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We have returned to the USA and have finally surfaced from the pandemonium of an international relo with 5 weeks’ notice (more about that...

Today’s post is photo essay of the randomness of my day. Not a day goes by that I don’t look at this little face and fall in love all...

Day two in New Zealand had a distinctive smell although it wasn’t pleasant it was a whole lot better than the lingering scent of car...

Since lots of people have asked to see pictures from New Zealand, I’m going to do a series of posts that log our trip in photos. Some...

We leave on vacation tomorrow and I’ve been busy this week prepping, cleaning, sorting and packing. Yesterday Dennis got a haircut and...

Dave and Dennis stopped at our local butcher shop today to pick up a couple of things for our Christmas Eve dinner. Dave got rather...

Even after five years here, the holiday season still leaves me feeling out of kilter. I’m content to live without snow but I’ve never...

Yesterday was our 6th wedding anniversary and to celebrate I whipped up a gourmet dinner and the dessert was a real show stopper. Due to...

Today was dress up day at preschool. As batman and I drove to school, we had the following exchange: Me: “Are you going to fight crime...

Every two years there is a phenomenon that occurs in Alice Springs called the Masters Games. Nick named the friendly games; this...

The Russian loves to look at photos on Facebook when I’m online We saw a post that contained a photo of a tractor and had to discuss it...

If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a bored over achiever with no sense of self-preservation plans a kid’s birthday, you should...

It’s going to be another one of those days. I just pointed out to Dennis that his shorts were on backwards and he pulled out the...

I’m sad to report that my faithful Tamron 28-200mm zoom lens has given up the ghost. After months of living in denial, I’ve finally...

As we returned from the grocery store today, we found the most amazing thing taking place in the park across the street from our house....

We are happy to have a family of Australian Ringneck (aka – Port Lincoln) parrots come to our house every afternoon for a bit of grazing...

I’ve been a parent for 17 months now and about the only way I can sum it up is that it’s been one hell of an adventure. The good days now...

It appears that warthogs are not allowed on the menu at our house. This week I discovered the Russian’s animal eating threshold though a...

My son has added the perfect pet to our household, an imaginary dog. It doesn’t shed or poop, it’s VERY quiet and it has imaginary bowls...

Like so many of my escapades, it all started quite innocently. I went to collect the mail and noticed that the bougainvillea was...