A Brand Spanking New Year
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Fun | 4 Comments
Just a few more hours before 2007 officially retires and 2008 takes over. This is definitely when people take stock of their lives more than any other time of year and resolve to be better and change their ways. I like the whole New Year thing because really, it gives you a clean slate. You [...]
The Day Before New Year´s Eve
Posted on December 31, 2007 - Filed Under Fun, Guatemala | 1 Comment
Yesterday was the procession of the Virgen here in Guatemala. There is a procession with a statue of the Virgin Mary carried on a huge platform throughout the towns here, with people following it and a band marching behind and playing music. It´s really quite beautiful, but takes FOREVER! They left the church yesterday at [...]
A Glimpse Into the Life of Growing Boys
Posted on December 29, 2007 - Filed Under Kids | 2 Comments
Here are a few things that have been heard/seen around my house in the past two days.
Dorian (upon seeing some dishes that I knocked off the pila onto the ground): “Oh, no!”
Me: “Yeah, they fell.”
Dorian. “Mama. Se cayo porque tiraste.” (They fell because you pushed them.)
Irving: Snoring very, very loudly
Dante: “whaaaaakkkk, wakkkkk”, imitating his father´s [...]
Need a Wish Granted?
Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Fun | Leave a Comment
I just came across this very interesting website where you wish and may be granted . . . to an extent. Wish and Vote lets you make a wish and then your wish is added to a small group of wishes. Everyone votes on the wishes and the winner gets some money . . . [...]
Our Christmas 2007
Posted on December 27, 2007 - Filed Under Fun | 4 Comments
Please bear with me, I´ve totally loaded this post with photos, but mainly because I´m directing all my family to it so they can see how we celebrated Christmas.
This year marked the first real Christmas we´ve had with kids. The first one, in 2005, was non-existent . . . Dorian had been born [...]
Merry Belated Christmas!
Posted on December 26, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments
My blog has been down for a few days, as you´ve probably noticed and the reason is pure stupidity. See, I received my payment in my PayPal account, the only method I can use to pay HostGator, at the beginning of December. I took it all out, eager to get Christmas gifts and food and [...]
Christmas Goodies That Are Finally Done!
Posted on December 21, 2007 - Filed Under Food, Mom Stuff | 6 Comments
First, some yummy pics . . .
And the stockings are finally done . . .
Dante´s
Dorian´s
These were made from thrifted material. The denim for the main part came from a denim maternity dress that I found for a few cents, the snowmen are made from old, bleached sleepers that both boys have outgrown, the red cord [...]
The Antigua Market Blew Up Yesterday
Posted on December 20, 2007 - Filed Under Guatemala | 3 Comments
In Guatemala, it is completely normal to have fireworks going off all the time, particularly for holidays. The month of December is a very noisy one, with firecrackers going off all the time and we get pretty used to the explosions, even the kids sleep through it. You can buy as many fireworks as [...]
Question Round Up
Posted on December 19, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 6 Comments
I decided to borrow my friend Kimmie´s idea for a question round up since I have a bunch in the comments that I want to address in posts but never have time for. If you have a question, feel free to leave it, I´ll hold more Question roundups in the future.
Bernie wants to [...]
So Much for the Zoo . . .
Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Kids | 6 Comments
Warning: This post contains too many photos. If you are sick of seeing pictures of my kids . . . click away now!
We celebrated Dorian´s birthday yesterday. I stayed up until 2 am the night before trying to turn a sheet cake into a firetruck, which was a lot harder than it looked in [...]
