Today we picked up Daddy from the airport. It’s been almost three weeks and we were so excited to get him! Almost every day during the last couple weeks the monkeys have asked about Daddy’s whereabouts, wondering if he is still in China or is he in Italy again, and when IS he coming home? [...]
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A good way to spend half an hour
Posted in Better World, Living Milano, tagged adoption, airport, daddy, italy on September 19, 2008 | 6 Comments »
WHAT? It’s over?
Posted in Living Milano, Oxford, tagged missing Milano on September 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
In the last few days, maybe the past couple of weeks even, I’ve been missing Italy a little more…and more. I knew our time of living there would pass by very fast and I knew I would just start enjoying and adjusting to it when it was time to up and leave. BUT DAMN, it’s [...]
Where was I again? Oh yes, Munich and a dose of ADHD
Posted in Living Milano, Vacations on August 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
How could I let so much time elapse? Just what IS it about Oxford that zaps my motivation to update the blog? Maybe the airplane sucks out my (limited) creative juices. Hmmm, my mom always claimed the airplane from Florida sucked up her tan on the way home, perhaps the same forces are at work. [...]
Dolomiti Deja Vu?
Posted in Living Milano, Vacations on July 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Gardaland was the stopover point on our return trip to the Dolomites. We decided the Dolomites deserved a second trip because, for one, the views are simply stunning, we wanted to see it all again without the snow and give it as good as a hike as we could with two little ones. A photo [...]
We’re going to Gardaland
Posted in Living Milano, Vacations, tagged camera, gardaland on July 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Darn it all, Gardaland practically in our backyard and we only just now visited. Meggie and Nolan were beside themselves with excitement, and this was at the fountain before we even entered. We literally had to drag them into the park, with actual tears shed in leaving the fountain, and I repeat, in order to [...]
Firenze – The Last Stop on our Italian Sizzle Tour
Posted in Florence, Living Milano, Vacations on July 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Florence marks the last stop on our Italian tour. The temp was looming somewhere in the mid 90′s and there was not an overabundance of playsets, so we spent our time wandering (and sweltering) in the the streets of Florence. This just so happens to be exactly the way I would WANT to spend my [...]
6 weeks – so close yet so far away
Posted in Living Milano on June 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Our time in Italy is dwindling – fast. One moment I’m sad that we’ll never again live in Italy and experience the amazing culture that we have (finally) come to (mostly) understand, appreciate, and really, Really enjoy. The next moment I am ready to be home in our small town – like Right Now! I’ve [...]
Venezia – The Good, The Bad and The Lost
Posted in Living Milano, Vacations, tagged Venice on June 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Good: * Boat rides! Really Freakin’ Expensive Boat Rides. * The Weather – NO RAIN * The Food – yum tee dum! * The Hotel – “this is the best breakfast ever” said Meggie! * The Music – played outside, on a stage in Piazza San Marco AND they didn’t ask for money! * [...]
A Weekend in Siena
Posted in Living Milano, Vacations, tagged lemons, Siena on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We spent the past weekend in Siena. I’ve never been hugely interested in history, but it’s nearly impossible not to be in awe over this city, its incredible past and foundations from medieval times. We’re talking buildings from the 11th Century!! Walking UP and DOWN the streets within the walls of Siena was not to [...]
Maggio Madness and a Girl Turning 13, er, 4
Posted in Living Milano, Vacations, tagged Meggie's Birthday, Palio, Siena on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
May is a chaotic month for seemingly everyone, and this family is certainly no exception. Our activity is condensed into nine days of excitement including Mother’s Day, our anniversary and Two Birthdays. This year we held Meggie’s 4th birthday party on Brent’s birthday, and of course Daddy is MORE than willing to take second stage [...]
