Cyber Monday Shopping?

Posted on November 30, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Since Black Friday is pretty much a US only thing, Cyber Monday is perfect for people worldwide. I’ve been a part of the RocketMoms for a while now but this session, we did Christmas lenses, so if you’re looking to go shopping for gifts, Christmas decor, etc. online, we’ve been really busy putting together an [...]

Getting Shaken Up

Posted on November 30, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala | 8 Comments

Earthquakes or “temblores” are a way of life here in Guatemala, particularly where we live, since even Fuego erupting can give us little tremors. However, recently, we’ve had two shakeups that were more than just a passing rattle of the window.
On Thursday, the 26th, around 1:30 in the afternoon, the entire house started swaying. There [...]

No Rest for the Wicked

Posted on November 27, 2009 - Filed Under Kids | 1 Comment

It’s quarter after 2 in the moning as I write this. About 15 min. ago, I headed out to the bathroom (which is built separately from our house), figuring I had all the time in the world, being that it was in the wee hours and I was still working away on the computer. My [...]

So Much to Carry

Posted on November 26, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids, Personal, Simple Life | 3 Comments

Today Irving and I went shopping. We took the car. It was seriously awesome. For the first time in a very, very long time, I didn’t have to carefully gauge the weight of everything we bought or wanted to buy, worrying if I could manage it on the way home on the bike.
The other day, [...]

Terrorizing the Streets

Posted on November 25, 2009 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 1 Comment

I headed out on my own for the first time in the car today and it was great! I was going to meet my friend Ann for lunch and so off I went, making Irving particularly nervous since he’s still not convinced that I can actually drive.
Everything went fine, I got to town, practicing shifting [...]

Sleepless Nights Again?

Posted on November 24, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff | 9 Comments

For years, I wondered if we would ever have kids that slept through the night. My friends would tell me tales of how their babies snored the whole night away while just tiny. Even my MOM said I’d slept the night by the time I was a few months old. Everyone assured me that it [...]

‘Tis the Season to Be a Single Mom

Posted on November 23, 2009 - Filed Under Kids, Mom Stuff, Personal, Simple Life | 2 Comments

This time of year kind of sucks around here. I love Christmas and I love the holidays in Guatemala in particular, with the firecrackers and processions and general whooping it up. But unfortunately, all these parties means . . . . bands are in high demand.
Irving has been gone most of the past week. This [...]

You Asked For It – Car Pics

Posted on November 20, 2009 - Filed Under Personal | 6 Comments

Here’s our car, which by the way, the mechanic wanted us to trade for his newer Toyota. I’m taking that as a good sign.

Just Like Riding a Bike . . . NOT!

Posted on November 20, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal | 8 Comments

So, people were divided on my driving. Irving was convinced that I couldn’t drive, and so was everyone else who knows him. All MY friends seemed to think it would be fine and told me that “it’s just like riding a bike, you never forget.”
I forgot.
Oh, I still have the whole steering and [...]

Pacas Rock!

Posted on November 19, 2009 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids, Simple Life | 8 Comments

The pacas here are second hand markets. In some places, like Antigua, they are just tables or pickup beds with heaps of used clothes that sell for a few pennies. You pay more for the slightly nicer stuff that is hung on rods around the table. Apparently in Esquintla, the pacas are more like a [...]

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