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?…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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?”…