Zaden loves swimming.
He is a Pisces, after all.
Video tour of our mountain home in Costa Rica!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSalbMiCF2I]
The Highland Roots
This weekend, I took my children to The Highland Games, so I could expose them to the community of Scots from whence they came. Indilea loves the idea of cousins. She has always wanted cousins. This weekend, I gave her more cousins than she could count. My children and I all share a middle name: [...]
Repatriating for Health Care
Like many Americans, I have gone bankrupt because of our for-profit health insurance system. Unlike most Americans, I am leaving the system altogether, and coming to Costa Rica. International moves are expensive, but the cost of repatriation dwarfs the risk of becoming financially crippled for simply getting sick. My daughter has a pre-existing condition. She is four years old. There is a cyst on [...]
Easter Present for my Fairy Daughter
My daughter has a dream-friend called Moonhorse. She visits Moonhorse in her dreams, and he flies with her up to the moon, where they have friends (like Yojo the Unicorn) and they play games and have adventures. A few weeks ago, Indilea made a painting for Moonhorse, and wanted me to leave it out on [...]
Bachelor Name
'MacTavish' is a right noble name. It's got the clout of a HIghland clan, and the stoutness that comes with healthy peasant genes. I gave this name up to take the name 'Huntress,' which is being daughtered out. See, my fair wife comes from a clan that has lots of daughters. The Huntress clan, it [...]
Train Table Films
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Lhs-1TMS0 Indilea and Zaden Huntress wrote their first movie this weekend. The setting: our new Train Table. The cast: Thomas the Tank Engine, Flodo the Bus, and...monsters.
A Week with the Kids
Me and my kids. All week. For the first time, Johanna is going on a trip by herself. Well, not all by herself; she's going with her mom, and they are taking a flight to Costa Rica tonight, on Christmas. This is the first time she has left her children for more than a few [...]
Huntress kids 2010 Episode 5
[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKhb9qbweik"] This is the last one in the series. Great music, and adorable children playing in the Portland sunshine.