April 2015 little things
April started out with April Fools day which is always my favorite. I was scrambling around in the morning to find my trusty plastic spider I put in Max’s…
TBT — little things I want to hold on to
I have been feeling particularly reminiscent lately as we prepare for Max’s graduation. Since I am putting most of my blog ideas on the back burner so I can really “be…
March 2015 little things
Ok let’s talk about beauty one more time. Those cute girls up there AND their surroundings. Did I mention I love the desert? Don’t ask me about that…
February 2015 little things
Spring sprung around here in February. Our street went from this: (on a super foggy day) To this: Totally lickety-split. I love these blossoms every year…even though they cause…
MORP and how much fun teenagers are
In honor of the fact that two of my three teenagers are kicking off their sport seasons this afternoon, I thought I better do a little ode to teenagers here…
January 2015 little things
We started out January still kind of shell-shocked that we were HOME. We hit the temple straight away (no temples in China) and I loved spending the morning with these…
A belly dancer, the Nutcracker, and some China thoughts
Below is a selection from my journal entry from the end of China as I sat in the quiet auditorium after most of the other parents had left following the…
Christmas 2014 in a winter wonderland
We’re only 12 days into 2015 so why does it already feel so ancient to write “2014” in that title? It seems to me that all the world has…