by Karen | Apr 11, 2017 | Being Me, Blog, Culture, Kids!, Life Lessons
In a week or so, you will have the pleasure of living with my son Jack, just as I was honored to host your daughter Charlotte, and her friend Alina. These girls became part of our family from breakfast morning talks over Pop Tarts to t-shirt shopping at the Gap. As...
by Karen | Oct 9, 2016 | Blog, Culture, Life Lessons
(written on Saturday, Day 15.) I am sitting here with Izzy snoring on my lap. The house is very quiet and the mood is somewhat somber. Chip and Jack are in Connecticut for a regatta. The girls and I have been eating, then shopping, then eating for the last 5...
by Karen | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog, Culture, Life Lessons
Late Friday night we welcomed our German exchange students. As the bus pulled up, the American students and their families waved both American and German flags. It was quite moving and a foreshadow of the excitement yet to come. Amelia is away and not here to...