Like nomads, but with more stuff

It is 8:43pm. My mom and I were trying to arrange an online chat, and she was having so many problems with it I finally said don't worr...

In typical Soviet fashion, we received a message this afternoon from the kids' summer camp that tomorrow is the talent show/party and e...

11 boxes of air freight (65lb underweight) and 219 boxes of ship freight (almost 2000lb underweight) later, with a total of 6 suitcases and...

Well, OK, not exactly. What I did do was write a chapter in a book. Still a pretty big deal to me (and, I'm sure, to my mom). A Cup o...

Anyone who knows Astana geography knows there is no beach for a good 3 hours' drive. And I certainly did not drive 3 hours each...

... no, no, don't worry, Terry and I are fine. With 5 weeks to go in my tour things are winding down. Many of my kids' friends - ...

I had a business trip this week that required me to overnight in a hotel.  This was sitting on a shelf above the mini-bar, right nex...

Open apology to my mother's mah jjong and canasta groups - Sorry, my mother is going to be insufferable for the next week. I'm sure...

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...

My kids bicker and fight. Yes, most siblings do, but mine always seem to take it up a notch. We've tried numerous solutions, involving ...