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Tag: parenting
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Jackhammers and Immigration Officers
Goodbye boys, hello new villa! Week 5! One week to go! We said goodbye to the boys this week as they ventured home and left us girls to fend for ourselves. On Tuesday, we had to move to a new villa. Our old villa was familiar an comfortable and I was sad to move, however,…
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Bali Adventures Week 4 – Searching for Treasure and Snorkeling for Shipwrecks
Another week under our belt! Each week that passes, I’m more and more amazed with this family. We had a friend ask us this week “would you do this again?” and it was really tough to answer. Brent summed it up perfectly I think. “This trip has had a lot of firsts. First time travelling…
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Ants, Scoopy and Toilet Paper – Week 3
Week Three is done. Wow, just wow. I feel the days slowing moving by, and then the next thing I know, the days have flown by. Life has slowed down here for us – finally. I’m absolutely loving this pace. We had the chance to get into some really good conversations with the kids and…
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Bali Adventures – Week 2
Another week! Amazing. Time is sure flying here. We have gotten into a pretty good daily routine – we wake up, eat breakfast as a family, hang out at the house until mid-morning, then we venture out for lunch. Each day we try a different “warung” (which, directly translates to ‘shop’ but we have learned…
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Bali Adventures – Week One
What a whirlwind! It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a week, and it’s equally hard to believe that it’s only been a week. I feel like we have done a ton of activities, and also done a ton of nothing(ishness). The trip started out with a small kerfuffle. The girls and I hit…
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Why I Don’t Celebrate Halloween
Halloween is in a few days, and each year I dread it. Want to know why I don’t celebrate Halloween? The store shelves are just about buckling from the weight of chocolate bars, pumpkins and severed limbs, and hyperactive kids across North America are testing their parents’ sanity. As far as I’m concerned, Halloween is just another…