tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78413354679184224332024-03-13T13:24:57.850-05:00Musings from a Mudpie MomTinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-86536308697085717242010-10-28T13:16:00.002-05:002010-10-28T13:30:45.668-05:00Ela not EllaMy daughter's legal name is Ana Gabriela. That is the exact name/spelling of the woman who birthed her and I am happy to have passed along the gift of this beautiful name.<br />
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We have spelled her nickname "Ella" but we are changing the spelling to "Ela" at the urging of my husband. Here's why...<br />
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1. Her name is Gabriela with one L<br />
2. Ella (pronounced A-Ya) in spanish means "she" so when Ela goes to a spanish speaking country they think we are nutty at best and downright cruel at worst for naming our daughter "she".<br />
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We explained this change to Ela and since she doesn't really write her name yet anyway we thought we were set. However, last night she comes to me with that ICY, half-lidded look she reserves for the worst of slights (I've never seen a colder one) and said...WHY DID YOU CHANGE MY NAME TO L?Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-20931143065857205082010-08-26T13:30:00.002-05:002010-08-26T21:40:12.886-05:00Are we Christians...or not?If our lives consist of what to wear to church...where to eat when church is over...how great OUR blessings are while we are there...perhaps we should reread the Bible...ask for forgiveness and then take a look at these blogs.<br />
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<a href="http://servinghischildreninuganda.blogspot.com/">http://servinghischildreninuganda.blogspot.com/</a><br />
http://kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-58997228346336255192010-08-01T08:09:00.003-05:002010-08-01T08:23:34.809-05:00Ain't no mountain high enough...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They don't call 'em the Smokies for nuttin'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AAAAAHHHHHH....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misty coolness</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost there...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sweet victory!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leave me ALONE Alone alone.</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUulla9nIF8Jn_IjyCyUf580EOxPOJRmEcCjTohJUVWd_uto_1G5Rv25p0NHE-gDDh4OsHIrangyBhxIXDI4XdyIRmnyN1pnEKsGg8hNmBLD2dMNlICoF-pruhhiLbXuMW-bDhVbgq4o/s1600/fam+at+helicop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUulla9nIF8Jn_IjyCyUf580EOxPOJRmEcCjTohJUVWd_uto_1G5Rv25p0NHE-gDDh4OsHIrangyBhxIXDI4XdyIRmnyN1pnEKsGg8hNmBLD2dMNlICoF-pruhhiLbXuMW-bDhVbgq4o/s400/fam+at+helicop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">How can I not love a man who spends the equivalent of a month's worth of food for a family somewhere to make us this happy?</i></b></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-45143102501433233952010-07-30T12:22:00.001-05:002010-07-30T13:09:32.023-05:00Did I ever tell you ...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">how those skinny little Grandma Bastin feet almost do me in?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">and that a <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">rainbow</span> off our deck in the first 5 minutes we are here seems like </span>a <span style="font-size: large;">great vacation <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">omen</span></span>.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">or how I get panicky when I think about how easily my daughter could have been someone else's <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(and I know they wouldn't have loved her like I do).</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">that crabcakes made by Carson are pure delicousness</span> and I miss him <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">and i might not</span> <span style="font-size: small;">survive</span> when he leaves and <span style="font-size: xx-small;">i'm mad</span> at him for <span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;">ditching the family vacation?</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4bgYsdWKg6XUZG8tCvyucTS4A15caVqw9WMethzOACowYRRoCDuYddQPylVZ0cctRqTjnG8xHNDaknIvvgFBdJIFnMRe2R9RtbLF-pf2OsxvG02oy9jOKH4eOgpvMbPkvxQ81cga10Y/s1600/Ella+alone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid4bgYsdWKg6XUZG8tCvyucTS4A15caVqw9WMethzOACowYRRoCDuYddQPylVZ0cctRqTjnG8xHNDaknIvvgFBdJIFnMRe2R9RtbLF-pf2OsxvG02oy9jOKH4eOgpvMbPkvxQ81cga10Y/s320/Ella+alone.jpg" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ana Gabriela Fleetwood nearly 4</span></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-46782810897932506782010-06-11T10:31:00.000-05:002010-06-11T10:31:33.655-05:00The Dark Side<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Most of my posts are light and fluffy little things written about the joys of being a mom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">This one is not. It's raw and it's dark and it's heartwrenching. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">One of my kids is hurting and I am drowning in my kid's sea of hurt. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Where is that most beautiful of all newborns? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The kid who nursed much longer than the rest and cried "I just want to be with you, mom" when we were separated? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">That kid is locked in a prison of depression, anxiety and anger. