Well, this won't be a particularly exciting update but things are continuing to move along as September (aka ... the last full month we'll be living in the United States for the next few years! gulp!) approaches. My thoughts are kind of scattered today because Fiona turns TWO in a few hours, so I'm going the bullet poi [...]

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Signs of aging

Well, today it became clear that I'm definitely getting older (as if the two kids growing like weeds in front of my eyes weren't a good enough hint). 1) I got glasses. 2) My new credit card arrived and I got so excited it might as well have been a pony. This seems like a good opportunity to recommend that an [...]

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Why we are (probably) moving 3-4 weeks later than expected

The short answer why our move will probably be pushed back more than three weeks is this: It is literally easier to just accept a mistake than to fix it. Yeah. So, the more complicated answer is probably not all that interesting to most people. And to be honest, I'm not entirely sure I fully understand it m [...]

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Driving in Italy

traffic jam Words used to describe driving in Sicily, according to the U.S. government: “there may seem to be no logic to traffic patterns” [...]

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About this blog

untitled If you are my mother or close friend, you can probably feel free to skip on over this post. As for anyone else who doesn’t already know [...]

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How I found out

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