Like nomads, but with more stuff

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...

(the cloud) When I went to double check that the hotel in DC had confirmed a reservation with a taxi to the airport, the gentleman at the c...

It all started so auspiciously. The pre packout inspection was the most thorough I've seen, he was detailed, wanted to see absolutely e...

Terry's dad had the kids for the weekend a couple of weeks ago. It was our only chance. We cashed in a bunch of miles and booked a room...

I had my Russian language exam Friday. I went into it feeling confident - I knew I was at the right level, my teachers has prepared me well...

Yesterday I got a phone call from Zoltan's preschool. His eye was red and swollen, he might have conjunctivitis, someone needs to come ...

Our property manager is someone I grew up with - it just happens he is a property manager in this area so of course he's the guy I call...

We took advantage of the extra day off for the 4th to make a cabin trip. My mom was here that week, she stayed with the kids for the 4 work...

Background: language instruction at FSI in generally thus: 3 hours of speaking practice/lesson; 2 hours of reading practice/lesson; one hou...

Several people from my A-100 class left for post this past week. Several others have finished their time at FSI and are doing their other s...