Friday, August 26, 2016

First Week & the New Normal

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I want to write a post about the "new normal" that will be mostly about the way we feel and how life continues after an unexpected...
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Monday, August 22, 2016

Maybe in Four Years...

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... My son will be coming to school with me. :-) I hope he gets accepted here! 
Sunday, August 21, 2016

The Olympic Games in Rio

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Over a month ago I took this photo to show that I was prepared for the Olympic games: I bought this pair of havaianas. While in Ri...
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Saturday, August 20, 2016

On not being there

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I just wanted to register here that the memorial service for my father-in-law just took place in Brazil a few hours ago and I am sad because...
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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Double Single Parenting & so much other stuff...

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There's a lot on my plate right now. I was supposed to be preparing for classes, having a lighter week with the boys in school and me an...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Brasiiiiilll! Beach volleyball upset over the U.S.

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Edited to add: when I wrote this post I didn't know that in "regular" volleyball the Brazilian women had just LOST to China. S...
Monday, August 15, 2016

And just like that... He grew up!

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I want to write more, lots and lots, in fact, about this, such a momentous occasion in my firstborn's life, but here is a quick note not...
Monday, August 08, 2016

Grief

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post written on the phone (never as good as typing in a computer) ETA on 9/11/16   The fields are covered by my favorite flower (see blog...
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Saturday, August 06, 2016

Live with no regrets

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My father-in-law passed away peacefully on Thursday. He felt no pain at any point (and he wasn't given any pain medication until the ver...
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Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Pile of Nerves

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I need to blog to calm down. I don't want to drive my husband crazy and hurt his feelings by asking too many questions. It's har...
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Vacation, Interrupted (short version)

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I wrote a longer, more detailed post, but decided to pull it. If you got it in your feed, "good for you" (I used to HATE this expr...
Monday, July 25, 2016

Foggy, Hazy Rio de Janeiro, but Sunny Christ Statue!

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This is a photo post. My children have been amazingly blessed this past year in terms of seeing incredible natural wonders: they've been...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

The Brasil Trip Continues

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sorry for leaving the z out, I prefer Brasil with s the way we write in Portuguese  :-) I'm visiting my brother's house for the fi...
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Monday, July 04, 2016

Safe, and Frantically Traveling, in Brazil

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We arrived safely here on Friday, but the delay made the trip into a 24+ event from leaving our house to arriving at my parents'. The bu...
Friday, July 01, 2016

Flight delayed

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Our flight was delayed for a technical problem, but hopefully now we'll depart uneventfully! 
Thursday, June 30, 2016

Leaving for Brazil

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Everything went pretty smoothly & the only thing I didn't do was to plant these perennial plants I'd bought one or two months ag...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

20 Years Ago

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20 years ago last Monday (June 20th) K & I arrived in the U.S. with 7 pieces of luggage. 1996! it feels like a lifetime ago, and I guess...
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List of Updates

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- We drove my parents to the JFK airport in New York on Monday. LOOOONG day driving for over 12 hours. Sigh... They arrived safely in Brazil...
Monday, June 20, 2016

On (Almost) Being Ripped Off & Resolution In Sight!

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Well, I don't have a lot of time because our friends (who had ADORABLE twins 10 months ago) came up for the wedding (I PROMISE more on t...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

A Sad Post with an Undecided Ending -- What would YOU do?

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I need to write his as a sad "coda" to today's earlier update post . Something very unfortunate happened on Thursday. Our ca...
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