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Colombia Día 2: Divercity

Posted on July 28, 2018 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I’m posting on my phone so these will have to be short. Also, the WiFi here is so slow it is hard to post with a lot of pictures. And man do I have a lot ...

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Colombia Día 1: We made it!

Posted on July 27, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

The first 10 hours of the journey were honestly not that bad. Evidently my kids never get tired of screen time, which really helps on a long flight and layover....

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The New Room

Posted on July 24, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

It took me all of last week to finish my daughter’s room. There is still much to do, but now it’s ready for guests. I love it. I want it. I would ha...

Life

20 horas

Posted on July 24, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Our flight leaves in about 20 hours. I can’t really believe it. I originally bought my tickets for this trip in March. The end of July felt like ages away...

Life/Writing

Here, yet again

Posted on July 22, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

So I’m here, yet again, examining why I read what I read and why I write what I write. I find myself burning ever increasing amounts of valuable time read...

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A Fair Amount of Trepidation

Posted on July 20, 2018 by noemikjames / 11 Comments

We leave for our trip on Wednesday afternoon, and I have to admit, I’m feeling a fair amount of trepidation. I think a lot of it is just about getting eve...

Identity/Life

Birthday Shmirthday

Posted on July 18, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

Yesterday I quietly, and without celebration, turned 38. I’m not quite sure how I feel about that. You may remember that last year I was pretty stoked on ...

Parenting & Family

Diversity does not make kids “color blind”

Posted on July 16, 2018 by noemikjames / 12 Comments

We were at the pool one day in St. Louis, when my son said something to me I was sure I’d never hear him say. My daughter was also at the pool that day, w...

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The Loft Bed

Posted on July 14, 2018 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

On Thursday my daughter’s friend’s mom informed me that they were moving to North Carolina that very night, and did I know anyone who wanted two twi...

Travel

Home Again, Home Again

Posted on July 10, 2018 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

Jiggity jig. Tomorrow we head back to the bay. It was a really lovely trip, and we had a great time, but we’re all ready to go back home. I’ve been ...

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