Author Archives: Erin

This afternoon I visited the house of some other expats (from Nashville) to buy some children’s books.  The family is moving back home and were selling the books for 30 pence apiece–not bad!  I picked up 15 books (with all … Continue reading →

We just got Nathaniel’s passport in the mail today.  Just in time!  Sydney’s parents arrive for a ten-day visit on Monday, and we’re planning a three-day holiday to Switzerland so we can all get a small dose of the Alps.  … Continue reading →

The kids have been testing boundaries recently and, while some of it is as unpleasant as it sounds, some of it is also wonderful.  Nathaniel’s become much more of a little wiggle worm, propping himself up to look around at … Continue reading →

Celebrating Independence Day has gotten quite a bit more complicated as I got older.  First I married a Canadian, and thus have to keep both July 1st and July 4th in mind, and now I’m living in the country from … Continue reading →

Katherine counting her toes. Erin

The kids seem to have picked up some germs with their embassy visit earlier this week (germs?  in a place crawling with little kids needing passports and visas?  no way), so we’ve been dealing with whiny, stuffy kids the last … Continue reading →

On Tuesday we caught an early bus to London so that we could appear at the embassy and get Nathaniel’s citizenship and passport papers started.  The bus was nearly an hour late, and we almost gave up and turned back … Continue reading →

We have been pretty focused on getting work done and keeping children happy around here.  But this week our world suddenly got quite a bit more complex.  On Tuesday we’re planning to visit the American Embassy in London in order … Continue reading →

Nathaniel and Katherine are just starting to get to the point where they’re interacting.  It’s fascinating to watch.  She is thrilled when he looks in her direction and gets ecstatic if he tosses in a smile “‘miling!  baby!  ‘miling!”  She … Continue reading →