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Changing of the Guard

Changing of the Guard

A bit of a belated happy new year to everyone! Aside from the date, little’s changed around here. Well, that’s not precisely true, I guess. …

 

Beyond Awkwardness

Beyond Awkwardness

Today, I am officially a creep. As you may recall, we have this lovely woman who for the past several months has cleaned our house and …

 

Nico and the Christmas Bush

Nico and the Christmas Bush

Ah! Winter holidays! Growing up, this was one of those awkward times of year where I had difficulty pinpointing exactly where I belonged in the …

 

Acknowledging the New Year

Acknowledging the New Year

You know what? It’s 2008 now. Thought I’d let you know since it seems to have taken me a couple of days to realize. Heck, …

 

Festival of Silly Quandaries

Festival of Silly Quandaries

This morning, Christian asked me when I wanted to open Christmas presents. I looked at him as if this should be a “No, duh” situation …

 

Tell Him You Love Him With Cold Forging

Tell Him You Love Him With Cold Forging

You may recall, during our fateful trip to Shenyang the weekend before Thanksgiving to get my name changed in my passport, that Christian lost his …

 

Are There Any Christmas-Trainers in the House?

Are There Any Christmas-Trainers in the House?

By the time I was around eight, Christmas at my house had become some weird battle ground between my mother and herself. Everything about Christmas …