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I give this kid's struggles to God then take them back knowing all the time that my keys don't fit the lock. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We are seeking help, doing what we can. We don't know if it is enough or right or anything else.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">There it is. The dark side of motherhood. Loving until it nearly kills you.</span>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-79075065243013944652010-05-09T22:10:00.000-05:002010-05-09T22:10:49.507-05:00Itchy reminder<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes</span> my c-section scar still aches. Mostly it itches. Like it is still healing. Kinda crazy. Today is an itchy scar day. I think it is because it's <span style="font-size: large;">Mother's Day</span>. A reminder that I am always and forever - <span style="font-size: large;">a mother. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">P.S. The baby that exited me via the three inch low transverse incision graduated from college yesterday. Magna cum laude. </span>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-29063443371228625562010-05-08T22:32:00.000-05:002010-05-08T22:32:44.406-05:00Regan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We enjoyed</span> a fun day at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis yesterday on <span style="font-size: large;">Regan's</span> kindergarten field trip. <span style="font-size: large;">Good times</span> over too soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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We are in the midst of a snowstorm today and about 7 inches has fallen so far. I love the cozy feeling of being inside my warm home with vegetable soup on the stove and all of the kids home. <br />
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I have rediscovered the book of Habakkuk. <br />
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Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. <br />
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<a href="http://musingsfromamudpiemom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo310/shabbycreations2/TinaSignature2.png" style="border: none; background: transparent;"/></a>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-36323565058650714152010-02-11T00:24:00.002-06:002010-02-11T00:33:37.880-06:00UpdateI'm excited to report that I did see the crazy woman who wears everything on top of everything. She is not dead after all. <br />
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I also saw the teeny tiny woman who works at La Bodegona. She is the darlingest thing you've ever seen. A perfectly proportioned tiny woman. She was about the size of Grace when Grace was five. Now Grace towers over her. <br />
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Our sweet housegirl from 2.5 years ago has a daughter of her own who will be two years in March. I can't believe it. <br />
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The raisin bread at Dona Luisa's is still yummy.<br />
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The chocolatier moved to Brazil but someone is making some fabulous handmade truffles at Epicure. <br />
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Evelyn from McDonald's now works at a McDonald's in San Cristobal but her two co-workers actually remembered me from before and I remembered them. We had a joyous reunion at the catsup counter (or something like that). <br />
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I met 4 women and 1 man who are fostering in Antigua. Some have been here for years. God bless them.<br />
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It is possible to adopt from Guatemala again under a new system. So very tempting...<br />
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Sandra is our ninera this time. She is great with kids and a wonderful launderess. She just took initiative and did my laundry and it is done to perfection. Now how great is that?<br />
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Juan Jose cut down the tree that had the swing at Santa Rosa just yesterday. He is planting a lot of new trees all around the complex. <br />
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Ruth has lost a good deal of weight and looks better and younger than she did in 2007. <br />
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I fell in love with a dog at Mayan Families. She was found by the river starving and with no hair due to malnutrition. She is stunning now! She looks like a chocolate min pin and she has the most gorgeous light amber eyes. It is easy to get her to the USA if anyone is interested in adopting a dog. She will come with all shots up to date and spayed. I want her so badly but Ron said we don't need anything else to take care of. I'm still begging but it is not looking good.<br />
