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
Ridiculous What is a Hobbit? Last night I was forced to watch "The Hobbit." I did not then, nor do I now, have any idea what was happening in that movie. Eli: Wait just one damn minute. How old is Dumbledore? Daniel: . . . In Harry Potter? Eli: No.
Ridiculous Haircut. FOR WHICH I DID NOT GET NAKED. I went back to that place where I had the infamous body scrub [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2013/03/body-scrub.html] recently. I know. What the crap, Eli. How could you go back to a place where you had humiliated yourself that much? Guys.
Pictures from my phone Pictures & Weekly Distractions Thanks to all of you who have voted for Dean and helped him in his Ironman quest. If you haven't read yesterday's post yet, I'
Church Working in the Garden Last Saturday I experienced 4 hours of back-breaking labor in the garden behind the church. The Mormon church building in Palau sits on a beautiful piece of land that overlooks
The Siblings April Fools' Day Ok, first of all, some of you are SO mad that yesterday I didn't say a single thing about April Fools' Day. What the heck, Eli? How lazy can you be? You don't even deserve to be called an
Daniel Messy Room It's Monday in Palau. Easter has ended. The gigantic loaves of Ukrainian Easter bread Daniel spent 9 hours baking yesterday mostly remain in my kitchen, untouched. He says he didn't mean to make so much. But the recipe just kept
Palau Pictures from my Phone & Weekly Distractions Tonight we had a little party on the beach. Daniel has been doing an internship with the Attorney General of Palau, an American woman who has taken Daniel under her
