Wordless Wednesday: Gotta Keep The Energy Up!
Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under Wordless Wednesday | 3 Comments
A Terrible Guatemalan Wife
Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under Guatemala | 3 Comments
You know what makes a good Guatemalan wife? Allow me to enlighten you . . .
A good Guatemalan wife:
Washes all clothes by hand, in boiling water, if necessary, until they are sparkling clean.
Makes perfect rice with vegetables where each grain is separated and perfectly firm.
Doesn´t have big ambitions, just supports her husband.
Is a [...]
Time for a Virtual Assistant?
Posted on April 16, 2008 - Filed Under Simple Life | Leave a Comment
There´s a lot of talk going around about virtual assistants these days and I´m starting to think that it´s a good idea. See, I thought for a long time that there was nothing in my life a VA could actually do, but last night, I was feeling really overwhelmed and Googled “how to use a [...]
I Love Cake!
Posted on April 14, 2008 - Filed Under Personal | 3 Comments
That´s the beauty that we enjoyed for my birthday. And the next morning for breakfast . . . I know, I´m such a bad mom . . . but could YOU resist making your child THIS happy?
We had eaten all but a little sliver of cake by the night after my birthday (don´t worry, the [...]
Birthday Breakfast in Bed
Posted on April 12, 2008 - Filed Under Personal | 4 Comments
I have a lot of work to do today. Despite my best efforts, I didn´t finish up yesterday, so I was prepared to jump out of bed this morning and buckle down, even after having hit the sack at 2 am.
But this morning, Dante woke up and started calling his brother and Dorian was calling [...]
If You Give a Man a Shopping List . . .
Posted on April 11, 2008 - Filed Under Mom Stuff | 3 Comments
I have a lot to do today if I want to spend even half my birthday tomorrow without working, so Irving volunteered to do the shopping. The plan is to have a nice picnic in the ruins tomorrow, with chicken kiev and potato salad. But, giving a man a shopping list is somewhat dangerous . [...]
2 AM Rambling
Posted on April 11, 2008 - Filed Under Personal | 1 Comment
These days, sleep just isn´t something I get much of and believe it or not, the boys aren´t 100% responsible for that!
While they do wake up during the night still, Dorian has been really good and often only gets up once early on and then sleeps through till 5. Dante is up and down still, [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Diaper Cream Addict
Posted on April 9, 2008 - Filed Under Wordless Wednesday | 6 Comments
English, Please!
Posted on April 8, 2008 - Filed Under Simple Life | 2 Comments
When very small, both my boys preferred Spanish over English, probably because that´s what they heard most. Except when they were in need of comfort, then it was English all the way!
More recently, we´ve found some DVDs for Dorian in English and he´s been watching Enchanted, Cars and the like in English. It´s really helped [...]
Evoking Memories
Posted on April 7, 2008 - Filed Under Personal | 3 Comments
When I was a little girl, about 8 or 9, I had really bad eczema on my hands. It was so bad that the knuckles would crack open and bleed and nothing we tried worked to stop it. It was painful and itchy and I hated it, but learned to live with it.
Then one day [...]
