Category Archives: ookie

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

chewing is such a nasty habit

Posted on 27/05/2009 by

one of our three children has an oral fixation.  and i find it to be rather disgusting.  also, it doesn’t go well with my like of the throw pillow. in our downstairs living room we have an l-shaped couch. yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in ookie | 7 Comments

i could share some culture, but…

Posted on 19/11/2008 by

i still have a post brewing about loy krathong and i haven’t told you anything about the 3 day ban on entertainment.  it was kingdom wide.  but right now i have something else.  something that doesn’t involve quite as much … Continue reading →

Posted in c16, culture shock, ookie, thailand, things that cost money | 2 Comments

diagnostic all skate

Posted on 01/11/2008 by

i’m feeling better.  officially on the mend.  i know, that’s what i said way back when.  but i feel confident this time.  why, you ask?  well, because the diarrhea has stopped.  (you asked, i just tell it like it is.)  … Continue reading →

Posted in me me me, nablopomo, ookie | Tagged | 9 Comments

wikihow – the king of fruit

Posted on 02/09/2008 by

igoogle knows me so well.  it’s my homepage and we’re close.  like hold your fingers up and cross them – do you cross them or just hold them together? – close.  one of the gadgets i have is wikihow.  and … Continue reading →

Posted in culture shock, food, ookie | Tagged , | 6 Comments

is that edible?

Posted on 26/08/2008 by

a few of us in our house seem to be passing germs back and forth. s8 was sick friday and saturday, a11 was sick sunday and monday, and today it was me. yay me. and being the sensitive gal that … Continue reading →

Posted in c16, family, food, ookie | 6 Comments

wonder what a health inspector would have to say about this

Posted on 20/08/2008 by

with the car out of service i’m having to improvise. which, this morning, meant that instead of heading back to bed for an extra 45 minutes of sleep after the kids were out the door i had to be ready … Continue reading →

Posted in culture shock, food, ookie | 6 Comments

HELP

Posted on 29/07/2008 by

yes, i do believe the caps are necessary. can anyone tell me what this is? i know it is a bug of some kind – or maybe a dinosaur. it it is almost as long as a roll of toilet … Continue reading →

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same song, second verse

Posted on 14/07/2008 by

it started with these vaguely familiar words coming from the mouth of one of my kids. “c14′s bleeding, alot.” so michael and i took off running towards the pool. and sure enough – he was bleeding. alot. c14, a11 (who … Continue reading →

Posted in a14, c16, family, ookie | 9 Comments