by suelarkinsweems | May 10, 2013 | On Family
Yesterday, my daughter Cora Jo (age 9) begged to wrap the gift for a birthday party our son Jet (age 6) is attending tomorrow. I relinquished the task to her, and finished washing the dishes. Fifteen minutes later, she announced it was done, proudly grinning as she...
by suelarkinsweems | Apr 24, 2013 | On Family
Disclaimer: Please feel free to skip this post unless you enjoy parental gushing over videos of amateur singers. Lester Middle School’s Got Talent show went off this afternoon with quite a few hitches, but I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. When the kids came home a...
by suelarkinsweems | Apr 2, 2013 | On Family
Okinawa has nine historic sites that have been recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites (natural and cultural sites of universal significance- about 950 in the world). We’re trying to finish seeing all nine this year—only four to go! You can see the complete list...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 26, 2013 | On Family
We attended a middle school concert last week. Our middle schoolers performed in the chorus. We had attended the fall concert around Christmas, and it had been all we expected it to be. If you want to know what learning sounds like, go to an elementary or middle...
by suelarkinsweems | Mar 21, 2013 | On Family
Stories, stories everywhere, but not a one to share. I have a ton to write about, but it has all been vetoed. I want to tell you about the rise and fall of the middle school anti-romance. It was nixed. I would like to tell you about the middle schooler who...
by suelarkinsweems | Feb 27, 2013 | On Family
Okinawa has the earliest blooming cherry blossoms in Japan. At the end of January, we headed north to see them at Nakijin Castle Ruins. Nakijin is a great site in its own right, but we were hoping to catch the Sakura (Cherry Blossom) festival and the ruins on the...
