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!

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Yes, Beijing's Forbidden City (pictured, above) is really pretty and all, but I like Chengdu much better than Beijing!

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  • 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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05/08/2013

Happy (Almost) Mother's Day


I happen to be somewhere with VPN internet this moment in time, and thus I am able to access YouTube and post this awesome video. (Better early than never?  I have to post it now because I will most likely not be able to on Mother's Day.)


I think I post this video every year at Mother's Day, and every year it becomes more and more applicable to my life. Because I have two sons, ages 19 and 14, this video is VERY near and dear to my heart. 

 

 


I am an only child. I (obviously) had no brothers. That an my father is basically a very quiet, highly educated software engineer-y type. He isn't into sports. I grew up with no loudish guy antics or shenanigans or tomfoolery. Thus, being the mother of two teenage boys has been... quite interesting! 


My boys live to torment/play with/annoy/interact with/insult/laugh with each other. A la:


Myboys
Yep, this is my boys. Most likely the older one ambushed the younger one. However, the day the younger one was physically equally matched to the older one was an interesting day indeed, and they are now both evenly matched. Which makes life easier.

 
I love my boys. I can't imagine life without them.

 

Happy (Almost!) Mother's Day to my mother and to James' mother, neither of whom will be with us on Mother's Day (the gift cards will be in the email boxes!).  I cannot imagine celebrating Mother's Day without having my children with me, like what they have to do, but I'm sure that day is coming for me someday.


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Wah.

Posted on 05/08/2013 at 08:58 PM in Matthew, Me, Zachary |

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Jen

You introduced me to that video in 2009/10?! and I have loved it ever since. I wasn't exactly an only child, but either way no brothers and I just adore this video....and Happy Mom's Day to you, too!

Posted by: Jen | 05/08/2013 at 09:20 PM

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