Archive for March, 2009
April Food Day
I am making cupcakes again for one of the high school boarding students at Roxi’s school. This is the third time I’ve volunteered to do this this year. While it is a bit of work, I don’t mind it. I feel sad for these boarders, being away from their families on their birthdays. Perhaps I’m projecting a [...]
Roxi, Roxi, Roxi
On Friday, Roxi went to see An Inspector Calls with her class at the New Wimbledon Theatre. Before the show, the kids were allowed to go to dinner in small, unsupervised groups. Amazingly everyone showed up at the theatre on time! On Saturday, Roxi sat her drama exam at LAMDA. She and three other students [...]
Living as an American (Texan!) in England
Yesterday, I was exchanging messages with Emm about what to write for World Blog Surf Day. I was trying to think of a way to boil down my expat experience here in England. Two years of living abroad was a bit too much to condense into a short post. However, one thing I kept circling [...]
You do the hokey pokey/cokey/tokey and you turn yourself about, that’s what it’s all about.
We are making our way through the maze of paperwork for the possible NL move. Apparently, to apply for residence visas, we need birth and marriage certificates less than 6 months old. And they need to be notarized in a particular way. This is trickier than it sounds! Not impossible, but still kind of a [...]
Danger: do not oogle the newborn lambs whilst driving
I wish I had a photo for you. On my way to the airport yesterday morning, I noticed that the sheep along side the motorway had company. BABIES! And oh, they were adorable–they couldn’t be very old. Maybe a few days? It is hard to sigh over them at 70 MPH, though. All of the [...]
I wouldn’t wish this on anyone
Roxi and I took Trudy to the vet yesterday. Let’s just say, if you’re a dog owner and you’re wondering why your pet is paying particular attention to the area back there, read this (do not eat while reading this!). The rest of you, please feel free to skip. Suffice it to say, it took me [...]
Daunt Books, London
I met Bee in London yesterday. I like to leave our meeting places up to her because she always suggests the perfect spots for our get-togethers. Last time, we met in Notting Hill. This time she suggested MaryleboneHigh Street. The main reason we were in Marylebone was for this fantastic place: Daunt Books. A bookworm like [...]
A week of answers…
Roxi did not get into the music school. In a way, I am glad about this because if she had, it would have made it that much harder to leave London if that is what we are supposed to do. Also, after reviewing the school’s curriculum, it seemed like it wouldn’t have been a good [...]
Roxi says…
Look! It’s Roxi reading the Carmen program from last month’s show. This is an accurate reflection of her. Get it? Reflection? Of her? Reading theatre stuff? Heh heh… Ok, never mind. My girl was so appreciative of all of your comments and emails yesterday. Thank you so much for your encouraging messages. It really meant [...]
Roxi’s first big audition
Roxi has an audition this afternoon. It’s in London for a prestigious music university that offers Saturday classes for youths. She’s trying out for the 2009-10 school year*, by the way. We got the letter for this audition about a month ago, the same day we saw Carmen. What timing, right? We get home from [...]
