I will be posting more information and pictures soon, but we've been in Arequipa for just over a week, we got internet in our home today, and Mirabel is starting school on Monday. Dave has a job interview next week for teaching English, and so far things are pretty good.
Stay tuned for more to come in the near future!
Friday, August 23, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
It's coming....
We're moving closer and closer to D-date and things are falling into place quite nicely.
Dave and I are both working hard at getting our work stuff done and our house in order. Our cars have been relegated to the driveway as we're staging stuff to sell, give, and donate in the garage. (The unseasonably cool spring has made that a real joy...I didn't expect to be scraping the car multiple times in mid to late April!)
Our basement is slowly coughing up 10 years of accumulated stuff. We're attempting to get rid of 25-50% of it. We'll see. Getting rid of the baby stuff is helping somewhat, and it's been easier for me to let things go than other times we've attempted to clear out.
So many thanks to our parents who have helped with babysitting and also my sister, T, who has been helping get the electronics ready (giving me her old iPhone and helping to load it (and the Kindle I got from her) up with things for Peru).
Big things are falling into place as well, like a house in Peru, rental applications for our house here, and a response back from an English language institute that might hire Dave. We've made connections with expats who already live in Arequipa and feel like we're in good hands.
We're getting really excited and are living with a foot in both worlds right now. Excited for the future and still very much embedded in the present. More to come!
Dave and I are both working hard at getting our work stuff done and our house in order. Our cars have been relegated to the driveway as we're staging stuff to sell, give, and donate in the garage. (The unseasonably cool spring has made that a real joy...I didn't expect to be scraping the car multiple times in mid to late April!)
Our basement is slowly coughing up 10 years of accumulated stuff. We're attempting to get rid of 25-50% of it. We'll see. Getting rid of the baby stuff is helping somewhat, and it's been easier for me to let things go than other times we've attempted to clear out.
So many thanks to our parents who have helped with babysitting and also my sister, T, who has been helping get the electronics ready (giving me her old iPhone and helping to load it (and the Kindle I got from her) up with things for Peru).
Big things are falling into place as well, like a house in Peru, rental applications for our house here, and a response back from an English language institute that might hire Dave. We've made connections with expats who already live in Arequipa and feel like we're in good hands.
We're getting really excited and are living with a foot in both worlds right now. Excited for the future and still very much embedded in the present. More to come!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Monday, December 10, 2012
LHS thank you
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Christmas Card I made at Shutterfly
Sparkle Joy Holiday Card
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I love this picture of Miss M at a Civil War outing...the joy on her face and how much fun she was having makes for a great shot. I used it for a Christmas card that I got for free from Shutterfly (thanks, coupon code!) and also made a book and some other Christmas gifts there. I thought if you clicked on the picture, you can see the inside of the card, too.... but that didn't work for this sleep deprived mom, so I made a picture of the inside and you can see that, too (in a separate post because I just can't figure out how to make the photos not overlap...) Merry Christmas and to all a good night!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The girl formerly known as ...
Since Sunday, Miss M has been going by "Sweetie-pie." I called her that when we were getting dressed for church. Then I went back to calling her other things...., gubsie-gubs, Mir-Mir...the usual. She persistently corrected me..."No...just Sweetie-pie. Silly Mommy!"
We had fun with her that evening...sugar pie, sugar plum, sweetie bum....and it always came back to Sweetie-pie. It's now Tuesday and I still have a little Sweetie-Pie upstairs. I am curious to see how long she plays this out.
We had fun with her that evening...sugar pie, sugar plum, sweetie bum....and it always came back to Sweetie-pie. It's now Tuesday and I still have a little Sweetie-Pie upstairs. I am curious to see how long she plays this out.
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