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If you haven't been - go. You won't leave the same.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0Uc9yHKQVHSYQtVmm378IttPWAUShu7rkR4AGaH576vAPyc7ym_UC_mKRX8u0sqk8S1caj6hmqebCHKl6CEJEQCB_fSLlb2g4vXQBNuT3qky_oMJLFqeIkveKvk9v3PIA1znRSW1LKg/s1600-h/IMG_5165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0Uc9yHKQVHSYQtVmm378IttPWAUShu7rkR4AGaH576vAPyc7ym_UC_mKRX8u0sqk8S1caj6hmqebCHKl6CEJEQCB_fSLlb2g4vXQBNuT3qky_oMJLFqeIkveKvk9v3PIA1znRSW1LKg/s400/IMG_5165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436848692178651186" border="0" /></a>O.K. we look totally wrung out (the 2.5 hour extremely harrowing drive alone will make you look like we do and that's before you do the market and the lake) but a highlight of our trip to Panajachel was meeting Alan (student number 525) the bright young man we have sponsored for the past 3 school years. Alan has been first in his class ( a big deal) for 4 years out of his 5 years of attending school. We are so proud of him!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFfWf4PtYDLdOB1D1yDvAxQAYftZnpa6yOU196FLH7Efov9SG9Lz-XPMvC_bCFwZA8yFqgBmfd6wJcL62cNstiIOfIjx7nFQ_NsGIPFr8OgteEkZ7E1UKrcUzjMaP-FiRlxGw_O8qAWo/s1600-h/IMG_5102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFfWf4PtYDLdOB1D1yDvAxQAYftZnpa6yOU196FLH7Efov9SG9Lz-XPMvC_bCFwZA8yFqgBmfd6wJcL62cNstiIOfIjx7nFQ_NsGIPFr8OgteEkZ7E1UKrcUzjMaP-FiRlxGw_O8qAWo/s400/IMG_5102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436848681843363186" border="0" /></a>The steps of a church shared by Catholics and Maya. There was a Mayan shaman doing what he does at the same time Catholics were doing what they do. It was interesting to observe.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90b3p-_O3L23GVyHGryPmc9Lw3W6bqP8CF0V0ByUU9k2RngjMDGmz4QFHpJT-koi1kUBbRkAeT7E-7-rU7sWlWSDwC59i2XSu5PHVe9O_1qeIuEZxcY1bVTlLZsUOO2O8nr0bBoJYTWs/s1600-h/IMG_5163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90b3p-_O3L23GVyHGryPmc9Lw3W6bqP8CF0V0ByUU9k2RngjMDGmz4QFHpJT-koi1kUBbRkAeT7E-7-rU7sWlWSDwC59i2XSu5PHVe9O_1qeIuEZxcY1bVTlLZsUOO2O8nr0bBoJYTWs/s400/IMG_5163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436848676084792050" border="0" /></a>Alan and his beautiful mom, sister and baby brother.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrACZiavht18VfP9enOvC8LsI9gOmj-OOkXidAvaMnXqKIUrPvsdU1Dr2j7RdDAl62z24eNhzdAQTsMAa_W9sDFvhfwT_fyPC4PqLlv6THsB5C_DEDxv44IJk8xii_m0eo2BmDGE_KlY/s1600-h/IMG_4950.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrACZiavht18VfP9enOvC8LsI9gOmj-OOkXidAvaMnXqKIUrPvsdU1Dr2j7RdDAl62z24eNhzdAQTsMAa_W9sDFvhfwT_fyPC4PqLlv6THsB5C_DEDxv44IJk8xii_m0eo2BmDGE_KlY/s400/IMG_4950.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844527848323042" border="0" /></a>The fountain in the Parque Central. A bit risque but they are big on the mother/fertility thing here. So beautiful in it's own way and very old.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaNyzzh7IBCwJuP4RMAe1eBtTj4N4uVqWqAAOMqVKxSZevpR230aYr-iep4uUtD-MZe5jmNpi7gT0I0s1uJ7cubvZlE_EZsgghi6icLSnzW50HvCoCf9es4JGdomi9_nZ4ifEJrnZqME/s1600-h/IMG_4956.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaNyzzh7IBCwJuP4RMAe1eBtTj4N4uVqWqAAOMqVKxSZevpR230aYr-iep4uUtD-MZe5jmNpi7gT0I0s1uJ7cubvZlE_EZsgghi6icLSnzW50HvCoCf9es4JGdomi9_nZ4ifEJrnZqME/s400/IMG_4956.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844523667157602" border="0" /></a>My husband brought me a dozen of the most amazing roses! The thing about the roses here is that they still have their wonderful fragrance! IDK - maybe they lose their smell in the shipment or something but these just smell sweeter than ours at home. Thanks, my love!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEzVaMOyABiGh4ZiQDU_tA8pPBfi-QDwV1m8CY8cqf5s5MObRZE2wrHerMFyVHWF4nHNikGJzklioLBELw-zfxAMV2fyhcuy7mRaxhQPTsNtqzXhEF0FFlTGZwbxodwJ_IxcqetUpQRI/s1600-h/IMG_4885.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEzVaMOyABiGh4ZiQDU_tA8pPBfi-QDwV1m8CY8cqf5s5MObRZE2wrHerMFyVHWF4nHNikGJzklioLBELw-zfxAMV2fyhcuy7mRaxhQPTsNtqzXhEF0FFlTGZwbxodwJ_IxcqetUpQRI/s400/IMG_4885.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844514302930722" border="0" /></a>Some cute little girls selling stuff in the park and, yes, they too have the face of my daughter.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxQ6GDk1hFo0JngixGzZ_ldyJ0RWDTTENf6Hvpz7k7ZnJfF7af4sn78C6eAhSDUBKVHpKFqa09_he3zxxw86-9CxlwsZSj5i1pfhnBHxpJMu22CRMKvs2x0UorIQhcpOoDal8Hm5_xyY/s1600-h/IMG_4831.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxQ6GDk1hFo0JngixGzZ_ldyJ0RWDTTENf6Hvpz7k7ZnJfF7af4sn78C6eAhSDUBKVHpKFqa09_he3zxxw86-9CxlwsZSj5i1pfhnBHxpJMu22CRMKvs2x0UorIQhcpOoDal8Hm5_xyY/s400/IMG_4831.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436844509821915842" border="0" /></a>The aforementioned daughter. Holy cow she is cute and I think she knows it!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwOl9zRv805wfVuVkWTfFIroUrguFx0imn_J_1i_WfHJlU17wUj20KPNSU-ByTPO7CvjE6PiPNccDMtgH9NCzF0vFuRxFgBICgXdxLt5CPOFhbO721Dfz72mPQXgrFGEhDjSdNw_PNkQ/s1600-h/IMG_4836.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwOl9zRv805wfVuVkWTfFIroUrguFx0imn_J_1i_WfHJlU17wUj20KPNSU-ByTPO7CvjE6PiPNccDMtgH9NCzF0vFuRxFgBICgXdxLt5CPOFhbO721Dfz72mPQXgrFGEhDjSdNw_PNkQ/s400/IMG_4836.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436842427942672290" border="0" /></a>A typical street in Antigua. The black shadow is something wrong with our camera.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYIrIZKUX4tMMV808tHLV3GYzP-YU2m0fUq0AYJRzjtAaSLgBn6qi7jXCupj3VPRqv1EW7kZWkqQbMSRkdsB2VuBkwFFqjNcmd8Sr1tPONw3pomOalfCWiB2qyLNry7NdQb8w7wz0CYw/s1600-h/IMG_5181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYIrIZKUX4tMMV808tHLV3GYzP-YU2m0fUq0AYJRzjtAaSLgBn6qi7jXCupj3VPRqv1EW7kZWkqQbMSRkdsB2VuBkwFFqjNcmd8Sr1tPONw3pomOalfCWiB2qyLNry7NdQb8w7wz0CYw/s400/IMG_5181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436840402774220370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Regan Fleetwood and Luis Fettes.<br />Luis is the son of my new friend Jenny. Jenny has been in Antigua waiting on Luis' adoption to be finalized for 4 months but they have been in-process a total of 3 years! She is here with her two other children, Christopher and Caroline. Oh how I love these brave women who leave their comfortable lives in the USA for the love a child they did not bear.