Samantha Nicole Sanborn Birth Announcement

Samantha finally made her long awaited appearance on May 7, 2007 at 2:40 pm in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She weighed 3.5 kilos (7.7 lbs) and was 51 cm long (20.1 inches) long. She has all 10 fingers and toes and a very powerful set of lungs. She has fair skin, dark brown...

Um, Excuse Me, But I’m Trying to Breathe

When I was a bratty teenager, I think I actually said that to a smoker who was standing upwind from me at a bus stop. I know I think it often, especially if I’m trying to eat…But today we are talking about a different kind of smoke. Northern Thailand is...

Packing, cleaning, giving….

We’re off to Thialand in just a few days. So we are madly packing and repacking our bags. I totally overpacked for this trip. It’s hard to know what you’ll need for a year away from home. But I now have a strategy that I hope to use in the future....

Decided to Bump up our Itinerary….

… you don’t have to wade through all the sillyness below :-)Here’s an idea of our plans for the next few weeks.March 14 to 17 – San Carlos, CAMarch 18 to 26 – San Jose, CAMarch 27 to 31 – Rock Springs, WYMarch 31 to April 4 –...