Sherwood Family Nonsense

A week or so ago I was unpacking.  We've been in our house for a month now, but I'm still not quite  done.  First we had to wait ...

This week I turned thirty-three.  A year ago I turned thirty-two, so it wasn't a big surprise when I woke up one morning and was thirty-...

Most nights I sweep my kitchen floor.  Brandon is usually upstairs with the children, reading them a story and putting them to bed.  He is s...

I once had a good friend tell me, "In every marriage, one person is the gas and the other is the brake."  I'll give you two gu...

Winter has settled in here in Dushanbe.  Thankfully, winter in Dushanbe is more like "winter," which means a mix of grey rainy day...

Since moving to Dushanbe, Brandon and I have not had any date nights.  Which, at least for our finances, is probably okay since we really li...

My house is starting to feel like a home.  Our books are unpacked, my very favorite carpet is in the living room, I'm sleeping on my mag...

Saturday, Brandon and I assembled our last piece of furniture.  We've had a lot of practice doing this over the years; our bed has now b...

I've never been a big fan of 'cultural experiences.'  This probably makes me completely unfit for this lifestyle - what better p...

I love unpacking.  I think I love it as much as I hate packing; packing is just the first step in a long and complicated series of actions t...