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Sydney’s parents headed home this morning, leaving us with lots of pictures to share.  Both grandparents did a lot of humoring, holding, carrying, and playing during their stay.  I think Katherine, in particular, is going to miss her audience. Erin

Just because that is how things go with kids, precisely one hour before her grandparents were due to arrive Katherine pulled a small empty bookcase over onto herself.  It took all of two seconds, and I couldn’t get around the … Continue reading →

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 →

Since I’m going to be traveling alone with the kids, I decided that, not only will Katherine be traveling on her own two feet (her brother takes her place in the backpack), but I’m going to be making her into … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting chart compiled by a professor at Cornell: This goes a fair ways in explaining the odd political behaviour of a good many Americans. Source: ‘Reconstituting the Submerged State: The Challenges of Social Policy Reform in the Obama … 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 →