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I hadn’t had much time to look for birds in Kentucky so far, but this weekend was a nice start. Yesterday we went to Raven Run Nature Sanctuary and, while it was a bit late in the day and the … Continue reading →

This evening I took the kids to a new playground (the fourth we’ve found here in town), and I realized that Katherine has done some maturing while I wasn’t paying attention.  Even in Oxford this past spring she was staring … Continue reading →

Last weekend we took a really lovely hike with David and Lisa and their kids.  We haven’t done much hiking since we left Ithaca, and with six little kids in tow this time we only went about 1.5 miles, but … Continue reading →

Although both kids have been a challenge for Sydney the past two weeks (to put it mildly), we have been seeing some improvement in their behavior as they settle into their new routine.  Occasionally we get a few moments of … Continue reading →

Although I’ve been spending a lot of time at the office recently, we’re all really enjoying our new home.  I may have moved our things in, but Sydney is slowly putting his stamp on the kitchen and upstairs office, and … Continue reading →

School started for us on the 19th, and we’re now in the second week of our teaching here at Asbury.  I knew I was running on adrenaline the first week, so I didn’t read too much into our having made … Continue reading →

Sydney got in Sunday evening and, though very tired, is in one piece.  Our boxes from Oxford also arrived unexpectedly today, so now we do truly have everyone and everything all under one roof.  The problem now is that everything … Continue reading →

We’re settling in nicely.  I wish I could provide pictures, but Sydney still has our camera battery with him in Oxford.  So, pictures to come.  But for now we’re glad that: 1) Sydney has his permanent-residency visa in hand and … Continue reading →

With much help from David and Lisa, I got a lot done in my first few days of moving, and I took time to step back, vacuum, and enjoy the space.  But then it was time to mess things up … Continue reading →

I was reading an article that included data on the safety of different modes of travel and I had just seen this nifty website that allows you to easily create graphs online, so I gave it a try. Here are … Continue reading →