Category: Daily Life

Jaden has learned a few new words that I would have preferred him not know…especially from real life.  Words such as “tank”, “armored truck”, “soldier”, “guard”, and “gun” are now a real part of...

This weekend Josh was able to get Friday off so with an extra day to get stuff done on Saturday we decided to grab a few friends and leave the concrete jungle and head...

We’ve gone totally local!  What did I do to celebrate my 30th birthday…nothing other than party at a KTV (Karaoke Club)!  Whenever locals want to hang out somewhere other than a restaurant a karaoke...

So this past couple of weeks brought an unexpected turn of events.  First of all, the weather decided to retreat back into winter.  I literally watched our spring showers turn into snow.  It wouldn’t...

The other day our family decided to attend our first “Bu yao”, pronounced “boo y-ow”.  “Bu yao” in Mandarin means “don’t want”, so its everything the family doesn’t want to keep.  Whenever an expat...

Last weekend we had the privilege to finally get out of U-town and explore the countryside.  The weather was fantastic!  Josh put his new Chinese driver’s license to use and we rented a car...

Finally, a book that says what I’ve been trying to put into words!  I am currently in the middle of reading Beth Moore’s book “Believing G” and I must say that the introduction/first few...

It is hard to believe that our little man turned 2 years old on the 24th of February.  Time has both crawled and flown by.  We decided to wait and have a kid’s party...

Too much…too little…there is plenty to worry about when you are trying to figure out the best way to raise a child.  And everyone has an opinion and I get the feeling that no...

The Chinese New Year celebrations have officially ended!  As it turned out this year, Valentines Day ended up coinciding with the Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year...