Nothing Is Ever Simple

Posted on October 30, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Simple Life | 7 Comments

Dorian is as healthy as a horse 99% of time. But when he gets sick, it’s never something as simple as a cold, he always develops bronchitis or something extra. Take now for example.
He got a cough a week ago. Nothing serious, and the rest of us came down with it a few days later. [...]

Too Burned Out to Think of a Good Post Title

Posted on October 27, 2009 - Filed Under Food, Kids, Mom Stuff | 8 Comments

The past week has been a very stressful one, full of work, work and even more work. On top of that, being sick twice (now I have a cold, as do Irving and Dorian), my brain has pretty much shut down! So, today, instead of text, you’ll get random photos of the past week.
No Bake [...]

My New Favorite Pic

Posted on October 25, 2009 - Filed Under Kids | 2 Comments

Tearstained and dirty . . . still my favorite recent shot of Dante!

Lost Keys

Posted on October 25, 2009 - Filed Under Kids | 7 Comments

Irving has this thing where he simply cannot keep track of his keys. He literally loses them every time he touches them. We’ve tried having a key thing by the door, but he never remembers to put them there, so it did no good. And the other day, we were heading out to visit Ann [...]

Dreaming of Christmas Again

Posted on October 24, 2009 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 3 Comments

It’s that time of year. All the big holidays are over for me, since Canadian Thanksgiving is in early Oct. and we don’t celebrate Halloween, so I’m starting to think about Christmas and drooling over all manner of projects on other people’s craft blogs.
Though I’d love to be really ambitious and make a ton [...]

Sick Again!

Posted on October 23, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment

This time it’s not E. coli or anything bacterial. This time it’s lack of sleep, extreme stress and too many energy drinks, trying to write entirely too many articles in too few days, while still attempting to deal with another nearly full-time job. If you think being a work at home mom is easy . [...]

The Case of the Missing Phone

Posted on October 21, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal | 4 Comments

Some of you may recall that a while back, I finally gave in and purchased a phone, thanks to pressure from a number of people. When I did, I specifically said to Irving and his brother, Melvin, that I didn’t want strangers calling my phone asking for me. You see, a new phone comes with [...]

Real Conversations

Posted on October 21, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal | Leave a Comment

I love when kids get to the point where they can explain stuff to you and have total conversations. Dorian is full on into that stage right now and it’s fascinating. He’s also picked up a lot and has a few new favorite words. For example:
If I say just about anything right now, he’ll go, [...]

Defcon 4 in Aisle 3

Posted on October 18, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff | 9 Comments

I’ve heard people talk about how they don’t like taking their kids out in public and I used to think, “Why? Kids don’t have to be such a problem in public places.” Yeah, that was BEFORE I had kids. Back when I believed my parents when they said that you just carry on with your [...]

3 Abañiles is Better Than 1, Right?

Posted on October 16, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala | 6 Comments

We’re back in a construction zone again. Those of you who have seen our house know that our floor level is far above the current ground level and that means that our kitchen drainage just goes out into the dirt. Recently, we cleared the area below the house and that meant that the dishwater was [...]

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