July 2011 – Six Abroad

Please Come Back

Not everyone in my family wants to come back to Taiwan. Please come back. I miss you!

I’ve been down on Taiwan lately. I know part of the melancholy comes from missing my wife and kids, but sometimes I find it hard to overlook the smelly food, dreary architecture and humidity. However, on a few occasions I dragged my lonely self out of the house and was reminded what a great placeContinue reading “Lonely Beauty”

The Meanest Mom on the Planet

I am officially The Meanest Mom on the Planet. It is a distinction that has been given to me by my children; yes, the ones I carried in my womb for nine months and squeezed out of my body, thus giving life to. Here is proof that no mom is meaner than I am: 1.Continue reading “The Meanest Mom on the Planet”

In Place of my Husband

It’s now been 3 1/2 weeks since I last saw my husband. We’re at about the mid-point of our home leave. Since I have a whole big bed to myself, I make it a point to only use half of the bed each night. That way, in the morning, I only have to make oneContinue reading “In Place of my Husband”