Off to the doctor’s, off to the doctor’s

First trip to the Surgery We went back to the doctor this week about E1′s allergic reaction and — thank goodness — this second doctor was sympathetic. I had carried a secret hope that he would be — he’s one of best and nicest doctors I’ve ever known. I explained about what the locum doctor [...]

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Things to Look Forward to in the US, Part 1

Gotta think positive… Gotta think positive… Gotta think positive… Ok. Here, in no particular order, is a starter list of things I am looking forward to about living in the States: closets garbage disposals thunderstorms!!!! July 4th fireworks fireflies big front and back porches acres of real wilderness Thanksgiving storage space basements walks in the [...]

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Nine Interviews in Five Days

OK, the flights have been booked and the interviews have been lined up back-to-back. M’s interview week in the US is really happening! And when I say back-to-back, I really mean it. My mother has organised nine interviews for him during the week, as well as a meeting with a Union rep and the director [...]

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Surely They Should Have Been Wearing Hats?

Yesterday saw a true milestone: E1 organised her first tea-party. I have never even so much as thought of playing tea-party with her, so it was entirely her own idea. I was busy in the kitchen and came in the room to find she’d put a cloth on the little table, pulled the beanbags up [...]

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Delicious Together!

E1′s dinner last night was so delicious that I will be making a bigger portion for all of us very soon. It was a complete experiment and I’m so pleased with the way it turned out! I put half-an-inch of water in a pan and brought it to a gentle boil. Then I chucked in [...]

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It’s Daddy’s Job to get the Chips

Last night we decided to have homemade pizza for dinner.  We do a particularly nice pizza, if I do say so myself.  I make the base in the bread machine, and add a ton of garlic, basil, and oregano right into the dough.  It’s lovely, fresh, tasty, and very very healthy. I couldn’t load up [...]

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Prayer

Every night, before I get into bed, I go and look at my daughters, peaceful in their sleep and rhythmic breathing. And every time, I am struck by their complete vulnerability, their incredible fragility in this world. My prayer is the same each night: Lord, please watch over them as they sleep tonight, and grant [...]

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It’s not the answer, but it gave me hope

Sometimes the strangest things happen: I opened up our little local paper and there was a job ad that was almost (not quite, but almost) perfect for M. You probably don’t realise how unusual this is… we live in a very rural area… the local paper is very small, very local, very home-grown. And the [...]

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Ready or Not

We spoke to my mother today — she’s lined up two interviews already and has left messages with about five other companies.  M is booking the week off to go.  This is happening, ready or not. Oh be still, oh be still… I’m not ready.  I’m not ready for this adventure to be over yet.

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I Wasn’t Ready for How Much It Hurts Him

There’s nothing else for it: M will have to travel to the States for a week for interviews. We were hoping to be able to avoid this extra cost and hassle but, despite my mother networking ceaselessly on our behalf, we just don’t have the data we need in order to move without it. The [...]

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