Elementary School Holiday Concert
December 13, 2020
Gospel Day on Ebeye
December 6, 2020
Gospel Day dances at the Full Gospel Church on Ebeye
Sky the Architect
December 3, 2020
My Artful Boys
November 30, 2020
Gluten Free Dairy Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Cream Pie
November 21, 2020
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Household Goods Arrive!
October 28, 2020
Shaving Cream Social
October 18, 2020
The shaving cream social is a Kwaj tradition and I couldn't wait for the kids to participate. Sky and Fire did it when we lived here before (2013, 2014, 2015) but all the kids are old enough this time around. Let the messy fun begin!
Cannonball!
October 16, 2020
Columbus Day Runabout
October 11, 2020
"The Clarinet Chose Me!"
October 10, 2020
Fire's First Comic Book
October 2, 2020
Manit Day and a Trip to Ebeye
October 1, 2020
Working with ADD
September 29, 2020
Looking back through all my 1000+ blog posts, it looks like I've never said anything about Fire and ADD.
Gluten Free, Dairy Free Blueberry Cake
September 26, 2020
If you know me, you know I love to bake and my recent diagnosis with celiac disease and severe lactose intolerance has really put a cramp in my baking style. Now that I have access to ingredients and a real kitchen again, I'm starting to revamp some of my family's favorite recipes. My first success: blueberry cake!
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On The Way to Kwaj, Part 2
September 25, 2020
Because of the new arrival procedures, we were scheduled to fly into Honolulu several days before our flight to Kwajalein, and because of the coronavirus quarantines in Hawaii we had to stay at the house the whole time rather than sightseeing. Just like in Tucson, we wanted to make this as fun as we could for the kids so we made sure to rent another house with a pool:
Tropical oasis? Yes, please!
On The Way to Kwaj, Part 1
September 23, 2020
We made two stops on our way to Kwajalein, one in Tucson and one in Kailua. Since we knew the whole transition would be stressful for the kids, we wanted them to have as much fun as they could in the process. Consider yourself warned: this post and the next one are full relaxation and pool time!
Goodbye Ebeye
July 19, 2020
Going forward
July 14, 2020
Check back here on the blog to see how our whirlwind pack up in Arizona and mandatory three week quarantine back here in the Marshalls goes!
Fishing
July 12, 2020
We caught one yellow fin tuna and a bunch of skipjack when Earth's friend and his dad came out with us
USCIS is Hedging Their Bets
July 7, 2020
We've been in touch with our senator's office and have been told that Earth is in line for an interview but that there's no other information available.
As always, we'll keep you posted
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Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C
June 15, 2020
For the last year, the word "plan" hasn't really been in our family's vocabulary. We've had to roll with the punches as they came and hope and pray for the best. Now, as we approach the one year anniversary of Earth and I's return to the Marshall Islands, we're starting to make a lot plans. They all revolve around the whole family moving to Kwajalein because Earth's case has been delayed due to COVID19 - in January, D applied for and got a job working for the Army here on the base. The application and deployment have been slowed by all the safety measures and interruptions that happening in everyone's lives right now and that leaves us with multiple paths for the near future.
N600K Update
June 12, 2020
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N600K Update
May 8, 2020
Obviously, this isn't the way we thought things would go but all we can do is work towards the fastest solution to getting back together as a family and that's what we're doing.
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Grocery Shopping on Ebeye
May 3, 2020
Let's take a little tour of the main grocery store on Ebeye, to give you an idea of the broader scope of the problem. Earth and I had to pick up a few things so I took pictures of some typical things that you might want to buy along with their prices. I've also looked up the prices for the same item at the Kroger near my home in the US and listed that under each picture.
My shopping helper
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N600K Update
March 19, 2020
In an interesting twist, perhaps because the office personnel have more time to process cases now that they're not doing interviews, the average processing time has gone down drastically to 5.5 months and the date of inquiry has moved forward by a year.
It's so ironic that we're overdue to hear about our case now and genuinely could get a decision any day but aren't able to actually have the interview.
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