Nostalgia Graduation Nuggets of Wisdom Graduation is happening across Palau right now. I got an invitation to a graduation for this coming Sunday, which I'm excited to go to because when they call the names I like to wait until the people sitting next to me cheer
Ridiculous Birthday Marathon The photo above is how I always want to remember Daniel, long after he has died from food poisoning or from sticking his hand into a blender or something equally
Palau Pictures & Weekly Distractions Dear Strangers of the world. Tomorrow (May 18th) is my birthday. I can't believe I'm turning 65 again. I know you all want to send me
Church Daniel Snaps Last night Daniel snapped at one of the teenagers. Remember last week [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2013/05/twenty-teenagers.html] when he got high and mighty after I went all Carrie [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XFbAINOlnY] on them? And Daniel was all
The Siblings Solomon I'm working on something for the court now that has just about ripped my brain out of my head and thrown it into a blender. You're welcome for the visual. You all know that I have a job, right? I
Ridiculous ANTS! Ants. Everywhere. And I know what you're thinking. We are NOT dirty people. And yes, I have been working out. Thanks for the kind thoughts. I'm totally blushing. Our apartment is clean! Sure we leave crumbs out all over the
Palau Trust The other day I was running home from work: my ongoing attempt to combat adult onset diabetes. In my first four or five months in Palau I gained 25 pounds. And not the good kind of 25 pounds, whatever that is. I did the
Daniel Pictures & Weekly Distractions Heading into the weekend here in the land of coconuts, a good 16 or so hours ahead of most of you. Happy Mother's Day to all the moms.
Church Twenty Teenagers Last night I had a very minor freak out in front of the church kids. It was Wednesday night, which is our night to do activities with the hormonal teenagers. And I could tell that I was ultra-irritable before we even walked into the
Daniel This is Very Strange I've been sort of tired this week. Not really sure why. Jet lag? It's been 8 or 9 days so it seems like I should be pretty over that by now. Last night I had a quiet night in. After
Ridiculous Mother Hen Monday was a holiday in Palau so we took the day to go diving with a group of friends even though there are animals under water. This is one of those peer pressure things where I'm basically FORCED to agree to go
Pictures from my phone Pictures & Weekly Distractions We've reached the end of my first week back in the land of coconuts. It's been a nice one, and my jet-lag is slowly wearing off
Ridiculous Emailing Kaylee Yesterday I got the following email from my very dramatic 9-year-old niece Kaylee, the oldest daughter of my sister, Krisanda: Dear Eli, This is Kaylee. We put our for sale
Ridiculous The Mobile Spider When we first got to Palau, we noticed a gigantic spider perched in the center of a large web near the stairs leading to our apartment. The spider was high above even Daniel's freakishly circus-level reach. Daniel hates spiders, like any good
The Siblings Journey Back to a Dot Last night I made it back to the land of coconuts. Daniel picked me up at the airport at 8:15, drenched completely in sweat, just like he was when he dropped me off at the same spot over two weeks ago. After 34
Ridiculous An Evening with Jolyn Ok, first of all, I know! Today is supposed to be a pictures and distractions post. I know the schedule guys. I'm the one who created it. And
The Siblings Guatemala Video Happy Wednesday, all. I actually thought yesterday was Wednesday until about 3:00 PM when I met up with Jolyn and she informed me that it was Tuesday. So I'm feeling very confused today. Partly because I still don't really
Ridiculous Autocorrect Problems One of the most frustrating things about making a short trip to the U.S. is my lack of cell phone. I have my old U.S. phone with me, which I'm able to use for Interneting whenever I'm near
Life Search Party Guys. I know. I'm the worst person you've ever not met. I can't believe I've gone a few days without checking in. You've probably all been wondering if I'm dead. Have you
Ridiculous The DMV On Monday I went to the DMV to renew my license and to register my U.S. car. Rather, I was taken to the DMV by Bob. My parent and guardian. Bob was kind enough to take time out of his schedule to drive
Ridiculous Stuff Cathie Has Said Prayers and best wishes go out from Stranger to all those affected in the Boston Marathon disaster today. Not to repeat myself, but in case you missed it, tickets for Thursday's show at The Porch are available here [http://utahporch.org/curses-april-18]
FYI Back in the U.S. of A. I need to be quick today because I have spent 987 of the last 72 hours on planes and I am CRANKY. Ok, not really that cranky. Because I stopped sweating for the first time in 6 months. And how can you be cranky
Ridiculous Pictures & Weekly Distractions So I got the full story on the cat pee thing I mentioned yesterday. Basically Daniel had to sit in this house for 4 hours while various animals (mostly cats)
Church Cat Pee! Everywhere! We had the kids last night, just like every Wednesday. Note: I like referring to our Wednesday night church activities with the teenagers this way because it sounds like a joint-custody situation. And it also gives me an inside peek at what it would
Nostalgia Cure for Anxiety? I'm sitting in my office right now, full all the way to the top with anxiety. Eleventy million things to get done at work before the Twice Up the Barrel tour to the U.S., which starts in about two days. Also