And Here I Thought I Was So Remote

Posted on May 29, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Simple Life | 14 Comments

When I started blogging on Expat Mom, people asked me if I was worried about posting pictures of my kids or talking about specific locations here and I said no, after all, it`s not like anyone was going to come down to Guatemala to stalk us! Ahem.
No, we don`t have a stalker. But a couple [...]

Being a Mother Means . . .

Posted on May 26, 2009 - Filed Under Mom Stuff | 6 Comments

Never being able to finish a bottle of Pepsi on your own.
Sleeping lightly just in case someone needs you.
Worrying endlessly.
Never having a clean shirt for more than five minutes.
Staying up all night to make a birthday cake and not even regretting it one bit.
Not even blinking when assorted bodily fluids end up all over your [...]

A Non-Torturous Dental Adventure

Posted on May 23, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal, Simple Life | 1 Comment

Anyone who has read my blog for a while knows that I hate dentists. And that I pretty much do anything to avoid them. After my last dental experience, I was determined to keep the rest of my teeth in my head, preferably without any further intervention from men with drills in their hands.
It [...]

Guess Who Made Breakfast This Morning?

Posted on May 22, 2009 - Filed Under Food, Kids, Simple Life | 8 Comments

He made scrambled eggs which everyone liked so much that there was a repeat performance when everyone asked for seconds.

Child Psychology 101

Posted on May 21, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff | 5 Comments

So you know how in movies they always have the kid drawing something strange and disturbed when there`s a problem? Like in The Ring, the little boy draws billions of black circles. In Supernatural, they`ve used this technique a few times, the kid draws bizarre things that relate to a murder, etc.
Yesterday, Dorian wanted me [...]

Life in This House

Posted on May 19, 2009 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 8 Comments

Well, I`m still up to my ears in writing assignments (weird how that happened as soon as I took a steady job that would take up most of my free time!) but I thought I`d just give a few quick updates.
We figured out why the bathroom ceiling was leaking so badly. It was like [...]

Cake and Tools

Posted on May 17, 2009 - Filed Under Fun, Kids, Personal | 7 Comments

This morning, the boys got up and were thrilled to find balloons tied to Dante`s chair. Dorian is now at the age where he gets the idea of birthdays (though he thinks he should have one today, too!), so he started to sing happy birthday to Dante. It was adorable.
The cake is a [...]

Happy Birthday to My No Longer Baby

Posted on May 16, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | 4 Comments

Dante is two today. I can´t believe my baby has grown up so fast . . . I think it goes even faster with the second kid!

We´ll be celebrating his birthday tomorrow since Irving was supposed to be working today (gig was cancelled for swine flu fears AGAIN) and we figured a full day with [...]

Back in Action!

Posted on May 15, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala | 1 Comment

The ban on public gatherings has been lifted, thank goodness, so the Banda Vega is back in action. And just for fun, here`s a shot of them . . .

That`s Irving in the middle, with the sax and to the left of him, his brother, Melvin and his dad, Carlos, who are also in the [...]

Add Internet Access to the List of Non-Essentials Around Here

Posted on May 13, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal, Simple Life | 3 Comments

Oh the joys of third world internet. Remember how I mentioned yesterday that I have a lot of work? Well, guess what decided to just up and drop the signal for no good reason at all? Yeah, my internet . . . AND Irving`s. See, we have backup just for this sort of issue since [...]

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