While packing up my stuff at my parent's house, I came across this: I made it after Maeve was born.  If you keep up with this blog, I h...

And why I'd rather travel halfway across the world with kids in a plane any day over a car. My new house is approximately 1049 miles ...

I know I just posted a strawberry muffin recipe, but I feel the need to post this one too, that's how much I loved it.  You would not be...

On Friday, March 11, there was a major earthquake in northern Japan.  Exactly three weeks prior, my four children and I relocated back to th...

I wasn't sure whether or not I was going to reveal a secret club my kids and I had started.  In light of recent events in Japan, I have ...

I haven't been around much lately because the past month I've been busy packing up all of these: And this week, I've been busily...

A few years ago, at the Osaka airport, I let my kids get their first Happy Meals from McDonald's.  The toy that came with the meal prove...

Today I am saying goodbye to my home in Japan.  I will be leaving a place that is currently the only home my kids can remember.  I started o...

The grocery store is something that I mainly will not miss about living in Japan (with a few small exceptions). For the most part in Japan...

When I announced last week that our family would soon be moving from Japan, I mentioned that there would still be posts in the category ...

It's official, my life can't get any crazier.  Last November, my husband found out it was possible we'd be moving before the sum...

This is a quick post, but it's something that makes me chuckle.  Since it's our first Christmas here, one of my neighbors who has sp...

I have been thinking about posting about the cell phone charm madness that is quite evident to anyone that comes to Japan.  When people come...