June 2022

  • Farewell, Patsy Wigglebum!

    You are a dog, which meant dog poop, pee, vomit, hair, stink, and muddy pawprints. Did these chores actually teach our little ones about responsibility? Perhaps not. But you were…

  • Rollercoasters, Root Beer, and Ketchup

    After waiting for ages, we’re finally on the rollercoaster. The lap bar has snapped down. We’re climbing that first hill. It’s waaaaay too late to get off now. I quit…

  • 3 Weeks! EEEP! Spend and Purge

    Hanna Andersson, Columbia employee store, Darn Tough socks, REI, Cotopaxi, Travelpro. Goodwill, Craigslist, junk removal. Money goes out. Stuff comes in and goes out. Every project that we complete, we…

  • I’m In Between Jobs Right Now…

    My final patient at the urgent care chain had new onset dysphagia after a URI. It was mild enough not to warrant a full dysphagia workup just yet, so I…

  • Is This Gonna Be Dangerous?

    The most common concern we hear about the journey we’re starting is, “isn’t the foreign service going to be so dangerous? Especially for the kids?” A few days ago, there…