Just Curious (or: Questions that Need to be Asked)

This is us. The one showing lots of shoulder (in her Chengdu, China Marine Ball ball gown!) is the EFM who writes this blog. The one wearing a tux (James) is the employee who moves her (and their two sons) around all over the world. The red link, below, is how you can get in touch with me...

The time in Chengdu, China

Chengdu: city of fabulous food and beautiful Buddhist monasteries!

In Our Same Boat (with State)

Beyond the Cornfields
Brand-new State Department family in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Love their two little girls (she just recently had a baby while being posted in Dhaka), horticulture, traveling and adventure!
Email From The Embassy
State Department family formerly in Beijing, China, and recently posted to Amman, Jordan. A trailing spouse, she's also a writer, and frequently publishes articles with major news sources. A very experienced State family, this new post is something like overseas post number six or seven for them.
Just US
A beautiful family of seven - they have arrived at their new post: Jerusalem! They just finished off an unaccompanied tour to Iraq and are very much looking forward to sightseeing around the middle east.
Our Life
State Department family on their second post...Tijuana, Mexico. It's their first overseas assignment and they have two little boys. They love Tijuana so far and post pictures frequently! They also get to enjoy the best of both worlds for they can sneak over the border into San Diego when they want to!
The Dinoia Family
State Department family formerly in California, now in DC for a DC tour. Next, the husband will do a one year unaccompanied tour. A very experienced State family (formerly in Iceland and Caracas) with a blog that has been around quite a while and has great archives. Jen has a sweet heart and a lot to give!
The Perlman Update
State Department family formerly in Chennai, India, who then did a year-long unaccompanied tour in Iraq. They are now on a DC tour and after that will do another unaccompanied tour (Afghanistan). She totally tells it like it is and doesn't sugar-coat what life is really like. Witty, snarky, funny and down-to-earth. Look elsewhere if you want fake. Read if you want REAL.
Where in the World Am I?
State Department family formerly in Bujumbura, Burundi and now in Hyderabad, India. They just had their first baby this summer - a beautiful little girl- (there's a separate blog about this) and she also eats gluten-free (with a separate blog, also).

One of the most intriguing things about Chengdu is that it is a seamless blend of ancient and modern... all together, side by side.

Can't Live Without (non-State)

Crass-Pollination: An ER blog
The best ER nurse blog EVER!
Doctor Grumpy in the House
The best doctor blog EVER!
In Which...
My IRL friend, a stay-at-home, homeschooling Mama of seven. Her darling daughters are, goshdarnit, probably too young to be hoped for as my future daughters-in-law.
The Crib Chick
My IRL friend, a stay-at-home, homeschooling Mama of five. Hopefully two (Any two! I'm not picky!) of which are my future daughters-in-law.
the underwear drawer
An anesthesiologist who is possibly the most talented & entertaining writer ever. I've read her blog ever since she started medical school. No, don't know her in real life. Wish I did.
The Bloggess
This blog is both hysterically funny and hilariously irreverent. I actually let my 17 year old son read it (who loves it as much as I do!), but wouldn't even CONSIDER letting my 12 year old son read it. Which is about all the description it needs!

The grounds of Chengdu monasteries can be very, very peaceful...even though they are smack dab in the heart of a city of millions of people.

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05/25/2010

Just Curious (or: Questions that Need to be Asked)

We are, of course, grateful to be able to take advantage of living at our Oakwoody Offshoot (not The Mothership) while James is in training for our next post (Chengdu, China).

However, there are some day-to-day complications with this.

For example, as Devonnaire pointed out recently, all drinking glasses are the same in the Oakwood kitchen. Which, I'm sure, isn't a problem for the typical person staying at the Oakwood. But we homeschool, and so most of us are basically here all day. Sooooo....

I usually walk into the kitchen and ask myself the same question: Which drinking glass is mine?

Is it...

The one by the toaster?

Or is it....

The one by the knife set?

Or maybe it's...

the one by the microwave?

Hmmmm....

(This is normally the time when I just GIVE UP and go get myself a different water glass.)

But I am loathe to get rid of the other ones that are already out on the counter, for what if my boys have a better grasp on reality than I do, and I inadvertently stick theirs in the dishwasher?

You see the problem. And by the end of the day, there are about a hundred million drinking glasses out.

And here's an even MORE pressing question:

Which one of you people had a ROCKIN' party outside of our Oakwood apartment and didn't invite US?

Because you're TOTALLY BUSTED. I saw this bottle when I was walking around taking pictures of flowers, and now I know that you're out there having some serious fun without us.

NICE.

Posted on 05/25/2010 at 08:03 AM in Oakwood, Posts referencing fellow State bloggers | Permalink

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We're the same way with cups around here... though I'm pretty diligent about putting mine in the very same place all day. The problem is when the girls want to drink out of my cup that it ends up making its way around the house.

And what's up with the littering... so sad to see that bottle laying there!

Posted by: Jill | 05/25/2010 at 10:36 AM

It wasn't me. I would never have fun without you. Unless it involved sushi. But even then I intend to eventually involve you!

Posted by: Digger | 05/25/2010 at 11:17 AM

You are so hilarious! We had the smae dilemma with the drinking glasses as well. So we splurged and bought the kids plastic tiny cups at IKEA that were color coded.

The bottle on the ground reminds me of my new home, Kuwait. Litter is everywhere here. Come on Northern Virgina, that is embarassing!!! Don't be a litter bug!

By the way have you heard anymore from the Tigers?

Posted by: Crystal | 05/25/2010 at 11:33 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Vacu-Vin-Glass-Markers-People/dp/B002BH34SA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1274813036&sr=8-1 would be a fun way to tell the glasses apart. We made some beautiful charms http://habakkuk318.blogspot.com/2009/12/kids-make-glass-charms.html but ours are really for wine glasses and slip around the side when you're drinking from them.

Posted by: Jeni | 05/25/2010 at 11:49 AM

I just write on the glasses with a sharpie marker. It will wipe off easily enough with a green scrubby or some nail polish remover. Not very cute or creative but al least I know which glass is mine.

You know if they weren't going to invite you to the party (an how dare they leave you out!?!) they could have least removed the evidence!

Posted by: shannon | 05/25/2010 at 12:21 PM

You could assign everyone a spot to leave their glass. But what fun would that be?
We have some larger drinking glasses -- they're actually acrylic -- that we got at Costco at some point. They're all different colors, which could help solve the problem.

Posted by: Zoe | 05/25/2010 at 12:39 PM

Don't you know, language training drives a person to drink...sometimes...

maybe..

Posted by: lindsay | 05/25/2010 at 01:30 PM

I was throwing together an OAkwood post and just wanted to let you know I linked to your post. Please let me know if it is a problem. Thanks Kolbi!
http://smallbitsfs.blogspot.com/2010/12/housing-options-in-dc-oakwood.html

Posted by: Becky | 12/02/2010 at 12:33 PM

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James loves me. And our sons. And his job. But not having his picture taken. In 2011 he finished up over a year and half of training, and in the fall of 2011 we got to our first overseas post - Chengdu, China!