What does one do at 2 a.m. when one feels like shit?
Shelby had strep throat last week and ever since Friday I've been fighting something - not strep throat because it doesn't really hurt in my throat that bad - but some kind of nasty, cold or flu related thing.
So I thought I'd check my email - just in case anyone else was up and had written me - and I was rewarded with one from my sister (who I will get to see after a whole year in about 10 days in sunny, southern california - which, by the way, is not as much of a draw now that I live in sunny guatemala).
Anyway - I hate being up now because I have to get up at 6 am with the kids. AND I guess I'm going to have to call in sick to my volunteer-gig at safe passage and I hate doing that.
Aren't you glad you read this cheery missive?
Wednesday, October 27
Monday, October 25
How did I make it to 38 without knowing these things?!?
So many times I am reminded of the limits of my intellectual capacity. I seem to do really dumb, basic things!
Case in Point:
Last night I got out the 'foot bubble bath' in order to give my kids a treat, a home-made pedicure in the comfort of their own home. Thinking I was being very clever, I added a healthy dollop of my new shower gel that smells like chocolate. Bubbles, and more bubbles, and more bubbles - a seemingly endless supply of bubbles! So many bubbles have not been seen since Ryan used dishwashing liquid in the dishwasher!! The kids laughed as I filled bucket after bucket with non-deflating bubbles! At least they enjoyed their pedicures!
Fire in the Kitchen:
So Jeff's out of town which means that I am again attempting to cook. I decided on fried chicken and everything was going well until I had a bit of a burner fire. The fire wasn't huge or unmanageable, but the more FLOUR I added to it, the more it seemed to enjoy itself. I called Carl for help (yes, he's only 14, but somehow smarter than I am), and he came to my rescue with a box of baking powder which put out the fire right away. I knew it was something powdery - just couldn't remember what!
Case in Point:
Last night I got out the 'foot bubble bath' in order to give my kids a treat, a home-made pedicure in the comfort of their own home. Thinking I was being very clever, I added a healthy dollop of my new shower gel that smells like chocolate. Bubbles, and more bubbles, and more bubbles - a seemingly endless supply of bubbles! So many bubbles have not been seen since Ryan used dishwashing liquid in the dishwasher!! The kids laughed as I filled bucket after bucket with non-deflating bubbles! At least they enjoyed their pedicures!
Fire in the Kitchen:
So Jeff's out of town which means that I am again attempting to cook. I decided on fried chicken and everything was going well until I had a bit of a burner fire. The fire wasn't huge or unmanageable, but the more FLOUR I added to it, the more it seemed to enjoy itself. I called Carl for help (yes, he's only 14, but somehow smarter than I am), and he came to my rescue with a box of baking powder which put out the fire right away. I knew it was something powdery - just couldn't remember what!
An Addition to our Family!
We are proud to announce an addition to our family!
We have adopted the most beautiful little dog - her name is Maya. She is probably a cross between a chihuahua and a Yorkshire Terrier - she has kind of long grey/black hair and the most beautiful face. She's about a year and half old and we adopted her from A.M.A. - a rescue society here in Guatemala that rescues dogs from the street.
She weighs about 10 pounds, although she hardly looks it. She makes Sophie look like a GIANT next to her. And Sophie's only 15 pounds.
She is officially Carl's dog and he is already taking great care of her and she's already had a bath! Carl had a very hard time choosing his dog as there were so many wonderful dogs at the A.M.A. office!
I'm having trouble with the "Hello" program to add photos today, so if you'd like to see a picture, go to http://photos.yahoo.com/elesalabanz
We have adopted the most beautiful little dog - her name is Maya. She is probably a cross between a chihuahua and a Yorkshire Terrier - she has kind of long grey/black hair and the most beautiful face. She's about a year and half old and we adopted her from A.M.A. - a rescue society here in Guatemala that rescues dogs from the street.
She weighs about 10 pounds, although she hardly looks it. She makes Sophie look like a GIANT next to her. And Sophie's only 15 pounds.
She is officially Carl's dog and he is already taking great care of her and she's already had a bath! Carl had a very hard time choosing his dog as there were so many wonderful dogs at the A.M.A. office!
I'm having trouble with the "Hello" program to add photos today, so if you'd like to see a picture, go to http://photos.yahoo.com/elesalabanz
Sunday, October 24
Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here!
