I don’t know how people lived overseas before and survived without the internets. I mean, I’ve got the worst internet service in the world, and still I can stay in touch with friends and I get to see pictures of my new nephew playing poker at age four months. Staying in touch is the best thing, but being able to order stuff is way up there. We can have just about anything sent (and we’ll get it two weeks to two months later), as long as it’s not a liquid or a firearm (they are especially strict about the liquids, once in a while we can sneak in a firearm.) So just today I ordered vacuum cleaner bags, the game of Life (Camille’s request) and a teddy bear for Stefan’s Easter basket. But sometimes we have faux pas. Peter recently ordered five pounds of decaf instead of the real deal. How is that going to help him get going in the morning? When he made that order, he must have already been drinking decaf. I’m trying to figure out how to blame it on Netgrocer, but I recieved a weird package today. I ordered some baking supplies, including baking soda. Sixteen pounds of it. I’m going to have to read the side of the HUGE box to learn about all the things I can do with sixteen pounds of baking soda.
drink a bottle of wine and tell me this isn’t hilarious
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5 responses to “drink a bottle of wine and tell me this isn’t hilarious”
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So…this is where they get the term “poker face.”
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I remember living in Chile in the 1960’s without “the internets,” and it was tough. (We also had no telephones.) We had to write real letters, which came and went via diplomatic pouch, which was much slower than snail mail. And there was no ordering . . . of anything. How did we survive? We were young, I guess, and didn’t know better! LOL
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http://www.armhammer.com
So I found your blog through another Foreign Service blog (I can’t remember which one though) and have been reading ever since. I’m an FSO wannabe. Anyway, I laughed at the thought of 16 pounds of baking soda and found the Arm & Hammer site with not just recipes but great ideas for cleaning and deoderizing the house. Thought you’ld be interested 🙂LikeLike
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That is the coolest picture of Tyler. Looks like he thinks he’s got it made and is putting all the chips in.
The soup looks good, but how do
you make marshmallows?
Tell Camille that is my favorite kitten also.LikeLike
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My 9-year-old is reading this with me and she says when you’re done with the baking soda (in however many years that takes) she wants the box. She’s heavily into making things out of found objects. We also love the kitten – soooo cute.
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twenty-something years of "what have you been up to?" 
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