Aloha and Holo Holo

Here, we have drinkable yogurt rather than yogurt you eat with a spoon. (You can buy the spoon kind, but it's very expensive). I'm n...

This week Ruth was studying Ancient Africa in her History class, and her project for today was to prepare an ancient african feast. She did ...

And here. And there. And everywhere. And, my Bible no longer starts "In the beginning." It's more like "In the middle som...

We are preparing for the arrival of Jeff's parents on Thursday. They will be staying in our little apartment with us, so today my job wa...

The time changes here tonight. We are "Springing forward." For Texas, that puts us three hours ahead of you, meaning it's almo...

Here are some of the things Ruth has done in the last month of school: Wrote and "published" her own book about tropical birds.* ...

When we first arrived in Brazil, we did what Americans do. We bought groceries in bulk in an effort to cut down on our trips to the store. T...

Ruth: This chicken was a girl because there are breasts. Me: Well, actually, all the chickens we eat are girls. No one really eats roost...

In the course of her schoolwork, Ruth comes across words, from time to time, that she doesn't know--as you would expect a first grader ...

Childhood is so carefree, so fanciful, so fun. And, I want to know at what age do we abandon the simple joys of life: the thrill of pushing ...

Nothing can make you cry like the sight of your own blood. And we had crying and blood in abundance tonight after church. Jeff and I lingere...

As I returned the laundry keys to the porter this afternoon, he informed me that even though I thought I had signed up do do laundry next we...

I guess it's high time I told all of you about the special plumbing in Brazil. It's simple. It's delicate. It does not accept to...

Our friend said it would rain for two weeks, and by golly, it rained for exactly two weeks. The sun came out on Monday, and Spring seems to ...

Today I said to Weston, after he successfully used the potty by himself, "When did you get to be such a big boy?!" The sage respon...

You have all, by now, noticed Weston's big boy haircut (but you can check out my last post if you're lost here). But there is more t...