March 25 – May 13, 2020 When the world stopped, we stopped. The day we were scheduled to travel from Wellington to Christchurch, during the few hours we were on a ferry to the South Island, it was announced that, in 48 hours, the whole country was going into a strict lockdown. Wherever you were … More Christchurch, New Zealand and COVID related Lockdown (Levels 4 & 3)
For the past few days/weeks/eternity, all three of our kids have been fighting constantly, relentlessly, and for every possible, trivial reason. They have countless excuses for their bad behaviors, always placing blame on the other, or, often enough, on our (bad) parenting of the guilty/grieving party. This dynamic is depressing and exhausting. I miss my … More Kids Going a Bit Crazy
Packing frenzy – leaving Sydney, heading slowly up north to Brisbane.(some are packing and some are slacking).
This kid had a “poop attack” this morning. As we were getting ready to leave the island of Palawan, he came out of the shower this morning, complaining of terrible stomach pain. Then he laid down a bit and the pain just got worse, he couldn’t straighten up much. I got worried that we were … More Poop Attack
Some homeschooling moments remind me of visiting my dentist’s office. My dentist definitely has the most spectacular views but he is way gentler on my nerves than this little cute twerp when he is supposed to be doing school work (2nd photo is my dentist’s office).
This world traveler is embarking on her first solo trip. She is flying from Belgrade, Serbia to the US to spend 3 weeks back at home in Seattle with her family and friends. She has missed everyone for the past (almost) 7 months and this side trip is a well deserved vacation from the rest … More Teenager’s solo-sidetrip back to the US
I got up early this morning to catch the sunrise on the beach on our last day in Greece. As I was getting ready to get outside, I hear quiet shuffle of little feet and see Maksim with a huge grin on his face entering our bedroom. I see he is carrying his tablet (which … More Silly kid
Barcelona, Spain The head stitches he got in Bogota, Colombia came off just yesterday and he is already working on the next chapter of his life story…
Barcelona, Spain Maki got a letter from his favorite cousin Mason today and was super motivated to write him back. He sat down and wrote a whole page, the whole “hamburger essay”, all by himself. There was a top bun (intro), lots of meat and fixings (juicy content) and a bottom bun (conclusion).It’s messy, there … More Boys Writing Letters
April 4, 2019 This happened today!!!! They are bickering 95% of the time but those other 5% are just pure bliss. Nina is making more (successful) attempts to play with Maksim but his play is always the same (same patterns, words, process), a lot of times not timed well and it’s always way too loud. … More Homeschooling in Uruguay
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