Rusty and Lynette Polinder have been working with the Akha Youth Development Center here in Chiang Rai for the past couple of years and have been expecting their first child. Last night Lynette went into labor and gave birth to a baby girl 2.5 months premature. Lynette is doing fine, but the baby girl is [...]

I just thought I’d give you a “taste” of our life here. Lately, this is one of our family’s favorite dishes. And it’s one of the rare recipes that can be easily replicated in the United States. So, if your family is ready for something new on the dinner table, you can try it out [...]

It seems to be somewhat of a trend for mommies to post weekly meal plans, recipies and the like on their blogs. And, since my blog has been suffering of late, I thought I’d get on the bandwagon and start posting about some of our favorite meals here in the Vernon household. (Although, honestly, don’t [...]

It has been FOREVER since I posted here… and so out of fear of letting this blog die, I’m finally getting a new post up! I’m really loving the Christmas season this year and so I thought this questionnaire would be a fun easy way to share my thoughts! 1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?Wrapping [...]

I’ve been feeling weird all week! Not really sick enough to call myself sick… you know, just kinda head-achy, stomach-achy and all around tired! In fact, I was feeling so odd and “not myeslf” that I actually went out and bought a pregnancy test today! (…which, thankfully, came back negative… we’d like more kids, just [...]