Faces of the Market

Posted on April 30, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala | 4 Comments

I`ve been sharing some of the photos I took on a recent trip to the market and today I thought I`d show you some of my absolute favorites . . . shots of people! I LOVE taking pictures of people here, they are fascinating to me. Unfortunately, they tend to charge money to tourists taking [...]

Got $3.50? Feed a Family!

Posted on April 29, 2009 - Filed Under Fun, Guatemala | 7 Comments

There are so many projects here in Guatemala and thanks to more than one dose of reality, I`m generally pretty cynical about them. However. There is one that I definitely am interested in, Mayan Families. They have a lot of different programs, including sponsorship and I can tell you that the prices they quote are [...]

Swine Flu, Smine Flu

Posted on April 29, 2009 - Filed Under Personal | 13 Comments

Ok, this is probably going to sound really mean to those of you buying into the horrors of swine flu, but it`s just stupid. There are all these reports that it might become a pandemic . . . yet less than 100 deaths have been confirmed. People, that`s not a pandemic.
To put things in perspective, [...]

Guatemalan Colors

Posted on April 28, 2009 - Filed Under Fun, Guatemala | 8 Comments

I just love the colors here, they seem so much more vivid than back in Canada. While at the market yesterday, I took a lot of photos, so I`ll be sharing them little by little since I don`t want to play tourist too often.

They open a watermelon and cut out a little piece [...]

Big Butts in the Market

Posted on April 28, 2009 - Filed Under Body, Guatemala | 3 Comments

There are a lot of things that are just different in Guatemala. When I first got here, one of those differences was the manequins that they use here. In Canada, manequins are skinny and pretty flat-bottomed. Not so here . . . the plastic models reflect the more common Latino body shape.

All That`s Missing is Hot Water

Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under 13 Things, Guatemala, construction | 2 Comments

The tub is draining. And we did ourselves!
The whole thing is a little complicated to explain in just words and it`s too dark to take pics, but let me just say it involved some random brain farts, a nail, a piece of rebar, too much Draino that didn`t work (except maybe the fumes [...]

I`m Bringing In Some Help

Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala | 4 Comments

Since I am unfortunately not SuperMom, Irving and I have made a decision to try again on the muchacha front. With me taking on some abañil duties, there is even less time to work around the house and get stuff done, plus I`m really feeling the pressure mount from being at home all day every [...]

What a Thoughtful Kid!

Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under Kids | 4 Comments

I`m so impressed with Dorian this morning that I have to brag.
He got up this morning and asked me to put on the tele for him, which I did, then I promptly went back to sleep. Well, shortly afterwards, Dante woke up and started yelling for me from his room. I sleepily dragged [...]

Chica Turns Abañil

Posted on April 26, 2009 - Filed Under Simple Life, construction | 8 Comments

After some complications, it has been decided that the remaining work to be done around here will be done by . . . uh, the lady of the house. Yes, I said I was moving. As it turned out, if I moved, I`d be doing it alone, so we needed another solution.
I`m so over builders [...]

The Perfect Rainy Day Toy

Posted on April 25, 2009 - Filed Under Crafty, Fun, Kids | 2 Comments

It rained yesterday and it rained off and on all day today. While the boys were excited at first, that excitement quickly wore off when they realized that Mama wasn`t about to let them track mud in and out of the house every five seconds. I told them to stay out or come in and [...]

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