I’ve been super busy. The last two days, I’ve put in 24 hours of work, plus 8 hours on the weekend. During all of this, I’ve had lots to write about, but now I’ve forgotten most of what I’ve wanted to say. Here are a few snapshots of some experiences / thoughts. I’ve installed 23 … [Read more…]
Amber put together a splendid father’s day for me. I was nearly as pampered as the kids. It was my second year as a father (my first year we hiked to a waterfall) and already look more haggard (see above photo). The dear mother of my children got a DVD* for me and let me … [Read more…]
Between movies #1 and #2, and right after eating a quick supper, I shot into an appliance store that also sells movies. You know, just to see if there were any deals. Before I could get to the shelf with adult movies – by adult I don’t mean pornography, I mean not for children – … [Read more…]
When it gets dark, the toads come out, and so does Blaise. A flashlight is commandeered and the creatures are probed. The toad is the usual main attraction and Blaise enjoys ordering them around. Tonight’s beetle is a bonus. It’s BIG. And relatively quick too. (You can see it in the second photo in the … [Read more…]
I got the Harper’s Weekly Review email today, so I’m going to try and write my day out in a similar fashion. The paper cutter arrived at the stationary store and so Flor and I cut translated verses up and stapled them to letters to children’s sponsors. Pablo hasn’t shown up to school since telling … [Read more…]
Got this monster in the market: 15cm long, 34 cm around it’s widest girth and 40 cm around top-bottom. Yum. Amber got me these. On the packaging it says “for ages 3 and up.” This is ridiculous. Blaise loves playing with them and he’s not even two yet! Who makes these executive decisions? This is … [Read more…]
I just woke up to Blaise barking at stray dogs and Acadia sneezing repeatedly next to me in bed. Let me offer you some highlights of yesterday though. I picked up 4 classes worth of cards for sponsors from one of our schools. The students are writing their favorite Bible verse and either drawing a … [Read more…]
The sheer size of Acadia overwhelms me. And she’s strong too! All 8 lbs of her. This picture reminds me of those tiny monkeys that clutch to a pinky finger that makes into nearly every edition of those hologram Guiness Book of World Records.
Two things this morning blew me away. First, at breakfast, Blaise was saying thank you to Mamá for something she put in his dish, but he began saying it in a deeper and deeper voice, over and over. Amber would respond “You’re welcome” in just as deep a voice. Blaise continued to push his chin … [Read more…]
For those faithful readers, I thought I would go back a few posts and provide an up-to-date report on some recent events (rather than post comments on 2-month-old posts): Frutas Extranjeras: Found out that the jocote is also known as the spondias mombin, the gully plum, the Spanish plum, the hog plum, the Ashanti plum, … [Read more…]