Over the course of our five years here in Brazil, there's been countless times where things I tried to convey in my butchered Portuguese...

 The first few weeks with a newborn always feel like I'm functioning under water.  So, I'm surfacing for air before things get reall...

I have a habit of changing moods midstream. In college, I changed majors (majorly) two years in. In my working life, I went from medical s...

I've been on the lookout for a new diaper bag. Since my diaper bag also functions as my purse, I'm very keen on it not looking lik...

Pffeewww! That's the sound of me coming up for air - you know, like a whale spewing out its blowhole? I guess it goes without saying (...

So, she finally arrived! Please meet Isla Clayton . She made us a family of four on Friday, April 16. Amazingly, weighing and measuring ex...

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2) I t...

I have to share of couple of my favorite pics from last week's Trick or Treating fest. Mainly, I want to give sweet props to my costume...

Just another reminder of how seriously I need to learn to sew... Children's clothing via Whitten Grey Organic

It seems the last few days before I head back to Brazil are always jam-packed. This past week was no exception...Besides wrapping up my aun...