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A Walk Through Wilderness (And the Dump)
What ended with flames, dogs, and old tires began with an innocent little walk in the hills. Ever since Ben and I got married, our hikes always seem to end up with us accidentally walking on private property, and then trying desperately to get out unseen as fast as possible. Naturally, our latest hike ended up the same…
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What’s It Like to Bring a Dog to Sint Maarten?
Wondering what it’s like to travel overseas with a dog? Turns out, harder than you’d expect but more than worth it! Here’s my friend Jon, the husband of a med school student at American University of the Caribbean and proud owner of a boarder collie, on how to bring a dog overseas and help him…
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We’re Foster Parents
If you haven’t figured in out by now, Ben and I are foster parents! We’ve been enjoying the company of a teen boy for about six months, who you may have seen mentioned vaguely as “R” in some of my recent posts. I haven’t talked about this explicitly, mostly because I’m not really sure how…
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Exploring Tall Ships in French Saint Martin
Saint Martin is an island with plenty to do! There are often fun activities to participate it, when you know how to find them. This weekend’s activity was a free tour of three tall ships in Galis Bay! After Coach Tom told me about this excursion, I decided to take R and head over to…
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Baseball Birthdays
Every now and then, we have birthday parties on the baseball field! Last week, it was A’s turn to have a surprise party. His birthday was during the week, but for some reason he told me it was Saturday. So I arrived on Saturday armed with a cake (covered in sprinkles, of course), much to…