As of Tuesday, 19 October, our move is finally complete. What started officially around June 10th, but in reality more like January, was finally completed with the arrival of our dog, our Sophie. Our Bichon Frise, despite her renowned appetite for what's NOT in her bowl, brings lots of joy to our lives, makes us laugh, and is just great company for all of us. EVEN JEFF, likes her, and has given up trying to hide it.
This seems like the perfect place to say a huge THANK YOU to my sister-in-law, Mary Wasson, and the rest of the Wasson-pack. They took Sophie into their home last July 5th, while I was also staying in Ohio for a few weeks. After our annual beach vacation, they went back home to retrieve Sophie from Melissa's house (ANOTHER THANK YOU) and got ready to watch the weather reports, looking for a break below 85 degrees so they could ship her to Guatemala as live cargo. When the weather did break, we weren't in our house. The next time the weather broke, they were told there was an embargo on live cargo. Mary called repeatedly, and was always told that there was an embargo on live cargo, and sometimes on all cargo, at Delta, with promises of "call back on this day, it's going to be lifted by then." That never happened.
When we were losing patience, I called American Airlines and was assured that I could ship her with them. After getting the health certificate and fed-exing it to the state veterinarian for certification, which starts the clock ticking for 10 days, American told Mary that they actually don't ship live cargo out of Cincinnati and that I was misinformed. Grrrrr....
Do we go back into wait mode? Buy a bargain ticket for a date a few weeks ahead and just redo the health certificate? And who's going to explain this to Shelby who I had assured back in August (it will only be a week or so!) ? So...I called Delta and didn't even ask the price of a ticket for the next day ($1400+ !!!!!) and just decided to label it a moving expense and not think about how many dogs I could have bought for that $1400! These are times it's good to be a isFj - the F makes you do things that are totally illogical but that just get things resolved (there's my J-ness kicking in).
We are all thrilled to have her here and we took her for her first sightseeing trip to Lago de Atitlan and the town of Panajachel where Jeff insists we way overpaid (notice a theme here) for a private boat tour for an hour out on the lake. It was so beautiful and so relaxing - nice to have this 12 seater boat all to ourselves - even a seat for Sophie!
Aldous Huxley (author of Brave New World) wrote that Lake Atitlan is the most beautiful lake in the world. I don't know if that's true, but it certainly COULD be true. It's really breathtaking and has kind of an otherworldly quality to it as there is a lot of mist and clouds often cover the three volcanos that border the lake.
This seems like the perfect place to say a huge THANK YOU to my sister-in-law, Mary Wasson, and the rest of the Wasson-pack. They took Sophie into their home last July 5th, while I was also staying in Ohio for a few weeks. After our annual beach vacation, they went back home to retrieve Sophie from Melissa's house (ANOTHER THANK YOU) and got ready to watch the weather reports, looking for a break below 85 degrees so they could ship her to Guatemala as live cargo. When the weather did break, we weren't in our house. The next time the weather broke, they were told there was an embargo on live cargo. Mary called repeatedly, and was always told that there was an embargo on live cargo, and sometimes on all cargo, at Delta, with promises of "call back on this day, it's going to be lifted by then." That never happened.
When we were losing patience, I called American Airlines and was assured that I could ship her with them. After getting the health certificate and fed-exing it to the state veterinarian for certification, which starts the clock ticking for 10 days, American told Mary that they actually don't ship live cargo out of Cincinnati and that I was misinformed. Grrrrr....
Do we go back into wait mode? Buy a bargain ticket for a date a few weeks ahead and just redo the health certificate? And who's going to explain this to Shelby who I had assured back in August (it will only be a week or so!) ? So...I called Delta and didn't even ask the price of a ticket for the next day ($1400+ !!!!!) and just decided to label it a moving expense and not think about how many dogs I could have bought for that $1400! These are times it's good to be a isFj - the F makes you do things that are totally illogical but that just get things resolved (there's my J-ness kicking in).
We are all thrilled to have her here and we took her for her first sightseeing trip to Lago de Atitlan and the town of Panajachel where Jeff insists we way overpaid (notice a theme here) for a private boat tour for an hour out on the lake. It was so beautiful and so relaxing - nice to have this 12 seater boat all to ourselves - even a seat for Sophie!
Aldous Huxley (author of Brave New World) wrote that Lake Atitlan is the most beautiful lake in the world. I don't know if that's true, but it certainly COULD be true. It's really breathtaking and has kind of an otherworldly quality to it as there is a lot of mist and clouds often cover the three volcanos that border the lake.
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