“I can do it!”  came the feisty response from 76 year old Señora Ora when I offered to help her carry some bags up the 15 or so steps to her front door… I got back into my car and chuckled to myself, “I know you can… you can do anything…!” and truly, honestly, Ora is one of the most

If it were up to me, I would officially ban Aaron from any more business travel… we are suffering too much… we are not superstitious, I swear, but we are starting to wonder about the possible correlation between Aaron’s work travel and the universe that seems to crash down around us whenever he is away!  🙂   A disproportionate number

I know that having only put in 6 months, we are still considered “baby-expats”.  I’ve met many people who are beginning their third of fourth assignment and seem very at ease about this life – of course everyone has a story, but on the surface, they seem to have figured out how to adjust and carry on, which I suppose

“WE MADE WAZE!!!” Aaron and the kids headed out to school, I got the garbage out and made my coffee and settled in with my Butterscotch, who was eagerly waiting for me to finally sit down for a warm lap.  We actually woke to pouring rain this morning, and realize that we may actually be in true rainy season… it’s