A Little Complication

Posted on June 29, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Personal, Simple Life | 5 Comments

Those of you who have read this blog for a while know that Dorian was born with an imperforate anus and has had three intestinal surgeries. Thanks to his very good health and fairly careful attention to his diet, we have managed to avoid having too many issues with this. Until now, that is.
Sometimes, when [...]

Dante’s Four Letter Words

Posted on June 26, 2009 - Filed Under Kids | 8 Comments

Lately, Dante has had some issues with certain letter blends, namely “tr” and “shr”. He says “f” instead, which has turned ordinary conversations like this one about trucks and Shrek into a string of what sounds like obscenities. Please don’t watch if you don’t have a sense of humor.

La Festival de San Juan Part 1

Posted on June 26, 2009 - Filed Under Fun, Guatemala, Kids, Simple Life | 5 Comments

For the Day of St. John, all the towns in Guatemala (and I assume Latin America in general) with the name San Juan celebrate. There are traveling fairs that go to each town festival (for example, this weekend is the San Pedro (St. Peter) festival in the town just below us. These include food stalls, [...]

My Son is Going to Be a Rapper When He Grows Up

Posted on June 22, 2009 - Filed Under Kids | 3 Comments

Dante has recently taken an interest in all things rap, though I have NO idea where he is getting this from. He literally walks around the house rapping in his baby language, finishing up with a little sung chorus. I`ve tried numerous times to capture this on video, but he usually throws down whatever he`s [...]

He Says, She Says

Posted on June 21, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 7 Comments

I know all couples run into communication issues because . . . well, guys are just weird, but sometimes I think the cultural differences make life even more difficult than a regular relationship.  Take, for example, when I something is “tonto” or silly. Did you know that this is a SERIOUS insult in Spanish? If [...]

Are the Parties Going to Be Cancelled?

Posted on June 20, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Simple Life | Leave a Comment

Here in Guatemala, we´re all waiting for the decision of President Colom on the whole swine flu business. He´s said that he will decide on Monday whether or not to reinstate the ban on public gatherings.
There have been something like 125 new cases in the past week and cases are rising. While no one seems [...]

Kid Sayings I Don’t Want to Forget

Posted on June 18, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

I´m lousy at keeping stuff around and this blog is probably going to be the best baby book my boys are going to have, so I thought I should write down some of the things they’ve been saying lately. Obviously, Dorian is still considerably more verbal than Dante, but both kids are getting in on [...]

The REAL Reason I´m Not Around

Posted on June 16, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Personal, Simple Life | 3 Comments

I realize I haven´t written here in a long while and I have a very good reason for that. Actually, several very good reasons. And being sick isn´t one of them, since the antibiotics kicked in quickly and eliminated the worst of the symptoms. I am still not 100%, but getting there.
I could say that [...]

Ebola AGAIN? Or Maybe Swine Flu . . .

Posted on June 12, 2009 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 13 Comments

I rarely leave the house, so I am at a loss as to WHY I keep coming down with stuff. But, this time, it’s a doozy. It started with one swollen tonsil about a week ago, which made it hard to breath through one nostril, but whatever, who needs to breathe anyway, right?
Then suddenly, two [...]

More Curiousity from the Maid

Posted on June 9, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Simple Life | 10 Comments

This morning, Irving headed into town with Dorian to get the numbers for his motorcycle and everything sorted so he’s legal to ride. Leaving me alone with a ton of writing assignments and Dante. The maid appeared shortly and she’s in a particularly talkative mood this morning. She tentatively asked me about my family and [...]

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