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Jake, DNA, and Jack-o-lanterns

This afternoon Jake and I were sitting in the kitchen having a snack and he asked me, “Mom, what vowels make the “g” say “juh” instead of “guh?” So I was trying to think of some examples and thought of “genes” and “gigantic.”  Then I said, “But not the kind of jeans that you wear, [...]

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my Mom’s birthday!  Mom, you can be sure that today I am celebrating you from all the way over here in Peru. Sometime after writing that last post about chick flicks and mine and Wes’ anniversary I had some memories from my childhood resurface.  I am so thankful for my parents!  In many [...]

August 24, 2011-Our 9th Anniversary!

Chick flicks. The wikipedia definition–Chick flick is a slang term for a film mainly dealing with love and romance designed to appeal to a female target audience.  Although many types of films may be directed toward the female gender, “chick flick” is typically used only in reference to films that are heavy with emotion or [...]

Thoughts on reverse culture shock.

Our first couple of weeks back in Texas we were noticing some of the ways in which our thinking and experiences have changed since living in Lima, Peru for two years now.  These are kind of random and in no particular order, but I thought it would be fun to share them. When we walked [...]