Category Archives: family

murky, muddy, muck

Posted on 01/10/2011 by

we ventured home today.  and not a moment to soon.  i don’t say that because we were just dying to get to cleaning, i say it because as we were at sitting at the hotel we had a view of … Continue reading →

Posted in family, flood, ookie, thailand | 2 Comments

do the kids have to make up flood days

Posted on 30/09/2011 by

it has flooded.  people kept talking about it.  saying it was imminent.  or saying it wouldn’t reach us.  we weren’t sure who to believe, but we knew who we wanted to believe.  we did all the flood prep we knew to … Continue reading →

Posted in family, flood, love all around, ookie, thailand | 5 Comments

just like the good ol’ days

Posted on 01/07/2011 by

the past few days we’ve gotten to spend quite a bit of time with our old neighbors. we love our old neighborhood and we still own our house in that neighborhood. we don’t love the house and never really have, … Continue reading →

Posted in colorado, family, furlough, life is good, love all around | 1 Comment

america the beautiful park

Posted on 29/06/2011 by

we’ve been looking for a way to get the kids out of the house and do something. i decided that today we’d venture out to america the beautiful park. it was opened in 2006 – that year also happened to … Continue reading →

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CU Boulder campus tour #1

Posted on 26/06/2011 by

c17 is starting 11th grade this coming fall – that seems impossible – and it’s fairly likely we won’t be back in the states before he graduates high school. so we figured now was as good as any to get … Continue reading →

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family vacay – day 1

Posted on 27/12/2010 by

today – dusit zoo.  we traveled by sky train and city bus.  both easy enough to get around on.

Posted in family, life is good | 3 Comments

getting from point a to point b

Posted on 16/08/2010 by

i hate greatly dislike our car.  it’s big.  too big for the neighborhood streets of chiang mai.  it guzzles gas.  it’s in poor condition – even after it’s had a new engine and a new radiator (although i question the … Continue reading →

Posted in chiang mai, family, transportation | 8 Comments

dolphin bay – the second

Posted on 18/07/2010 by

we started today bright and early – well, bright and early for a vacation.  breakfast was at 8.  then we quickly sorted ourselves out and stopped next door to rent a three person kayak – with the goal of making … Continue reading →

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synchronized swimming

Posted on 16/06/2010 by

last week we went for a family swim. all five us. which is practically unheard of. one of us is a total stick in the mud totally unimpressed. it’s a good time of year to be swimming. because the thai … Continue reading →

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ultimate smackdown

Posted on 08/12/2009 by

we just found out we will be getting the keys to our house on thursday so we can start our move two days earlier than planned.  hopefully, we will finish on saturday.  i don’t think the new house has internet – … Continue reading →

Posted in family, moving | 3 Comments