Greetings readers – I’m pleased to report that I’m in a much better mental place than when I last checked in. And there’s been lots going on that I want to catch you up on, so, like it or not, this...
Germany
This is a collection of posts from our time in Berlin, Germany from August 2026 through August 2029.
I was feeling really lonely last week. Nia’s after-school activities kicked in, which means she’s now gone for 10 hours three days a week. And Nick’s schedule is even worse—a GOOD day is 11 hours...
It is a universal constant that every PCS (Permanent Change of Station, otherwise known as a move for those not fluent in Foreign-Service-speak) involves something going terribly wrong. I’ve heard...
I’ll say this, the patterns are familiar—high highs one day and low lows the next. It probably doesn’t help that Nia and I are a teensy bit on the dramatic side, so our emotional responses swing...
Hello again! I hope you enjoyed Part 1. There’s one category left for today, and that’s The Perplexing. My first example is pretty self-explanatory in its perplexing-ness, however, with the last two...
It’s our 10th day in country, and I’ve sent my loves off to work and school for the day. I’m enjoying the quiet, along with a latte from my neighborhood coffee shop. Isn’t it adorable? Just a three...
Hello All – Greetings from Berlin, our new home! Overall, we are settling in nicely. The United States Government seems to love “hit-the-ground-running” starts, so we arrived Saturday, had school...
Hello dear readers – Hard to believe that this is the first time I’m writing about bidding this go round (oh yes, it’s that time AGAIN). I think I was in denial a bit because we’ve loved our time in...