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4XYsOObuIXmn-Suee_w-NnyxpElDtYMgb6JyTNLy5i7lvsQJz_hydI-anrutLFO608Zb6e4VjfV_Qwd2kAh0o2BDjkEtMoaDQ6_VMMe-09WCFwrd9tR_19-YrT8ODr32NUJsR1v0fwM/s1600-h/IMG_5194.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4XYsOObuIXmn-Suee_w-NnyxpElDtYMgb6JyTNLy5i7lvsQJz_hydI-anrutLFO608Zb6e4VjfV_Qwd2kAh0o2BDjkEtMoaDQ6_VMMe-09WCFwrd9tR_19-YrT8ODr32NUJsR1v0fwM/s400/IMG_5194.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436839121515115362" border="0" /></a>Ella's foster family came to see us. We enjoyed their company and the Dominoes pizza we shared. They are a sweet family and I am forever grateful for the love and care they showed my daughter for the two months before she came to me.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My time in Antigua has been magical. It is everything I remember and then some. I am needed at home and my time here has been cut short. I would gladly sell out in the USA and move here. Maybe someday I will...<br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-75440680743700225052010-02-03T09:12:00.002-06:002010-02-10T22:22:27.800-06:00Adventures in Antigua<a href="http://musingsfromamudpiemom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo310/shabbycreations2/TinaSignature2.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-41908712065262453952010-02-01T19:42:00.004-06:002010-02-10T22:26:10.888-06:00Adventures<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I remember this woman and her beautiful daughters from being here before. The girl's have grown so much but they are still pretty!</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7CfpO5wYBaoFk0jlpKLhPbgRmuMq_XgYaot52P3nGx_FSbQZCXTKJ-NjZMoZE12AKigP3uKPcY_8wW1NZyYS6He0xCYn8ES0BsJce27hGhOH2nO_3lKR4l-9VirtVQf9CTBZ84tk3oA/s1600-h/IMG_4886.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7CfpO5wYBaoFk0jlpKLhPbgRmuMq_XgYaot52P3nGx_FSbQZCXTKJ-NjZMoZE12AKigP3uKPcY_8wW1NZyYS6He0xCYn8ES0BsJce27hGhOH2nO_3lKR4l-9VirtVQf9CTBZ84tk3oA/s400/IMG_4886.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433457382793678050" border="0" /></a>An Antigua street with the volcano in the background.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UmfPaKCGpmeRKRO6KqVTsZGTh_cOKjcFEoaVmESMUGD5jvznOGJMbHBPdEGdoI9mLo7EUf-oQ_Bq5k4e-vbJ98SspPuW_XeizHSGrR6TWB84tYm6X9tsZQj1srAIp-AhoEYsD20OfoM/s1600-h/IMG_4836.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5UmfPaKCGpmeRKRO6KqVTsZGTh_cOKjcFEoaVmESMUGD5jvznOGJMbHBPdEGdoI9mLo7EUf-oQ_Bq5k4e-vbJ98SspPuW_XeizHSGrR6TWB84tYm6X9tsZQj1srAIp-AhoEYsD20OfoM/s400/IMG_4836.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433457378967848914" border="0" /></a>Indian food!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphFbZtb9DruwT2HBrO75aGeIUoPsSShOs1ZAYhPrmKNCGC9tSKH1nIBYM4X0nwZbwJg8czUJtW5zllVjjFDtG73PxNOBzfVXSoZXDcocYEW-yHodNRgLdwXBaKvsh9Z6mhMcXEJBat0g/s1600-h/IMG_4874.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhphFbZtb9DruwT2HBrO75aGeIUoPsSShOs1ZAYhPrmKNCGC9tSKH1nIBYM4X0nwZbwJg8czUJtW5zllVjjFDtG73PxNOBzfVXSoZXDcocYEW-yHodNRgLdwXBaKvsh9Z6mhMcXEJBat0g/s400/IMG_4874.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433457371187604626" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A pouty Mayan that calls me mom.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsjq8D4mUzC6_Xo0RY2VzFgLxE1eVCOThIb25OC_ZyQg0E94mF4TM6HyqaqeiuhmX7CSe9OmhKNxHvLJa7OzYQfn8FzZMMUOpcVLRXilXHrjT9eeBJWyVvEujWIb8x5p-HKmxtWyoHfs/s1600-h/IMG_4830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsjq8D4mUzC6_Xo0RY2VzFgLxE1eVCOThIb25OC_ZyQg0E94mF4TM6HyqaqeiuhmX7CSe9OmhKNxHvLJa7OzYQfn8FzZMMUOpcVLRXilXHrjT9eeBJWyVvEujWIb8x5p-HKmxtWyoHfs/s400/IMG_4830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433457363015550386" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div>We enjoyed a Spanish/English church service at Iglesia del Camino (Church of the Way) on Sunday morning. Truly a week without church makes one "weak". I was refreshed.<br /><br />Afterwards we went to a wonderful Indian restaurant. Yes, Indian food in Guatemala. It was delicious and the setting was beautiful.<br /><br />Our kids hate walking around town so we didn't get to enjoy the park as much as we would have liked. They are always anxious to get back to playing with their friends here at Santa Rosa.<br /><br />Evenings are wonderful here. It gets dark early and the air is fresh and cool after the heat of the day. Weather just doesn't get better than here! Warm, sunny days and cool crisp evenings.<br /><br /><a href="http://musingsfromamudpiemom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo310/shabbycreations2/TinaSignature2.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-80730890154523779702010-01-31T18:27:00.003-06:002010-02-10T22:25:53.830-06:00Nothing to sayI'm <span style="font-size:180%;">weighed</span> down by the immensity of the <span style="font-size:180%;">suffering</span> here. I'm convicted that I am only willing to help when it doesn't impact my lifestyle.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">God</span> help me to help until it hurts.<br /><br /><a href="http://musingsfromamudpiemom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"></a>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-47010442489267419982010-01-30T18:45:00.005-06:002010-02-10T22:25:11.571-06:00Adventures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeZPnZrSEXF9NnGjFFUvGoyG8s0Ukn7WYFgSbmW-Ff081v-7aEzdDsH68y67iQCP7IZ971rh4r4BKoxhUk_WFti9svqJZ4tF1WTw7zodbCYZVaypaDq7LhLFDi7Ywz8uuAV9UQS8wD3Y/s1600-h/IMG_4763.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeZPnZrSEXF9NnGjFFUvGoyG8s0Ukn7WYFgSbmW-Ff081v-7aEzdDsH68y67iQCP7IZ971rh4r4BKoxhUk_WFti9svqJZ4tF1WTw7zodbCYZVaypaDq7LhLFDi7Ywz8uuAV9UQS8wD3Y/s400/IMG_4763.