Overslept again today. Woke up at 9. Everyone wanted french toast so I made breakfast. Midway through the first batch, the stove stopped working. Gas just went out. We called the agent and she mentioned that we must have &q
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Today was a really nice day. Easy on mom, which is nice. I awoke about 8:30 this morning and forced myself to get up rather than roll over. It's so tempting sometimes!
Today we're half way through our 'experiment'. Honestly, I am a bit surprised that I am not missing the comforts of the states. Really, you can get anything you need here, which is encouraging. I am not near ready to go home. I h
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Every morning, about an hour before I'm actually ready to get up, I am woken to a strange tinkling sound. It sounds like someone has spilled coins on the floor. It's our frisky kitty playing with a shell across the tile floor. She gets
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Today we were back to the routine. I slept well last night except for some really good rain storms that woke us up. Damn metal roof! The neighbors have a couple of dogs I'd like to shoot. I'm not normally a 'c
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We slept in this morning so we got another late start. It was ok, it was much needed. After some breakfast, we headed to Neslon's Dockyard. Today was overcase, yet quite sticky and hot.
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Wow, is it stormy today. I got up at 7am because last week the housekeeper came at 8 and I wanted to be sure someone was up. Today Liem left the house at 4:30am to go to the airport. He is spending the day at St.
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Since Cohen had withdrawn from sailing class, the kids and I slept in a bit today. I think we rolled out of bed around 8:30. Hayley and I had french toast and bacon...Cohen had a bowl of cereal.
This morning we were up at 7am again. I took Cohen down to the Yacht Club to see about getting him out of Sailing School. I'm really bummed he didn't like it but at least he tried. If we were at home, we'd make him stick with it, but b
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The routine of everyday life is setting in. To me, this is when the experiment really begins. There are dishes to be washed, floors to be swept, toilet paper to buy, laundry to be done, electronics to buy, etc.
