It has started out as one of those weeks. The kind where hubby is at work until after the boys are in bed two nights in a row. The kind where no one slept well last night and both boys woke up with colds. One of them just managed to sneeze in my mouth. Do… Continue reading One of Those Weeks
There are so many changes coming in the next several months for our little family of four – so much to be excited and nervous about all at once. No, we’re not moving back to the United States, yet. And no, we’re not expecting another child. However, it seems like every time I open Facebook… Continue reading Change
The new year is in full swing and I’m finally getting around to creating some goals. I prefer to call them goals rather than resolutions, because resolutions sound well, resolute. And that seems final and scary. Goals somehow seem more cheery and easily accomplished. So here they are – my 3 goals for the new… Continue reading Reading, Exercising, and Crystal Balls
Right after I wrote my last post it seemed like my ability to wait was being tested. Our lives in Mexico have been filled with experiences of waiting, both good and bad. This past week has been filled with several bad experiences…issues with visa paperwork, issues with owning a foreign car, issues with things that… Continue reading Waiting Part 2
I am currently raising two Third Culture Kids. Not familiar with the term? It was coined in the 1950s by American sociologist and anthropologist Ruth Hill Useem to describe children who are growing up in a culture different than their parents’. More recently American sociologist David C. Pollock in his book, Third Culture Kids: Growing… Continue reading My Third Culture Kids
Abby Kitchin 