New Year Things I Think I Think

Hey... I got a new landlord... what could go wrong? And... the real issue with China.

Dear Fellow Expat:

“Three more days…”

We echoed last night's mantra about “a return to school” come Monday for my daughter.

She’s been on a rampage during the holiday break.

I’ve stepped on more Legos than I can count.

I’ve heard nothing but the Sound of Music and Wicked songs echoing through the house.

And I’ve been requested to make countless PB&J sandwiches – and I still screw it up each time. (I know… I know… I know…)

She’s supposed to head back to school on Monday.

But – spoiler alert – Baltimore expects its first snowstorm of the year.

Traveling that day is supposed to be too dangerous, so she will have her first sledding experience in homegrown snow on Monday.

That’s not the only surprise announcement we received…

Let’s get to a few other things, I think, on a Friday.

1. Blackstone is Not Going to Like Me

I received an email last night at 11 pm from my landlord.

When we moved from Florida, I didn’t want to own property for a while. So, we rented a townhouse near my then-office and my dau…