A New Maid
Posted on August 31, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids, Personal | 8 Comments
About four months ago, we decided to hire a maid, something I’d been putting off for some time. Finally, when the dishes were nearly to the ceiling and we were looking at eating sandwiches only and the boys thought the bathroom floor was naturally grey, instead of white, did I finally admit that maybe, just [...]
Insider Tips to Antigua Sights: La Merced
Posted on August 28, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala | 3 Comments
If you’re in Antigua for more than half a day, you are probably going to run into La Merced, the big yellow and white church at the end of the Arch street. It’s a pretty funky place, just looking at it from the outside, but when I went there with my Spanish teacher, many, many [...]
Kansas is Coming to Guatemala
Posted on August 25, 2009 - Filed Under 13 Things, Food, Fun, Guatemala, Personal | 2 Comments
Anyone who knows me fairly well, online or off, knows that I have a penchant for older music. I love just about anything from the 50´s and 60´s, but my all-time favorite band is Kansas, from the 70’s. As in, I have pretty much all of their songs on my songlist and that is what [...]
Spiderboy
Posted on August 23, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids | 1 Comment
If anyone was ever going to turn into a specially powered human being due to the bite of a spider, Dante would definitely be a candidate. I swear the child is a spider magnet. He probably gets it from me . . . Irving and Dorian appear to be immune!
Lately, thanks to the rainy season [...]
We’re Right Uptown Now
Posted on August 21, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal, Simple Life, construction | 4 Comments
We’ve had our bathroom for a grand total of 3.5 months now and up until last week, the windows were merely large holes in the wall (not an issue because the bathroom is very high, unless the neighbors climb their jocote tree) and the door was covered with a Bob the Builder blanket. Very posh. [...]
Cutting Lessons
Posted on August 18, 2009 - Filed Under Kids | 3 Comments
We’ve been working on coordination skills and a favorite activity for the boys is simply cutting pieces of paper into small bits. They have a great time and learn to use scissors. Is teaching Dante, the Destroyer, to use scissors a good idea? Probably not, but he insists on joining his big brother.
And, in case [...]
And Yet More Dental Work
Posted on August 17, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal | 1 Comment
When I was a kid, I frequently dreamt that all my teeth fell out of my head. Now that I’m older and have been through a number of pregnancies, those dreams seem to be predictions coming true!
About a month ago, an old filling cracked in half and then, along with half my tooth, wedged itself [...]
Dragon Fruit
Posted on August 17, 2009 - Filed Under Food, Guatemala, Simple Life | 12 Comments
There are some seriously weird fruits here in Guatemala. One of my favorites is the pitaya or dragon fruit. It’s only available in August and it really does look like it’s made up of dragon scales. Take a look:
Apparently dragon fruit comes in two interior colors, white and purple. I’ve only ever seen purple ones [...]
The Hardest Thing
Posted on August 14, 2009 - Filed Under Personal | 14 Comments
This is my sister Cherith, who would probably kill me if she knew I was posting her picture.
She’s the third sister and was the baby of the family for seven years before my baby, baby sister, Rebekah came along.
When we were little, Cherith was an easy target for my crazy imaginings. I had [...]
Learning Tools for Little Kids
Posted on August 11, 2009 - Filed Under Homeschool, Kids | 2 Comments
While we don’t have formal school hours or anything yet for the boys, I thought I’d share some of the stuff we’ve been doing with them lately for homeschooling. These can also be great ways to keep kids busy without rotting their brains.
Outside Time
Both boys spend about 75% of their time outside, running [...]
