Like nomads, but with more stuff

Not only did we start camping when we arrived here three years ago, but we have been covetously looking at campers. With nighttime temperatu...

I am trying the 1000 hours outside challenge this year. Given the way the first part of the year has gone, I think I will be happy to reach ...

We solved puzzles - well, Terry and Alex worked on them. We played games. There are always new games among the Hanukkah and Christmas gifts ...

For four weeks now (or is it five?), my only car rides have been to the grocery store.  Our shopping list gets longer each week, and each...

Calgary surprised me with the dearth of Hanukkah candles in December, so I was prepared to expect nothing in any store in the way of matz...

The kids and I started our isolations at the same time and we're finishing our third week at home together.  We do get outside most da...

We got a decent snowfall overnight and the kids played outside most of the day. Using the snow they shoveled from the walkway as well as al...

One thing we've been wanting but missing most places we have lived in the last 10-15 years is a "go to" - a restaurant that i...

Disclaimer: I am still happily married to the father of my children, who provides financial and emotional support as much as the six hour t...

Frankfurt reminds me of Philly. There is the downtown with skyscrapers, but much of the housing is 5 stories or less. Lots of green, lots o...

I waited a little long, so they only arrived today. But my kids are getting the thrill of opening up a little door each day and finding a ...

The kids and I left Kazakhstan, most likely (but in this crazy world never say never) forever, on August 1. it feels like a lifetime ago....

We have friends whose kids attend a school with a more Kazakhstani schedule. That means school's out!  They head home for the summer la...

One of our grand plans for next year (no longer next year, but rather in about 4 months!) is to hire an au pair to give us more flexibility...

Well, not anytime soon, but it is for real now. I have orders and I have plane tickets. At this point it's just me and the kids, we don...

I don't think I mentioned this previously, but we're moving to a new apartment.  The details are unnecessary, just that there were ...

According to Alex, today was the best day ever. Started with pancakes. Then a Kiwi Crate...  Zoltan-bird Woodpeckers pecking at a...

The day after the "psych out" I was certain something new would arise to prevent the resumption of cohabitation between my stuf...

We're 3 days in and things are starting to move along at rocket speed.  Alex has been assessed at school and we've bought a first t...

So yes, we're going to Kazakhstan. Astana, to be exact, as there is also a post in Almaty. Yes, we're happy about this. My head is ...