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One month and “some change”
July 25th was our last day in Scotland. It’s been one month and some change (pun intended) since we packed up the last of our belongings and moved (back) to the US from Scotland almost exactly 5 years to the day that we originally moved there in 2019. I promised it would be our last…
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Moving day, part 1
The company we enlisted to help us move from the UK back to the States came last week to take our stuff on a boat. We are officially in moving mode now (and have been for some time). Chaos rules.
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Roller skates and a mic (a birthday list update)
Vivian’s 11th birthday is coming up and the birthday list(s) have been rolling in. Here are the most recent drafts.
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Rubee hurt
Our dog Rubee got a nasty cut on her leg while she and I were out running. She ran off into the woods towards the end of our route, same thing she’s done a hundred times, but when she came back she was limping and bleeding quite badly. After an emergency vet appointment, they booked…
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Fourth Taekwondo grading
The kids and I completed our fourth grading in Taekwondo last weekend. We’ve been practicing together for nearly 3 years now and have come a long way since our first grading. Just like this is our last winter in Scotland, this will be our last grading here as well, although I’m really hoping to find…
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Last winter in Scotland
February is the twelfth-best month of the year. Doubly so in Scotland, one of the most oppressively rainy and dark places I have ever been. This is our fifth winter in a row here and, thankfully, our last.
Writing and drawings by Nick.
