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
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
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 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
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
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.
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
Ironman While We're on the Topic of Embarrassing Stories Right before lunch today I got the mass text that "fresh" produce had graced the land of Palau. 12 seconds later I was walking down the street toward the grocery store at a brisk pace when the Stormtrooper zoomed by with Daniel
Ridiculous Someone is a Liiiiitle Selfish with His Clothes Yesterday I got back from the beach, took a shower, and then threw on the first clothes I could find in a pile of laundry that hadn't been folded yet. Daniel was making a quick trip to the grocery store and I
