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A couple months ago, Charlie got his first small pimple on his chin. Recently he’s had another pimple on his chin along with some small bumps on his forehead, most likely from always resting his glasses on his forehead when he’s reading or doing online homeschool. There’s no doubt that he’s grown a drastic amount […]

I have many friends and family that tested positive for covid in the US the past couple of weeks. They stayed cautious the entire pandemic, but are getting covid now probably due to the extreme transmissibility of the Omicron variant. One friend thinks she got it at the dentist. Another thinks he got it at […]

Mixbook is one of the most highly rated photobook websites right now, so I decided to give it a try, and I wasn’t disappointed. There are hundreds of templates to choose from including holiday, year in review, travel, recipe, etc. that make it easy to create a beautiful photobook. They have an iphone app, but I have an […]

Since we decided never to reopen our small resort in the Philippines, we’d been planning on moving back to the US to spend more time with my parents as they get older. The pandemic really made us think about the importance of family as we were all kept apart, worried about each other’s health. We moved […]

It’s been a crazy week for the Philippines and our island of Palawan, as it was directly hit by Hurricane Odette (known as Rai internationally), a Category 5 hurricane that did devastating damage. Due to the location of our island, it’s typically spared from the worst effects of hurricanes compared to the rest of the […]

I love filling stockings with a combination of fun, practical, and edible things. I just finished buying stocking stuffers today, and if you’re still looking for some last minute ideas, here’s what I got for Charlie and Olive! Fortune Cookie Bracelets – This 4 pack of bracelets that come in fortune cookie shaped containers were too […]

Charlie turned 12 last week. There was a homeschoolers day at the Long Beach Aquarium and I purchased tickets weeks ago not realizing that it was on his actual birthday, but it worked out. The kids had a great time at the aquarium, even more fun at the adjacent park, and then Charlie found a message […]