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432701789824732818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpBGwRnT-5dc-Z4DphZoEaF4H0skCKyD-rpZTgAzDiruzELlxfN4I9KYIkoEL-kvLoA4aCZ3AV6d6l_2gkjwurxtU22Uqac14AcqF-5ENVTIjW5a46eKclkqGpV4RJSbrc8_8eooi4LU/s1600-h/IMG_4766.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpBGwRnT-5dc-Z4DphZoEaF4H0skCKyD-rpZTgAzDiruzELlxfN4I9KYIkoEL-kvLoA4aCZ3AV6d6l_2gkjwurxtU22Uqac14AcqF-5ENVTIjW5a46eKclkqGpV4RJSbrc8_8eooi4LU/s400/IMG_4766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432701786988129138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cP6dl2I-yrnQVR1Y9bZyDdfjNeqT3R5S6Ge21aBDtP8WNwmepbv3uY8JR3F7HyYLGRWXwlTXL-EN3BIVKVZ5qJN4vnHg6y2_8InB27Hdn2x_n6_4_z3ipOSQcTgXyFm7GeiBEizyrs8/s1600-h/IMG_4808.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cP6dl2I-yrnQVR1Y9bZyDdfjNeqT3R5S6Ge21aBDtP8WNwmepbv3uY8JR3F7HyYLGRWXwlTXL-EN3BIVKVZ5qJN4vnHg6y2_8InB27Hdn2x_n6_4_z3ipOSQcTgXyFm7GeiBEizyrs8/s400/IMG_4808.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432701782169932498" border="0" /></a>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-60401302259355796862010-01-29T16:51:00.005-06:002010-02-10T22:25:36.501-06:00Adventures<div style="text-align: center;">These ruins are literally in my backyard. There is a fence (thankfully) or my kids would be trying to climb it. A convent built in the 1500's and destroyed mostly by earthquakes. It is amazingly beautiful!<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mbMH7zalSuUJZPNzJolPdIR7dR5S1qS3tI0ivea2hKYGKj6vqeDmPwfJw3TDOEbMXBMguiAYzwXugs24O5IV37t6la09olZWbN0bBwea8Wqq4TXcwVETkJf4QVr8fdT0662WHqLO-nU/s1600-h/IMG_4740.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3mbMH7zalSuUJZPNzJolPdIR7dR5S1qS3tI0ivea2hKYGKj6vqeDmPwfJw3TDOEbMXBMguiAYzwXugs24O5IV37t6la09olZWbN0bBwea8Wqq4TXcwVETkJf4QVr8fdT0662WHqLO-nU/s400/IMG_4740.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432389130182105154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGQQrK_g-ZM4dhmgsHr-ULujevWd3b7FTLDXW3DwUomWpeQmgdeS0fixO1TBsVF21xtgkAXztyz9k0mFbmvxk1m-pK7UTLmbrXyu2g6eKyT6fQsBPeoK11osZkNC8PxiT7RIaVZ-2G2Y/s1600-h/IMG_4750.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGQQrK_g-ZM4dhmgsHr-ULujevWd3b7FTLDXW3DwUomWpeQmgdeS0fixO1TBsVF21xtgkAXztyz9k0mFbmvxk1m-pK7UTLmbrXyu2g6eKyT6fQsBPeoK11osZkNC8PxiT7RIaVZ-2G2Y/s400/IMG_4750.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432387836676663186" border="0" /></a>Ron and I went to check out a preschool for Ella today. We checked one out earlier in the week and let's just say it wasn't up to my standards of cleanliness. My standards are pretty low, don't take me wrong, but there are certain places I just can't go.<br /><br />The Colegio de Scooby Doo seems like a good fit and we enrolled Ella. She starts Monday. The main drawback is that it is about nine blocks from us and, of course, we have to walk. Between the Montezuma diet and all the walking I'm bound to come home slimmer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://musingsfromamudpiemom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo310/shabbycreations2/TinaSignature2.png" style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" /></a><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-87489457524219174222010-01-28T19:56:00.013-06:002010-02-10T22:24:34.123-06:00Antigua adventures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWHa4oWzSFnyo9ZIbxinkQ3k_Hti4GOTbKA52ZlDxKlZVQ7QBfjSCIoaFGTwXHjXT02RHtiAqpY2upWXHX1LTY_4d28Tgb-0Uq7_MC9BnVznVxWI_-VZz3WVJ63yBWAGXjEXx7wCXE3E/s1600-h/fleetwoods047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432004162612955410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 320px; height: 400px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWHa4oWzSFnyo9ZIbxinkQ3k_Hti4GOTbKA52ZlDxKlZVQ7QBfjSCIoaFGTwXHjXT02RHtiAqpY2upWXHX1LTY_4d28Tgb-0Uq7_MC9BnVznVxWI_-VZz3WVJ63yBWAGXjEXx7wCXE3E/s400/fleetwoods047.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;">No</span> ninera today so we walked into town with the kids. Ate lunch at <span style="font-size:180%;">El Gringo Chapin</span> (my Antigua friends will remember it well). Enjoyed a horse and carriage ride - bought a few things from the <span style="font-size:180%;">ladies</span> in the Parque Central and - <span style="font-size:130%;">well </span>- I had a bit of a meltdown in the park.<br /><br />My emotions overtook me and every <span style="font-size:180%;">precious</span> child trying to sell me a necklace, scarf or table runner that I don't really want became the face of my<span style="font-size:180%;"> daughter</span>.<br /><br />My stunningly beautiful daughter looks like them. <span style="font-size:180%;">every. one. of. them.</span> Why will she grow up clean, well-fed and educated with access to medical care while they grow up <span style="font-size:180%;">eeking</span> out the meagerist of livings <span style="font-size:180%;">selling</span> stuff to tourists?<br /><br />On the <span style="font-size:180%;">other</span> hand - why is my way better (except for the well-fed part)? Would she be happier in a huipil and corte selling stuff in the park with her <span style="font-size:180%;">family</span>? But that thought is <span style="font-size:180%;">unimaginable</span> because then she wouldn't be with me and I <span style="font-size:180%;">can't</span> get my head around a life that doesn't include her.<br /><br />Will she hate us for taking <span style="font-size:180%;">her</span> out of Guatemala? Someone was going to <span style="font-size:180%;">adopt</span> her. She was already relinquished right? Don't want to be an ego-centric American. Other people's ways are good too.