Way Too Long to Be Sick

Posted on September 28, 2009 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 4 Comments

This being Guatemala and not my body’s native home, I tend to get sick more often than the locals, but it has been getting better over the years. Rather than being sick continuously, I now tend to get amoebas every couple of months and food poisoning from time to time, which is a big improvement. [...]

My 801st Post and Kansas in Concert

Posted on September 25, 2009 - Filed Under Fun, Guatemala, Personal | 5 Comments

Holy cow, I just logged in here and saw that I have posted 800 blog posts on this blog. :S In just over two years. Do I have a lot of nothing to say or what?
Speaking of saying nothing . . . we went to the Kansas concert last night and it was awesome! The [...]

Rainy Season Fun

Posted on September 25, 2009 - Filed Under Fun, Guatemala, Kids | 1 Comment

This rainy season has been rather dry but now that it is nearly over, we’re seeing torrential downpours every afternoon. This makes it EXTREMELY difficult to dry clothes and the kids get rather grumpy about staying indoors all the time. My boys are outdoor kids . . . they want to spend 24/7 outside!
Here are [...]

The Boys on September 15th

Posted on September 24, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids | 1 Comment

Getting tired of Independence Day yet? Here are some shots I took of Dorian and Dante at the parades.
Dante was very interested in the whole band thing, but a little confused as to why all these people were marching around with drums.

Dorian was bored from the start, though he did like some [...]

Bugs in the Tummy

Posted on September 24, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids, Simple Life | 2 Comments

The boys had giardia last week, which resulted in plenty of gas and tummy upsets. We finally had to get some tests done (I’ll be doing a post on that in the near future for the expats living here) and then hit the pharmacia for medicine.
The medicine to kill giardia is nasty. It tastes [...]

Ups and Downs

Posted on September 22, 2009 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 2 Comments

Life is a series of ups and downs. I used to have a CD by a Christian comedian, Mark Lowry and one of his routines involved a section where he talked about this. He said, “If you’re having a bad year, hang in there, it will pass. Having a good year? Hang on! It will [...]

A Few More Pics from Sept. 15

Posted on September 21, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala | 2 Comments

I’m still swamped with work, which is good for me, but bad for readers of this blog. I haven’t had time to edit many more photos, but here are a few more to tide you over.

This old guy was standing near us and his bike was leaning against the wall beside me. Dorian [...]

Independence Day Photos: Set 1

Posted on September 16, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids | 11 Comments

Yesterday was Independence Day here and we went out in the morning to watch the school bands as they paraded through town. The boys were really good with standing in the hot sun (we did find some shade after a bit), and Dante in particular enjoyed the band music and dancing.
I took, um, a LOT [...]

Conversations with a 3.5 Year Old

Posted on September 15, 2009 - Filed Under Fun, Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | 3 Comments

Dorian: “Mamam, Let me check your mouth to see if there’s a baby.”
Me: “A baby? Why would there be a baby in my mouth?”
Dorian: “Dat’s how babies get out.”
Me: “Really? Where did you hear that?”
Dorian: “I dunno. It’s like this . . . ” (proceeds to hork up triplets) “See? Just like that. That’s how [...]

Independence Day Tomorrow

Posted on September 14, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal | 2 Comments

Here in Guatemala, September 15th is Independence Day. We have parades here, too, but they are made up of the school bands which all have competitions. There are dozens of them marching through the streets, accompanied by others in the school, little cheerleaders, kids holding up the banners and the girls who were chosen as [...]

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