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Our family evening is turning into a hunt. My husband is not impressed; after 15 years of marriage I can usually tell when he thinks I'm being overly dramatic. Like now. I have insisted that we leave our local beach where we had planned to celebrate St. Hans, because there is no public bonfire. So, instead of sitting peacefully on...

At the start of the year, my family and I left a high mobility expat life behind and returned to our native Norway. Almost overnight, our three children experienced major changes. They were used to a parent driving them everywhere - now, they could simply hop on a bike and go. They were used to non-existent freedom of movement and...

It's the first day of school after Christmas break in Norway. I have packed my three kids into the back of the car, and we're staring out into darkness. The roads are icy and the wind freezing, our ratty rental car struggling to clear the windows. I'd have loved nothing more than surrender to the weather and spend my...