<br /><br />Musings, these. Heavy stuff.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Update</span> for my adoption friends: Ruth is still selling in the park.<br /><br />The blind guy is still down near McDonald's although he switches it up a bit and I see him different places occasionally.<br /><br />The skinny guy with one leg who always asks God to bless you when you give him a bit of money is still here too.<br /><br />I haven't seen the crazy lady who wore everything she owned on top of everything else and slept over on the right side of the park if you are facing the huge cathedral. I heard she was a pro*sti*tu*e but, holy cow, I can't imagine the level of desperation a man must be facing to procure her services.<br /><br />The young guy who "huffed" until he burned nearly all of his brain cells and had seizures while people just walked around him isn't here.<br /><br />I wonder if they are still alive?<br /><br />There are still fireworks every single night. For any reason or no reason.<br /><br />p.s. Blogger.com refuses to upload photos today and I am tired. Also, my aforementioned treat was your very own tuk-tuk ride via video and it won't upload either. Later.</div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-14367041261400529932010-01-27T08:45:00.011-06:002010-02-10T22:24:13.827-06:00Adventures<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is <span style="font-size:180%;">trouble</span> in paradise. <span style="font-size:78%;">I lost the camera.</span> Ron is not <span style="font-size:130%;">happy</span>. I am not happy either and besides I had a <span style="font-size:180%;">special treat</span> for you. If you are the praying sort - well - we need <span style="font-size:130%;">harmony restored. </span><br /><br />No pictures today. Sorry.<br /><br />We left the<span style="font-size:180%;"> kids</span> with Sandra and walked into town. We enjoyed a <span style="font-size:130%;">wonderfully</span> tasty lunch. Mine was a <span style="font-size:180%;">pan-seared tuna</span> pita. Not the stuff from a can but real pieces of yummy medium rare tuna. A horseradish sauce, lettuce and tomato completed the treat. Oh...served with <span style="font-size:130%;">homemade chips </span>and fried plaintains.<span style="font-size:180%;"> Deliciosa!!!</span><br /><br />Then I had a hankering for a taste of real Guatemala so we went to the <span style="font-size:180%;">mercado</span> and I don't mean the tourist-y part either. We dove headlong into the depths of a mercado so local it will make your head spin. <span style="font-size:180%;">Free entertainment.</span><br /><br />Ron wore out long before I did so I'll have to explore more on another day.<br /><br />On a sad note - I asked <span style="font-size:180%;">three little girls </span>who sold me some green beans why they weren't in school. They said (sheepishly) " we have to make money". I asked if they had ever been to school and neither of the two older ones have. The younger one (maybe 7) has been a little.<br /><br />I guess if one is going to <span style="font-size:180%;">sell</span> vegetables all their life why be educated but it <span style="font-size:130%;">breaks my heart</span> just the same. It is clear that in about 5 years they will be the<span style="font-size:180%;"> teenagers nursing the babies</span> with another toddling beside. Such a hard life.<br /><br />I <span style="font-size:180%;">shall</span> count my blessings.<br /><br />P.S. Maybe the watermelon, lettuce, tomato, carrot juice and pineapple weren't such a good idea...</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S.S. Ella found the camera. <span style="font-size:180%;">I </span>shall count my blessings.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><p align="center"><br />The Hotel Santo Domingo 5 stars - one of the most gorgeous places on earth<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1L9m21mmOCCiHPhjxfbJBW_0oca9tqfcpDMV2ykziZtVrwne4XjFm8-eRvcz4cuQuyF9vIA1j9xQWQuxK9UDOyQ8lfWDIyr3NbUhL7q2qPoCnMaSyVU3ZF8OkQPPnok45IDKtgsUVSU/s1600-h/IMG_4649.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431778054741914690" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI1L9m21mmOCCiHPhjxfbJBW_0oca9tqfcpDMV2ykziZtVrwne4XjFm8-eRvcz4cuQuyF9vIA1j9xQWQuxK9UDOyQ8lfWDIyr3NbUhL7q2qPoCnMaSyVU3ZF8OkQPPnok45IDKtgsUVSU/s400/IMG_4649.jpg" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">My tuna pita<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLoXDUiA2URPT-T7QEHzkRHaJSvNNNtraMgBEnwaTshwXSyd4Rr9z7V1vdD6RaGu9R58okCZKwXLZEL1lXOws6ZkKPNFtlY4K-ZruC4OzvzFCDjCo7hHCpqPPlPInjBNCO7nHVOAffgQ/s1600-h/IMG_4651.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431778050634087554" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLoXDUiA2URPT-T7QEHzkRHaJSvNNNtraMgBEnwaTshwXSyd4Rr9z7V1vdD6RaGu9R58okCZKwXLZEL1lXOws6ZkKPNFtlY4K-ZruC4OzvzFCDjCo7hHCpqPPlPInjBNCO7nHVOAffgQ/s400/IMG_4651.jpg" border="0" /> </a><p align="center">The outdoor part of the mercado. Believe me - this is like Wal-mart supercenter compared to the interior.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA64R2q4dFvLYMPtToliF33AKa5f_2Mj_df3YjCxmUemapb-3ofq0o1uAe0KMGvJL7Cps8VTR5czWSfBzhyphenhyphenq2THrWcLH4ONov52iZRbWaBNEY8SHC07lFqw4i7OIoayBO_v5dGxTip6r8/s1600-h/IMG_4652.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431778040914091570" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA64R2q4dFvLYMPtToliF33AKa5f_2Mj_df3YjCxmUemapb-3ofq0o1uAe0KMGvJL7Cps8VTR5czWSfBzhyphenhyphenq2THrWcLH4ONov52iZRbWaBNEY8SHC07lFqw4i7OIoayBO_v5dGxTip6r8/s400/IMG_4652.