And Again the Bed
Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Simple Life | 2 Comments
Our bed has just popped a spring! On Irving´s side, which is a bit odd, since he´s barely been here for the past month, but anyway. We went to the place we bought it and they told us they would take the mattress back to the factory to be repaired . . . again. Having [...]
I Come In Peace
Posted on December 9, 2007 - Filed Under Simple Life | 5 Comments
When I first arrived in San Juan del Obispo, people were scared of me. They eyed me suspiciously in the street, refused to sit next to me on the bus and just stared when I said good morning.
I wasn´t a normal Spanish student, staying with a family here. I was something else. Someone who came [...]
Sickies
Posted on November 29, 2007 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 1 Comment
It all began with me. Then it moved to Dante, then Dorian and Irving is still holding out.
We are moving into the second week of this cold and it ain´t pretty! The first few days were annoying, but nothing too bad, drippy noses mostly. But now we have fevers, stuffy noses, sore throats and the [...]
No Luz, No Tele
Posted on November 25, 2007 - Filed Under Kids, Simple Life | Leave a Comment
Yesterday morning, at around 3 am, we had a blackout. Now, since it was at 3 in the morning, you´d think no one would notice, but unfortunately, Dorian had just woken up wet and so he was awake when his nightlight and fan went off. Chaos ensued.
Since he was born, Dorian has hated the dark. [...]
Land of Eternal Spring, My Foot!
Posted on November 17, 2007 - Filed Under Simple Life | 4 Comments
So, supposedly Guatemala is warm. In fact, in my guidebook it said “Guatemala is known as The Land of Eternal Spring for its warm, temperate climate”. Ha!
I don´t actually have a thermometer, but I swear it´s under 15º right now. My nose is frozen. I´m wearing a tank top, a long sleeved shirt and a [...]
Photos of the New House
Posted on November 16, 2007 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 9 Comments
Ok, here they are, photos of our nearly finished home!
First up, the tile floor. These tiles look great, though the picture didn´t turn out very well. I had to fix the color in Photoshop, but this is pretty close to it.
Here´s my new kitchen. Obviously, it still needs some work. I want to put in [...]
I Have a House
Posted on November 14, 2007 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 3 Comments
We finally got the house closed in. The blacksmith came with the windows and door and does it ever make the place feel like a real house! We don´t have glass yet, so there is just plastic over the windows, but it works fine.
Yesterday and today, we moved furniture around, setting up the new kitchen [...]
The Joy of Ice
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Mom Stuff, Personal, Simple Life | 2 Comments
So, I´ve decided to make the best of my fridge . . . after all, a couple of magnets and some of Dorian´s artwork will hide the dents perfectly. My first big project was ice. Dorian loves ice and he is absolutely thrilled to find that we can have it at home and not [...]
ARRRGH
Posted on November 10, 2007 - Filed Under Simple Life | 2 Comments
Ok, now I´m just really frustrated. My fridge arrived today. And it has two massive dents. Ok, they´re not THAT massive, but they are pretty noticable, and considering we bought a new fridge, I figured it ought to come minus the dents.
Irving called his uncle, owner of the store who sold it to us and [...]
Irish Temper and All That
Posted on November 6, 2007 - Filed Under Personal, Simple Life | 5 Comments
WARNING: RANT FORTHCOMING!
Ok, I´m not actually Irish, I´m mostly Welsh, but I do have a horrible temper. Since the boys, I´ve been doing pretty well at holding it in, but this morning, I broke out the big guns.
See, we woke up to dirty diapers and garbage spread all over our front yard. Our yard [...]
