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Spending Time Abroad
I know I’m getting ahead of myself (my first born isn’t turning two until the end of February!), but I’ve started dreaming about taking a year off to live abroad when our kids are around the 4th and 6th grade respectively. The idea appeals to me on so many levels: it would be fun to plan, it could bring us closer as a family, it would be an amazing learning and life-changing experience for our children, it could be an opportunity for our children to have one-on-one academic attention–the list goes on!Even though it feels early to be thinking about this kind of trip, it also feels like our… Read More -
Reflections on the First Trimester
Phew. I sure am glad the first trimester is over. While in the middle of it, I knew it was rough. But now that I’m through it, I realize just how bad I felt.My prediction is that I’m pregnant with a girl. I know it’s silly to try and read little signs, but with 50/50 odds, I might as well take a guess, right?At first I thought I was having a girl because the heart rate was on the high end of the spectrum the first two times we heard it (the third time it dropped down to the middle range, so who knows?). Henry’s heart rate was… Read More -
Displaying Children’s Artwork
Even though we still haven’t started construction on our new house due to permitting delays, I’ve been having so much fun planning the space as much as possible. My hope is that we stay at this house for the next 10-20 years (eep!), so I’m eager to get it settled and organized. I’m not someone who likes to constantly rearrange and redecorate; I like to tinker until it’s just right and then just maintain the environment while my focus shifts to other things and projects. (Well, having growing children means that the space will inevitably change in order to meet their needs, but that’s different than simply changing things up… Read More
