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 [...]
Phones, Phones, Phones
Posted on June 4, 2009 - Filed Under 13 Things, Guatemala, Personal, Simple Life, Uncategorized | 8 Comments
I hate phones.
I know they can be useful, but they drive me insane. I don`t WANT everyone to be able to reach me anytime they want. That sounds very antisocial of me, but hey, I`m a very antisocial person. And yes, you can turn them off, but then you get those accusing voice mails . [...]
All That`s Missing is Hot Water
Posted on April 27, 2009 - Filed Under 13 Things, Guatemala, construction | 2 Comments
The tub is draining. And we did ourselves!
The whole thing is a little complicated to explain in just words and it`s too dark to take pics, but let me just say it involved some random brain farts, a nail, a piece of rebar, too much Draino that didn`t work (except maybe the fumes [...]
Thursday Thirteen: The Bucket List
Posted on August 28, 2008 - Filed Under 13 Things | Leave a Comment
So my sister and I were chatting last night about how we`ve done so little with our lives and we decided to make our own bucket lists and encourage each other to do the stuff on them. Perfect for a Thursday 13, though obviously there are more than 13 things on my list, but I [...]
13 Reasons I´m a Terrible Mom
Posted on June 19, 2008 - Filed Under 13 Things | Leave a Comment
There are more than a few people who would think I´m doing an awful job of raising kids. I personally think they are turning out ok, but to keep myself humble . . . here are 13 reasons I´m not a good mom.
I have been known, when asked for crackers or raisins, to say something [...]
13 Things I Couldn´t Live Without
Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under 13 Things | 2 Comments
There are a lot of things in our lives and while we can probably live without most of them . . . there are a few things that are just necessary! (these are not in any particular order)
My boys (does that count as two?)
Irving
Chocolate
Coffee
Books
Fresh air (I´d never survive in a big, smoggy city)
Popcorn
A digital camera
Internet
My [...]
13 Weird Facts About Me
Posted on April 24, 2008 - Filed Under 13 Things | 2 Comments
It´s Thursday and I´ve been really awful about doing Thursday Thirteens lately, but I think today is a good day to do one. So 13 weird facts about me.
1. I like fruit, but absolutely detest papaya and mango. The texture of both fruits is just so slimy and disgusting!
2. I really enjoy reading young adult [...]
13 Things On My Floor
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under 13 Things | 1 Comment
Today I thought I´d share 13 things that are on my floor at this very second:
1. A baby.
2. A frying pan.
3. A box of margarine.
4. A toy truck (Mack, from Cars)
5. a broken Cars backpack.
6. A half-chewed brown crayon (maybe they thought it was chocolate?)
7. Ketchup handprints
8. Dorian´s blanket.
9. A loaf pan.
10. The board book [...]
13 Things That Make My Heart Sing
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under 13 Things | 4 Comments
I haven´t been able to do Wordless Wednesday because I´m still on my brother-in-law´s computer and it has very limited space for downloading photos, so I´m going to try and get back into Thursday Thirteen. To bring the mood up a bit, I´m going with 13 things that make my heart sing.
1. Waking [...]
Thirteen Things I´ve Learned Online This Week
Posted on January 10, 2008 - Filed Under 13 Things | 6 Comments
I spent WAY too much time surfing the internet this week instead of really working, but I did learn some rather interesting things.
1. Did you know you can make bread without baking it? I had no idea until I read this blog on the raw food diet.
2. Modular homes aren´t just cookie cutter houses [...]
