Many things one does on a weekly basis is grocery shopping. It can be a simple task if you exclude the other shoppers around you. However, learning to find items in a new grocery store, in an entirely new country, can often be a small struggle, even more so when you are living in a country who spells yogurt with an h. My first shopping experience here was nothing short of harrowing, stressful, and breath taking, but not in the…
There are times when you feel like you’re a reasonably good Mom, but there are also times when you wonder if you’ve done your best, given enough attention, attended to situations as well as you could have. Maybe it’s that we are so consumed in the present that we lose track of the past. We forget those glorious moments that were unplanned, the spontaneous moments of fun and freedom. We remember the time we dragged people to the parade despite…
Hello April, our old familiar friend. Life sure is crazy right now, isn’t it? If you’re feeling as displaced as the rest of us, that’s okay, we can relate. I noticed that you’re unseasonably warm still, and I’m not complaining because if this crazy mixed up world is gonna be all kinds of weirdness, I’ll take the sun and warmth for as long as I can. I appreciate your kindness in holding off a little longer with the chill that…