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Amen on that Froggy Milk Post
In case you hadn’t seen, there is a mini plague beginning in our house. I half expect to look outside and see a pint-sized jungle Moses mumbling provocations against us.
Rae wrote about them here. Every night now, several plopping fat toadies explore our home, half-aware and earnest, compelled by some powerful urge to [...]
Home Sweet Home
Well, Chinua did arrive at our new house (which is still being built) in time to ask them not to paint the interior Pepto Bismol pink, but not in time to keep these tiles from being installed in the kitchen.
Hmmm, strange.
One of the bedrooms…
The living room. We’ve requested that the stripe not be purple, and [...]
Diapers here
I can’t remember the last time that Solo pooped in a diaper. It must have been three weeks ago, I guess.
This is because he poops in a bowl.
Yes, in a bowl.
I’ve always wanted to work on infant potty-training, or elimination communication, or go diaper free. In the West, it has many different names, but they [...]
Things I am loving right now
1. The looks on the Leafy Boy’s face when he’s watching his baby brother.
This one…
and this one.
2. Our new van! We finally got one! I was just talking to my mom the other day and she asked me if we’d managed to find a van yet. I told her no, it’s been difficult, and then [...]
Chai for Saturday!
Oh, our simple chai, how we love it. Before I moved here, I always thought of chai as something a lot more difficult to make than a cup of say, regular black tea.
Don’t get me wrong… I’ve made a lot of chai. But it’s always been a special occasion sort of thing. And then I [...]
A Comedy of Errors
Up with the baby at night, I had been lying in bed wondering, “What will we do if we don’t get any water tonight?” It had been three days already, and we were all desperate for a shower, needed clean clothes, and needed to treat our heads for lice again.
(Since Chinua and I have [...]
The story of Chin and Rae in India
So many people have asked about what in Kentucky we are doing in India, and here I answer this question. All bloggers are always balancing openness and the need for privacy, and so I have written as much as I feel comfortable sharing. If you have more questions you can email me at journeymama[at]gmail[dot]com, and [...]
Jaya Part Two: Consciousness vs. Culture
It’s part of living here, I’m coming to see. The question of consciousness vs. culture.
When Jaya first started working with us, or, when we first started living with her, when we moved into this house, I was never sure of myself. I knew that her last employer, an Indian woman, had completely different methods of [...]