Sherwood Family Nonsense

This year we hosted Thanksgiving.  We held it with a few other families who also had a lot of children and one of them offered to host ...

Last week Joseph turned seven.  I remember when seven was a Very Big Age, but seven doesn't seem that big anymore when you have three ot...

I mostly like our kitchen here in Tashkent.  I can't say that I've loved any of our kitchents; each one has a mix of features that I...

Last Tuesday afternoon, I woke up from my nap and put on my riding tights.  After checking on the children (get your school work done! ...

I’m not a big Halloween celebrator.   I think that I got this from my mother, who felt that it was a useless holiday, o...

  Back in September, friends of ours in the church group here mentioned that they wanted to go hiking to a glacial lake, Lak...

Whenever I consider living in various countries, one of the first thing I think about is food.  One of my permanent jobs is feeding my famil...

The timing of potty training is largely a matter of preference.  Which do you like less - changing diapers or cleaning up puddles and messy ...

This week Joseph learned how to ride a bike.  Before this week, I'd taught three children to ride a bike.  I don't really enjoy teac...

Last night I woke up cold and had to get another blanket to warm back up with.  When I pulled the curtains this morning, I was greeted with ...