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…
Christmas Eve 2014
I can’t get my Christmas Concert videos to work that I wanted to share to wrap up China so I’m waiting for next week. For now I want to…
December little things in China and pre Christmas
December started with some hustle and bustle to get our house all spiffed up for Christmas. You can get Christmas decorations in China but it’s not quite like it is…
November 2014 little things
There are so many “little things” amidst the “big things” that happened in November. I have already written about most of the big stuff (Beijing, Lucy’s baptism, my brother’s visit,…
October 2014 little things
It is getting cold here in Shanghai. We have been bundling up and scraping by for enough sweaters and jackets. Coming from the desert we’re a little wimpy I must…