School

Posted on July 29, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | 6 Comments

I’ve been totally swamped with work lately, which is a good thing, but means when Irving has work, it gets tough to deal with kids and finish assignments. Especially when his boss calls him with last minute gigs that I can’t even plan around.
So, I’ve had to get a bit creative in keeping the [...]

Writing Course Launched

Posted on July 27, 2009 - Filed Under Mom Stuff | 5 Comments

Big news around here, I’ve just launched my Freelance Writing Online for Beginners course! If you’re interested, you can check it out here. I’m limiting enrollment in the first round to just 7 people and offering a $100 discount for these first students.
If you know of anyone who might be interested in the course, [...]

Two Types of Expats

Posted on July 24, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala | 17 Comments

I’ve noticed that expats in Guatemala fall into two distinct categories. This distinction was something I first discovered while bartending in Antigua. It’s an interesting separation and while I definitely fall into the Local Living group, the Gringos seem to be quite attracted to me, though more to ridicule my way of living, I suspect.
Gringos
Almost [...]

“Mama’s Busy”

Posted on July 24, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal, Simple Life | 1 Comment

Oh, those words hurt when spoken by little two year old and three year old lips. My boys know that I am always available to soothe hurts, kiss owies better and they know they can always ask for a story and I will read it to them, no matter how busy I am, but the [...]

Pens, Not for Eating

Posted on July 21, 2009 - Filed Under Kids | 7 Comments

Dorian is at the age where he is starting to notice things about his body. He was absently chewing on a pen when it broke and he quickly ran to toss it out the door before ink got on anything. He didn’t realize he had a black mouth until I took him to the mirror [...]

Benefits of Living in a Tropical Country

Posted on July 21, 2009 - Filed Under Food, Guatemala | 3 Comments

Fruit. All year round at dirt cheap prices.

All About Poop (or, Not For the Squeamish)

Posted on July 18, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | 7 Comments

In our house, poop is a very big deal. When you have a kid who was born without an anus, it suddenly makes every single dirty diaper a miracle. Add in multiple intestinal surgeries, intestinal scarring, “lethargic” colon muscles and you have a recipe for parents hovering over their kid, just waiting for that all [...]

When Sleep Overtakes Us

Posted on July 16, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Always Learning

Posted on July 16, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Simple Life | Leave a Comment

I love how little kids pick up on stuff without you even having to teach them. The boys are constantly inspecting, exploring and prodding to find out how things work. While sometimes this is detrimental to certain things (squished bugs, broken toys, etc.) it is also amazing to watch.
Dorian and I planted a garden [...]

Haircuts

Posted on July 15, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Personal, Simple Life | 7 Comments

So, we had a haircut day today. Irving called up this guy who comes to your house to do the cuts and we put the boys under the scissors. The reason for this was two-fold. One, Dante’s cute baby curls were no longer cute, they were scraggly and just not looking so hot. And two, [...]

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