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Our kitchen (the really nice cabinet on the right was one we added) The other day our counter broke.  It wasn't the most secure s...

(Or part 2 in my little mini-series ) It's funny how parenting a toddler sometimes makes me feel like a toddler.  When Juliana is havi...

By Kevin I've been terrible at posting lately. For every ten times Ruth posts,  I manage to sneak something in, so I figured I'd t...

"But the grass is greener over there!!"  My wonderfully imperfect child can reject a vegetable from a mile away, spot the sunris...

This week the woman who taught us our first Chinese numbers and simple phrases is posting a series she calls "Language Week." Seei...

Yesterday toward the end of class I looked out the window. I do this a lot, but what was strange about this day was the Chinese girl stand...

Dear Juliana, Two years ago when I first held you I thought you were beautiful, but I didn't yet know what you'd become.  I...

Today I got my haircut for the first time in China.  It's funny that I have lived in China for six years and never had my haircut here...

 Kevin just took this picture from our window showing the four large apartment buildings under construction across the street.  I believe ...

We have a winner: Trekaroo just announced that the photo I took of Juliana at the San Diego Zoo  won first prize in it's summer photo co...