Aloha and Holo Holo

I don't feel like I would be out of line in saying that most Texans really like guacamole. Most of us were raised on the stuff and would...

For the record, there is no Labor Day holiday here in Brazil, and it's winter here--meaning it gets dark early and it's a bit chilly...

Giving birth to yourself. And then watching as your little genetic clone struggles with the same personality--flaws is not really the right ...

One of the challenges of doing homeschool with Ruth is what to do with Weston. We try to include him in as many of the lessons as possible b...

Brazil is one of those kissing countries. You know, a peck on each cheek, in greeting. Or is it a peck only on one cheek, when departing?! N...

Jeff and I celebrated our ten-year anniversary on Friday. We were only 21 when we got married, and a lot of people thought we were sort of c...

It's been a hard week in the underwear department. And laundry rules being what they are, Weston ran completely out of underwear. So, th...

Well, today was the official first day of school at the Watts Academy. And it was so much fun--for everyone! I think a lot of you out there ...

Jeff and I thought it would be a good idea to have Ruth start memorizing the books of the Bible, so after lunch today I picked up the whiteb...

We are planning to start our homeschool curriculum with Ruth on Monday, so Jeff and I have been busy talking, organizing, looking through ma...

We made the birthday official today. 31. Wow. Not nearly as hard to take as 30, I can tell you. Of course, pretty much anything is easy to t...

Well, tomorrow is my birthday, but we decided to do our celebrating today, since we had pretty much the whole day free. We walked down the b...

We were talking to some friends of ours the other day and mentioned that Jeff is the primary (and better) cook in our family. They thought t...

Having conquered (more or less) the realm of the horizontal, Max has decided it's time for a new challenge, and he's going vertical....

The other day Weston said, "When I grow up, I want to be a computer man. And when I get older, I will get to push buttons on the comput...

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One of the greatest things about traveling abroad is getting to experience different cultures and to see how people do things differently. B...

I want so badly to tell you about our day in a witty and charming way, but it's after midnight here, and after a full, fun and somewhat ...