Dear Mike, It’s our anniversary! Our seventh!! We’re not in the same country today, but I’d still take this anniversary over the one two years ago when we went to …
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When we had our first child, Mike and I were living in Luang Prabang, in Northern Laos. There was no such thing as a mother’s group. In fact, there were …
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When I told Marianne I’d write a post about the courage to say yes, I had it all planned out. I was going to start the piece by referencing saying …
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Dear Daddy, How’s your week in Southern Laos going? I sure hope you come back well-rested because Mum says that Friday night we’re all yours. If the last two nights …
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I’m back on the writer’s schedule for A Life Overseas after my “maternity leave”. Here’s today’s post… If you have a toddler or young child and you’ve moved overseas, you …
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Tahlia: “Dominic, this is how you do it. Sit still and smile nicely for the camera.”Dominic: “Say what?” Mama: “Dominic, here, I’ll give you a piece of sour candy if …
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Alex is 2.5 weeks old today. What have the last two weeks looked like? Well … we’ve all been in new baby heaven. Everything smells like talcum powder and fresh …
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Some moments that have made me laugh lately. To set the scene: Mike is currently house-sitting for friends of ours in Vientiane who own a very affectionate cat that is …
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(With my parents. After returning from a rare dinner out with a bunch of girlfriends to find my child safely fed, in bed, and sound asleep) Me: “Ah, I like …
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 Since Dominic was born twenty months ago, I’ve gotten good at letting most unsolicited parenting advice roll off my back. I can shrug and smile now when people tell …
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“What have you been up to this morning?†Mikes asked me via Skype from Bangkok. “I didn’t even get online until 10:45 today,†I told him, still stunned. “I’ve been …
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We’re on R&R leave this week. For those of you not familiar with the aid world, R&R stands for Rest and Relaxation. Twice a year Mike gets an extra week …