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-51002688084287332952010-01-26T08:14:00.002-06:002010-02-10T22:23:55.160-06:00Adventures<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg7DPQu0wqdNfP7rJcAKaSpHUgDZ0sOX27v6Yb7t84mxOXwzdXKMIfJEl7S6wO7qkuR-rL5X74x9HM4gUS2gFpOet2BvS15yyatYsguLWNeAaSd-FoaKlNv5cTZc5YCvuG0tMlepXs5k/s1600-h/IMG_4621.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431057736741624386" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg7DPQu0wqdNfP7rJcAKaSpHUgDZ0sOX27v6Yb7t84mxOXwzdXKMIfJEl7S6wO7qkuR-rL5X74x9HM4gUS2gFpOet2BvS15yyatYsguLWNeAaSd-FoaKlNv5cTZc5YCvuG0tMlepXs5k/s400/IMG_4621.jpg" border="0" /></a> Our back gate</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCFrzjIdgPqiTyvJIIB0WVD3Z-nMtgbYVgnXpOBo1hdJjDkmWuYcN3aIn3Fv0R8EKDbSJidzIX1WgpFBd76ZWDsxc6RxMfo2Xe_auESPnlQrnTTX4DyYPsozfw-8vpsDkppE6maXqM5w/s1600-h/IMG_4618.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431057733026085842" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBCFrzjIdgPqiTyvJIIB0WVD3Z-nMtgbYVgnXpOBo1hdJjDkmWuYcN3aIn3Fv0R8EKDbSJidzIX1WgpFBd76ZWDsxc6RxMfo2Xe_auESPnlQrnTTX4DyYPsozfw-8vpsDkppE6maXqM5w/s400/IMG_4618.jpg" border="0" /></a>Ron<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VfoMDmXgWxdvODFvr11IFkMnW4JusMUm6QA49eleu09DHcIXA8IB7Q5XgVMIXALwrRtlwWS3IY916xpmGgc_qdC78ZEnjFaqKw3xhsYg45YmbI7285Wp8PuC4Pwj2nVaE4ny7B1LqSU/s1600-h/IMG_4624.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431057723735679618" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VfoMDmXgWxdvODFvr11IFkMnW4JusMUm6QA49eleu09DHcIXA8IB7Q5XgVMIXALwrRtlwWS3IY916xpmGgc_qdC78ZEnjFaqKw3xhsYg45YmbI7285Wp8PuC4Pwj2nVaE4ny7B1LqSU/s400/IMG_4624.jpg" border="0" /></a>Grace<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9Voz_3ia9CHwZgnxPPT42aUvbY1pfMNDGTbG4aN6L-Ex3dskmAxAXSWBo8667WrztbsKvHet7HtZ-JoFOStoLNvfgq33XqLNLoxPbWxBew3ksAF6DMzi7IAN5QzCxqvoq_048_OFXoA/s1600-h/IMG_4645.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431057720449251746" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9Voz_3ia9CHwZgnxPPT42aUvbY1pfMNDGTbG4aN6L-Ex3dskmAxAXSWBo8667WrztbsKvHet7HtZ-JoFOStoLNvfgq33XqLNLoxPbWxBew3ksAF6DMzi7IAN5QzCxqvoq_048_OFXoA/s400/IMG_4645.jpg" border="0" /></a>Our new friends<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o91HG0O7zHea_x6JadVj0_dqCKaIkXeFpqUfVvlwMobtdvoDQSkepjpKZiZK3SB_GUs6vh0K9nJCkHQQZUf0oay0J33b2wDpWOX5cZ7_3lJ_tdqg_uvhepaM204YijGGaco2owjY4DA/s1600-h/IMG_4625.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431057715319549042" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 270px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0o91HG0O7zHea_x6JadVj0_dqCKaIkXeFpqUfVvlwMobtdvoDQSkepjpKZiZK3SB_GUs6vh0K9nJCkHQQZUf0oay0J33b2wDpWOX5cZ7_3lJ_tdqg_uvhepaM204YijGGaco2owjY4DA/s400/IMG_4625.jpg" border="0" /></a> Regan playing soccer</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:180%;">Amazing</span> what a night's sleep can do! After flying overnight to get here we were still wiped out! </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>The nanny showed up as planned at 12:00 p.m. and Ron and I headed out to explore. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Oh the<span style="font-size:180%;"> pure joy</span> of having my husband all to myself for a few hours AND in <span style="font-size:180%;">Antigua</span> (which I find incredibly romantic). We enjoyed lunch at <span style="font-size:180%;">Cafe Sky</span> and hit the Bodegona (pretty hard spending 101.00). Most folks shop daily for what they need.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>A little girl stared at my cart for the longest time and finally said (in Spanish, of course) "you are buying alot"! </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>We grabbed an <span style="font-size:180%;">innard jarring</span> tuk-tuk back to our apartment.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>The rest of the evening was spent playing soccer, walking around the complex and talking to people. I love the sense of community here. I'm happy that we chose the Santa Rosa although it is a "fur piece" from the Parque Central.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>I was in <span style="font-size:180%;">bed</span> (I'm not kidding) by 7:30. I listened to an audio book for awhile and then I was a goner.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Ella is still not feeling well with a horrendous cough. Although they have doctors here I'm always a bit nervous having a sick child away from our pediatrician at home. Will NEVER forget handing a limp eleven pound baby sick with rotovirus to a doctor here. So, so <span style="font-size:180%;">scary</span>. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div><div>Heading out today at 11:00.<br /><br /><a href="http://musingsfromamudpiemom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;" src="http://i386.photobucket.com/albums/oo310/shabbycreations2/TinaSignature2.png" /></a></div></div></div><br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7841335467918422433.post-42395967586591103172010-01-25T08:31:00.009-06:002010-02-10T22:23:28.002-06:00Adventures in AntiguaI shall try to faithfully update my blog.<br /><br />It is really a record for our family but you are welcome to check in.<br /><br />Let the adventure begin...<br /><br />We arrived at the Guatemala City airport about 6:30 on Sunday 1/24/10.<br /><br />Wow! The changes to the airport are amazing! So different than the first time I landed in Guatemala (2006).<br /><br />Our driver (Jaime) picked us up and we headed for Antigua.<br /><br />Dirty, noisy, beautiful, sunny, warm, happy, sad. All words that describe the Guatemala we have come to love.