What We've Been Up To

Today Haley and I went to the beach with my friend and her son. She and I put on our SPF 45 waterproof sunscreen at home, so it would have l...

So when we first moved to Korea, I thought they had the noisiest, crappiest power lines on the face of the planet. Then I found out that tha...

The principal and owners apparently didn't know that not everybody has airconditioning. After a certain amount of debate, guess what?! ...

Between packing for my business trip to Hong Kong and getting ready for tonight's dinner party, we made time to come down to the river. ...

Current temperature: 88 F (31 C) Heat index: 99 F (37 C) Yuck :p

Shortly after I got to Korea we went up to Seoul for four days.  We were visiting some SCA friends of Meg's at Osan Air Base, so staye...

So for Haley's birthday, I made brownies (from scratch!) in muffin cups to take to school to share with her class. For her party, she...

Today I went back for my 3 day checkup. I feel a lot better. I'm still snotty and coughing, but my incipient sinus infection is gone. I...

I've been battling a cold for the last week, but it started turning in to a sinus infection. So... time to go to the doctor. I hadn'...

I forgot to post a photo of my other set of bedding! Here's my blue bedding. Hooligan says Hi :)

The weather has gotten so much warmer that I decided not to wear my long underwear for my triumphant return to school after the spring break...

I made this for dinner tonight... I was skeptical, but it turned out great! And it was really easy, too :) Crockpot “Hollandaise” Roas...

So I finished the last day of school before spring break, and on the way home I stop by Paris Baguette to pick up some bread since we were o...

Dinner last night was baked potato wedges, toast, and herb cheese omelet. With AVOCADO. We haven't had any avocados for a long time, and...

I was complaining to my Korean coworker about the stupid, bony little fish they eat here, and how sad I was when I cooked fish for dinner an...

No joke, this recipe really does make the  Absolute Best Pancake Syrup ! Makes: 2 1/2 cups of syrup Ingredients: 1/2 cup butt...

We finally went down to the cell phone store to look into getting a cell phone for Haley. Since I already have a plan, and Haley is under 13...

I have two tricks that I've picked up in the last couple of years that are super awesome and I wish I'd learned them earlier! 1. ...

Last night I got the urge to make chocolate chip cookies. I had the flour all measured out and the butter melting on the stove when I realiz...

Upshot: meh... Cost: less than $10 Notes: major points for being a *grape* wine, but definitely not a fantastic one. Kinda sour, kinda t...