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      • Road Signs
        08/31/09
        Here's a little insight: English road signs.

        Yes, I do mean "little." Try to find a street name in England and if (that's if) you can, it will stand about as tall as a cute 16-month-old. It's OK when on foot, but driving? Fah-get about it.

        We won&#

      • The Joust
        08/30/09
        Hampton Court Palace, take 2.

        Today's Bank Holiday weekend (the U.K. celebrates bank holidays, apparently, when it's illegal for banks to be open) found us back at Hampton Court Palace for King Henry VIII's joust.

        The boys learned about how to become a knigh

      • As Tall as Trees
        08/28/09
        Our visit to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew started practically in our own neighborhood. No getting lost today because we set out on foot from our front door.

        A couple miles later, we discovered a 250-year-old botanic garden so expansive we were unable to cover it all in the five hours we w

      • Hampt"run" Court Palace
        08/26/09
        You may look up the word "running" and find it is a noun defined something similar to someone or something that uses its legs to move quickly.

        But I have discovered a new definition.

        <i>Running: one of a few saving graces that allows small children to stay

      • Twin Play
        08/25/09
      • After-Nap Boot-Up
        08/21/09
        The boys woke up in this order this afternoon: Grant, Lennox, then Kellen. (Yes, Kellen actually took a nap. It's a miracle that happens about every third day).

        When Lennox saw Grant with his rain boots on, he grunted for his and was happy as a clam. The two strutted around the bac

      • Windsor Castle
        08/20/09
        We ventured off to Windsor Castle today because I saw the signs to the place yesterday while driving down to Andover. Actually, they were little pictures of the castle, so I figured, hey, if there's a picture off the motorway, it's gotta be close, right? And yes, I got into the car without

      • Two More Seats
        08/19/09
        Driving Day Two.

        We found a motorway (AKA freeway). Hallelujah! And, I didn't hit anything or get lost. Amazing, I know.

        We drove to Andover, about an hour south of where we live, packed a lunch, ate in the car, and picked up something that is worth its weight in gold

      • Driving Left
        08/18/09
        I'm left-handed. Left is natural for me. I can bowl with the left; I can scissor-cut with the left; I can write with the left; I can throw a ball with the left; and today I found out that I can drive (sitting on the right) staying on the left (side of the road, that is).

        Those were

      • (What's) In a Pickle
        08/17/09
        My friend emailed me the other day and asked what we are eating across the pond. I didn't think much of it, except that there are differences, subtle as they might be. I thought it might be worth blogging the several parts that exist in answering her question.

        <b>Spices</b

      • Asian Festival
        08/16/09
        OK. If you see anything in the following pictures that appears Asian, be sure to let me know, because I certainly missed it (Besides the silvery spaced-age dragons behind us in one of the shots. I'd actually call them "Asian-inspired," but they were super-cool, nonetheless. People wer

      • London Eye
        08/15/09
        So we ventured on the overground train today, and while at the station, we ran into our next door neighbor. We know no one in the area, and she just happened to be taking the same train. Fortuitous, considering we had just run over from the underground train because someone suspected from our conver

      • Richmond Park
        08/14/09
        This afternoon we walked to Richmond Park. We barely skimmed the surface, so we'll be returning again and again. It's the biggest park in London, and we live a mile away.

        We asked directions two different times from two very friendly Brits. When I asked if we were headed the

      • It's Your Party
        08/13/09
        If there's one thing I miss about home, it's grocery shopping U.S. style. I'm about to sound like an American snob, but I like to grocery shop once a week instead of every other day with three bread and milk gobbling kids.

        Call me crazy.

        And I like to have

      • London House
        08/12/09
        OK. We've arrived, and every time I think I'm going to sit down and write something profound about our adventures, I find myself wiping another bottom, tickling another boy, making another meal, or laughing with my mom. (Justin's currently in Russia, so we're breaking the place i

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