Sherwood Family Nonsense

We have now been in Tashkent for eighteen months and have eighteen months left.  One one hand, this feels like a long time, and on the other...

I have no idea why children stick things in various orifices.  I don't understand what causes them to look at a small item (bean, bead, ...

This week we celebrated William's birthday.  I find it so strange that my penultimate baby is three years old.  This means that I have w...

When Kathleen reached sixth grade, I added exercising to her daily routine.  Exercising is a life skill that everyone can benefit from, so I...

This year I turned thirty-eight which is starting to sound like a lot of years.  I am the same age as my mother in law when she sent her old...

Yesterday we went up to the mountains for the first time this winter.  Although I really don't like winter (the only real use of winter ...

This week I got up every single (weekday) morning and exercised.  We had full school every day.  Our Russian tutor spent nine hours at our h...

My family has a history of ADD.  Brandon's family does too, so it isn't surprising that two of our children suffer from it also.  Wh...

Some days I have a hard time believing that I have seven children.  Seven children sounds like a lot  of children.  It's a number that i...

This year Christmas was cut a little short.  Brandon is still bitter about that, as Christmas is his favorite season of the year (did you kn...