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I'm pretty sure Ivanka thought I was a crazy holiday celebrating American when she found me upstairs with a toolbox, umbrella, black hoo...

I believe every person of voting age, should be an active citizen and VOTE! The temptation is strong to allow civic participation to become ...

With all of my "things to do before I die", this one can officially be crossed off the list: trying to iron my wrinkly skirt with ...

Weird. We changed our clocks today back one hour for DST in Czech. One week before America. (Well, most of America--besides Arizona who does...

4 ways I helped this family become more American just today: 1. I taught William to sing the Yankee Doodle song AND recite the Preamble to ...

To my surprise, I see photos of Delicate Arch all over the place here. I never knew that the little arch that appears on my license plate is...

Someone shared an email with me from their sister-in-law the other day and now I'll share the story with you: Their son, who is in Kinde...

Glasses you can change the color of to match your outfit with ink? Interesting. Nerdy. And possibly dangerous if they spring a leak while yo...

...except I'm not a dude (just change it around). My mom says I'm just average, but my grandma thought I was cute... LYRICS from Wha...

My favorite conversation of the week... cz: deanna, would you mind teaching English to this person's child on this day and this person...

Laugh often. Laugh long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath or it hurts. And if you have a friend who makes you laugh, spend lots an...

Words can't explain how much I loved meeting these distant family members...so I'll let the photos do the work:

The face made when you hear "Mommy guess what...we ate french fries!" after negotiating a deal with a 3 year old to keep your acti...

I saw Mamma Mia last week in the theater (PS good show) and it got me thinking words I don't say very often. L-O-V-E. That's right, ...

I was writing a new post tonight when I came across a struggle. I want to add a quote from a movie, however, I do not know the title of the ...

It's been awhile since I posted a good blog, assuming some of my posts are good, so I am using this one to do some catching up. I was t...

Hey, need something fun to do? Go to this link and vote for me to win a trip to walk to Liverpool. Of course I would enter this contest! Ple...

the facts of one sweet European roadtrip. GOOD: A few years ago I made a list of the top 5 places I wanted to visit. The list included Texas...

Two things I HATE: colored toilet paper and crocs. It's just wrong wrong wrong to be using paper with dye on it. I don't care if it ...

Two nights ago, I decided to catch the Olympic spirit so I turned on the television and caught a good amount of synchronized diving. It'...

The family decided I needed a birthday meal I'd never forget. Snail and pheasant Czech 2008.

I got 7 proposals the first day on my search for the man who would save my pocket $500 (see 08/01/08 post). Not bad. Not bad at all. This bo...

When I stand in line at a store, I like to give the person in front of me some personal space. I don't need to see what they buy and don...

It's almost here. 08/08/08. And my brother will soon be 500 bones richer. You see, he made a bet several years earlier that I wouldn...

I know we grow up learning about the danger of talking to strangers, but I think I would have missed out on some of my favorite people/insig...

I taught William what pig tails are today with my hair in braids. And he pulled them. Typical boy.

I'll change this in a bit, but here's my lazy version of posting photos. Click the link. xoxoxo http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...

I walk by this cathedral at least once a week and finally went inside the other day. It had a beautiful pulpit, richly colored stained glass...

I had the afternoon off so I tried to be the best American I could being it was July 4 and Independence Day. So I stopped by the local Ameri...

Max's Father: Dangit, Max! Get serious, for once! What are you going to DO with your life? Max: Why is it always what will I DO? ...

William is amazing at picking up the English language and speaking. So, besides teaching him to always say 'please' and 'thank...

I've been watching a few childrens' shows lately (some over and over and over again). I can tolerate most, but if there is one that ...

If someone gave me a wad of cash and told me I HAD to spend it today or else I'd lose it (and I couldn't invest, save, or give it aw...

Two weeks in Lignano and I was in heaven. Now I'll share with you what Italy IS to me: For those that like more details: Grandma &...

Within the last month, I have had a woman in a wheelchair tell me I have nice legs and a homeless man who probably hasn't seen a dentist...