<br /><br />After a quick stop at Dispensa for the necessities we need to set up housekeeping (and feed 3 hungry, tired and overexcited kids) we are dropped off at our apartment.<br /><br />Settled in, we take a walk into town and head for our first stop Pollo Compero! We have not forgotten the yummy (greasy) chicken we loved before. Plus, we know it is safe to eat and with Ron's and my recent stomach issues we are not ready to ask for more trouble. It won't be long, though, before the memory of those amazingly yummy pineapple will be too much and we'll risk it :-).<br /><br />Ella has developed a nasty cough, runny nose and fever so I head off to find a farmacia that is open for medicine. Sunday's are sacred here and most businesses are closed.<br /><br />Don't tell Ron - but I got a bit turned around on the way home and I had to ask (yes, in Spanish) where the Apartamentos de Santa Rosa were. When I got back Ron thought I made good time - haha. The farmacia was 7.5 blocks away.<br /><br />We met with the woman who is going to be helping us with our kids AND we met Paul, a retired missionary who has been so helpful to me in getting this trip arranged. He and his wife seem like genuinely kind people. I'm thankful to have them just 1.5 blocks away.<br /><br />Now that you've been so patient....here comes the good part!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TeadxPUS779SaEVIBSZaC8Rvtar8FzxoZ9tAbeKQU1tHM4UBBzVUVSnrY5Xrd2wi7Zq6gHcWytQX4whS4xgPfHWR-jTNuRmm9jjyM0riv5tCRo6mYWzlXReAl0i0UEtR4F8x4fA-QZE/s1600-h/IMG_4612.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TeadxPUS779SaEVIBSZaC8Rvtar8FzxoZ9tAbeKQU1tHM4UBBzVUVSnrY5Xrd2wi7Zq6gHcWytQX4whS4xgPfHWR-jTNuRmm9jjyM0riv5tCRo6mYWzlXReAl0i0UEtR4F8x4fA-QZE/s400/IMG_4612.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430695438396395538" border="0" /></a><br />Our yard as viewed from our balcony window.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCJ_MCny6D-tgAuJNXh_MqNsmjJ0WUbq5tz61ga62IWOqZnxLeor1NfCB1SGCUaX-WC7UsHFtenZwfDBCVheEngQ2x4G2CXF7YposZo40lWLas2hIF7uutbLX0I3jYQEOZhIYfjGIXEA/s1600-h/IMG_4590.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiCJ_MCny6D-tgAuJNXh_MqNsmjJ0WUbq5tz61ga62IWOqZnxLeor1NfCB1SGCUaX-WC7UsHFtenZwfDBCVheEngQ2x4G2CXF7YposZo40lWLas2hIF7uutbLX0I3jYQEOZhIYfjGIXEA/s400/IMG_4590.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430695435624569858" border="0" /></a>Our kitchen.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0W0kIi92SGic_iaWJelzg9sW5drEOHll3EouXQkvr8_BD37pa1gDlialI-09mk1UqW4UNiOvgDE7NeiLJqCuHat82oDnvvbbiP7D9QcCYt6Op7OuQtybVwjJiJOAsPkUf8BMRIEadqE/s1600-h/IMG_4610.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ0W0kIi92SGic_iaWJelzg9sW5drEOHll3EouXQkvr8_BD37pa1gDlialI-09mk1UqW4UNiOvgDE7NeiLJqCuHat82oDnvvbbiP7D9QcCYt6Op7OuQtybVwjJiJOAsPkUf8BMRIEadqE/s400/IMG_4610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430692801201892706" border="0" /></a>Regan playing the new Wii game a gift for his 6th birthday which was Jan. 21st.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksrp2FwFImqZ5F6J-B6JVq_FUg97zjgPz0dJaPme816kLzgwE1s7jHzB_4NepHet0tjC21_2k9sL35YyMq8G-YQ3TinrCk_v237l_cpQQLOEZRzDhlLyUJvE2v_4gUJhPmx_YYtye5gs/s1600-h/IMG_4587.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksrp2FwFImqZ5F6J-B6JVq_FUg97zjgPz0dJaPme816kLzgwE1s7jHzB_4NepHet0tjC21_2k9sL35YyMq8G-YQ3TinrCk_v237l_cpQQLOEZRzDhlLyUJvE2v_4gUJhPmx_YYtye5gs/s400/IMG_4587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430692798561432738" border="0" /></a>Another yard photo. Note the beautiful ruins in the background. Probably from the 1700's.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2_HMCVh0kP86askG5EzBg7hbo5GYjcwq7gFtbrOc72TsZdkV8kuw8LrRc97XZF2acA09NJ2Is5NZ8SZjioPYTaK8Fm2lGFhRDv-NhOL1BrTtpWDCj7um4CggxKHdCJH24jqEMRKEzxE/s1600-h/IMG_4580.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-2_HMCVh0kP86askG5EzBg7hbo5GYjcwq7gFtbrOc72TsZdkV8kuw8LrRc97XZF2acA09NJ2Is5NZ8SZjioPYTaK8Fm2lGFhRDv-NhOL1BrTtpWDCj7um4CggxKHdCJH24jqEMRKEzxE/s400/IMG_4580.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430692787096275122" border="0" /></a>The kid's bedroom.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OEsJG_8lxyeeDgzGi9ijdnzTUGM-jVPD2OEKOzalGnsCvxz7Lt9tFieTQhgQL7_MIyXj6Ngl62GnHCTkQckD2MPL9nsPUlcVkYtmI8ECqC_9kI43GU-Hbd8mGshANn8e2cx1lnA3GM4/s1600-h/IMG_4604.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OEsJG_8lxyeeDgzGi9ijdnzTUGM-jVPD2OEKOzalGnsCvxz7Lt9tFieTQhgQL7_MIyXj6Ngl62GnHCTkQckD2MPL9nsPUlcVkYtmI8ECqC_9kI43GU-Hbd8mGshANn8e2cx1lnA3GM4/s400/IMG_4604.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430692786015495010" border="0" /></a>Mi bonita chapina!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaA4CpzK5yubYA4puUEKG67QITFwvZJXG6dPTsY7fHgtqW5A47udapsIkkYQxumP9fZDeqcZhDvWDKsqsgtgcsB9VkrC0jrS-pSf5bhm3BHEygMJZx_8Zp-qyuEfTkcKN_HHL-9kPAMc/s1600-h/IMG_4599.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqaA4CpzK5yubYA4puUEKG67QITFwvZJXG6dPTsY7fHgtqW5A47udapsIkkYQxumP9fZDeqcZhDvWDKsqsgtgcsB9VkrC0jrS-pSf5bhm3BHEygMJZx_8Zp-qyuEfTkcKN_HHL-9kPAMc/s400/IMG_4599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430690801407239474" border="0" /></a>My beautiful blondie!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpHjouZ1cB1XBHOFP-pbgiN2an-Ce52YMAIH2AQ2hXyXVPsY5lZ0VyJugtSUWAkvTWfksy_EWaNdqix6lRZLFRy8Av0Fxrle0rJyj59_Vks4SN4NfMCO2xgqrsErjgSnQgrDsXhRehWk/s1600-h/IMG_4591.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpHjouZ1cB1XBHOFP-pbgiN2an-Ce52YMAIH2AQ2hXyXVPsY5lZ0VyJugtSUWAkvTWfksy_EWaNdqix6lRZLFRy8Av0Fxrle0rJyj59_Vks4SN4NfMCO2xgqrsErjgSnQgrDsXhRehWk/s400/IMG_4591.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430690795159708642" border="0" /></a>Our living room.<br /></div>Tinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00587367083792099434noreply@blogger.com3