Posts Tagged ‘maycie’

I Love the Smell of Boxes in the Morning!

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

She knows the smell of boxes means change is coming.

She knows the smell of boxes means change is coming.

We are moving again. It is scary when Maycie takes a look at our boxes and then at me, then at the boxes, then at me and says very matter of factly, “ingna.” I have no idea what it means, but it is clear she knows it means change is in the wind. It is really cute to see her put the pieces together. It is also very scary to think of the impact this will have on her life as she gets older. So far she seems to adapt very well to new people and is very sociable which helps a great deal. (more…)

Preparing for the Next Move

Friday, June 12th, 2009

We plan to move to Mindanao at the end of September.

We arrived here in the Philippines last August and as we approach our one year anniversary our heads are already spinning with how much has changed since we first boarded a plane to come here. When we left California we had a set of plans that seemed like a very reasonable thing to shoot for. We decided to go with what seemed clear at the time and even signed a 14 month lease on our apartment. (more…)