The Barbers Move to Denmark

OK, back to Danish life! We had a nice visit to the U.S., but we still have lots of good Danish living to cover. Birthdays My birthday happened while I was in the U.S., but we celebrated with some delicious BLTs and ice cream at home before I left. And for those of you who think a BLT doesn't sound like a very exciting birthday dinner, I feel sad, because it's clear to me that Zac has never made you a sandwich before. That guy is GOOD. My colleagues sure didn't forget my birthday, either. I returned from the U.S. to find my desk decorated in traditional Danish birthday fashion. Zac got me really some really cool earrings from Lövendahl that I had eyed when we visited their booth at Copenhell. Kaden also turned 15 the other day! You guys! My baby boy is 15 years old! His birthday was in the middle of the week, which sucked because it was also the day that Zac and I had to take our Danish test. I sang him the first verse of one of the Danish birthday songs when he woke up, an...

As most of you know (because I hugged you!), I recently returned to the U.S. for the first time in over a year for a work trip! Khloe and Kaden accompanied me, and Zac and Harrison chose not to make the long flight (which is understandable and saved us a ton of money on animal care). The kids started school the week before we left, so it was a little rough, timing-wise. They got to go to one week of school (during which I also had to pull them out for dentist and eye appointments), and then they were gone for a week and a half. Will they catch up? Will it hurt their progress? Only time will tell, but we all agreed the mental health benefits outweighed the missed class time. * * * We woke up before the sun on Saturday, August 17th, so Zac could drive us to the airport. Even though Kaden and Khloe are older, it's still a little more stressful to travel with them, because no matter how much I remind them about their little bags of liquid or to take off their jackets, they always forge...