Planning an international move is mind-boggling. Any move is stressful, but imagine doing everything you normally do for a move and then add to it: moving all your stuff overseas, dealing with passports, visas, immigration, foreign beauracracy, school enrollment, etc. Did I mention finding a house? It’s not like Househunters International, I can promise you [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Planning and Preparation
Posted in Family Life, Musings, Saudi Arabia on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This is a story about community
Posted in family history, Musings, Travels on June 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
So if you’re Mormon and have ever surfed on the net, you’ve no doubt come across Mormon sites with lively discussions about Mormonism and lots of whining about Mormon culture. Usually those discussions annoy me because of lot of the complaining is petty and mean-spirited. Sure, the LDS church isn’t perfect (that 3-hour meeting block [...]
A New Journey on the Horizon
Posted in Family Life on June 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
So we have some big news: We are moving to Saudi Arabia for a year. We will most likely leave in August, though the details aren’t firm on that point. So new fodder for the blog, eh?
I can’t do everything
Posted in Uncategorized on June 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Two days ago a reader sent me a link in response to a comment I wrote on another blog. The link describes what it is like to live with a chronic illness on a daily basis–in this case, the author has lupus. I too have lupus. There have been times throughout the eight years that [...]
Randomness
Posted in Family Life, Musings on June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I know its been awhile since I’ve posted. Life has been surprisingly busy, filled with a myriad of things that aren’t especially exciting or things I don’t feel like providing a commentary on. And the weather is humid and when it is hot and humid, my will to write is drained away. I’m on track [...]
