Category Archives: life is good

dolphin bay – the third

Posted on 19/07/2010 by

a new day and – because i felt i’d pushed my luck yesterday taking the camera on the kayak – a (mostly) pictureless post.  we started a little slower today.  still breakfast at 8, but then nothing.  just a bit … Continue reading →

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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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dophin bay – the first

Posted on 17/07/2010 by

turns out there are things i forget.  like arranging for a ride to the airport.  so we improvised. don’t worry, i didn’t make them walk all the way to the airport.  just around the corner to catch a songthaew. uneventful … Continue reading →

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april break

Posted on 18/04/2010 by

april break is coming to an end. and we did a bunch of nothing. or at least i did. the oldest two, c16 and c13 went on a mission trip. they spent a week in two villages in northern thailand. … Continue reading →

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doh – but not homer’s, “doh”

Posted on 21/10/2009 by

we’ve had some bathroom plumbing issues at our house and our home owner has been less than responsive.  like when the water sprayer shot off the bathroom walls (it has happened in 3 out of 4 bathrooms so far) and … Continue reading →

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coming up

Posted on 20/06/2009 by

with india right around the corner i’m not sure how often i’ll be able to post, hopefully a post or two more before c15 and i hit the road and if we manage an internet cafe or something in india … Continue reading →

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good pai

Posted on 12/06/2009 by

i’ve just returned from a lovely no-kids-nor-husbands invited few days away. our escape getaway started in the cutest toy plane ever and we sat closer to the pilot and copilot than i thought was possible. the flight was only 25 … Continue reading →

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i get real jittery when i think about it

Posted on 07/06/2009 by

this time last year the summer loomed in front of us.  a tortuously long summer with no idea what we would do with ourselves.  we did have that trip to penang to be excited about – we were wrong to … Continue reading →

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i’m not a sentimental person

Posted on 29/05/2009 by

i’m the kind of mom who thinks kindergarten graduations are stupid silly.  i mean, i didn’t see my children’s completion of their first year of school as a reason to go all cap and gown crazy.  i sort of expected … Continue reading →

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medieval day

Posted on 28/05/2009 by

today was the fourth grade’s big end of school year hoorah.  they celebrated with a medieval festival and spent much time preparing.  they’ve been studying this time period for a while. they’ve broken into groups and built castles. *s9′s group’s … Continue reading →

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