How badly do you need a bathroom?

These two outhouses were what we encountered on our trek to the highest waterfalls in Central America this past weekend. Pretty funny, especially the one with the view:) None of us used them but I looked in the one with walls and decided I could wait. Funny how the conditions of the facilties determines if you can wait or not:) Also we saw lots of little lizards on the hike and I had visions of them crawling on me - not cool.

Fathers Day Breakie

I think Blaise is looking more and more like Zaak all the time.

My Sweet Pea and My Roses

Want some pizza with your ketchup?

Zaak went out last night and picked us up a pizza for supper to eat while we listened to Edmonton lose to Carolina. There's a pizza place in town that recently opened and they actually make really tasty pizza. The funny thing is that people here eat ketchup on their pizza! We got 22 little packages of ketchup with our pizza and only used one (Zaak had some with hot sauce on his). So if you need any ketchup, you know who to call.

"You don't mind if I eat this clod of dirt do you Mama?"

Goodbye and Good Riddance

Last Tuesday I had my two bottom wisdom teeth pulled. After years of ignoring Canadian dentists advice about getting them taken out I finally realized they had to go. They'd been bothering me on and off and so I am now two teeth poorer. The experience was painful but I kept trying to reassure myself that if I could give birth surely I could withstand this pain! Unfortunately all I had to show for after my trip to the dentist was two ugly molars, sore swollen cheeks and the inability to eat solids. I preferred labour because at the end of that I got my beautiful baby boy!
So now the pain is lessened but I'm still sore and swollen. I sure miss eating normal food too - there are only so many foods you can puree or mash. Yesterday I had cornmeal for breakfast, then refried beans, cooked plantians and mashed potatoes for lunch and supper. So it could be worse.
The day after the dentist called to see how I was doing!?! Can you imagine that happening in North America? He also gives out his personal cell phone # - crazy eh.

Lovely Lake Atitlan

These are a few shots of our trip to Lake Atitlan. I was very impressed by the beauty here and it was so great to see water again! I must have ancestors who lived near water because I feel very at home on a boat and I love fishing! Maybe it just conjures up good memories of childhood; going camping with my family on the many beautiful lakes and rivers of BC.
Zaak and his Mom Debby both got sick unfortunately the night we stayed on the Lake but Blaise and I were fine. Debby and I took in the market the next day and then we headed back to Antigua. It was great to have my Mom-in-law visit.

Tofu - Muy Rico!

As we were waiting at a traffic light in the Capital we were handed a flier for a Sushi Bar! It was lunchtime and we were hungry so we went to check it out. It was really good and the starter was soup with tofu in it (much to my delight). I haven't had tofu since we left Canada and I've been missing it. I've been cooking wih chicken and beef a bit since we moved here but it still grosses me out. I think I'm leaning towards vegetarianism again, although I'm a sucker for bbq'd meat especially when I don't have to cook it!

Blaise makes a friend.

Hallelujah!

We now finally have internet at home! What a blessed relief to be connected again to the outside world! When I went to write in my blog I could't even remember how to do it! That's how long it's been. So I'm looking forward to posting a bunch of photos and catching up on everyone's blogs that I have been missing out on. I'm typing one-handed here as I feed Blaise his bottle (he's pretty much weaned now which makes life easier) and as soon as he has a nap I'll be posting like a mad-woman:)

Finally!

Wow I´ve missed blogging! We moved to a new house and no longer have internet access at home so that´s why I haven´t blogged for so long. So what´s been happening since my last blog? We were robbed, moved to a really nice little house, my orange tree blossomed, and now we´re on little vacation with Zaak´s lovely sister Saison. We were in El SAlvador which is quite the country (more on our seedy hotel-volcanoes-flat tire-waterfalls-crazy dude who kicked our car in at the border adventures later, Blaise is kicking up a fuss and wanting to get out of this hot internet cafe) and now we´re in the delightful touristy town of Antigua in Guatemala. Had crepes for breakie and probably will have sushi for lunch - yeehaw!

Dandelion Wine

This is my favorite song right now, it's by Ron Sexsmith (An illustrious Canadian artist) and so very lovely. Here are the lyrics but you really need to hear the song to truly appreciate it. Thanks Zaak for always scouting out great new tunes for us to listen to!

Dandelion Wine

And when I think of her
It's with the warmest thoughts
I took so much from her
I really learned a lot
How to dust off my heart
How to make it shine
How to take a field of dandelions
And make dandelion wine

Such sweet and simple days
Though bitter tasted the wine
We drank it anyway
For love had made it fine
When the world was young
When the road was bright
And the morning poured
Its golden light
Like dandelion wine

Oh I believed in us
Long before deceit and lust
Had lost the trust
Forgive me girl
Forgive me girl

Now when I sing to you
It's with a heavy heart
I took a love that was true
And tore it all apart
How can I let go
Of all those times?
With this memory
Of her hand in mine
And dandelion wine

And dandelion wine

Highchair Heaven:)

This week we bought Blaise a highchair and mealtimes are much more relaxing now. Before I had to wrestle with him while feeding him, but now it's a piece of cake with him contained in the chair! I was so thankful that they had one I could take right away, it was about a quarter of the price of the plastic, north american looking one in the "mall," and it fit in the trunk of our car! Yay! The food all over his face in the first photo is egg yolk, carrot and rice cereal in case you are curious.
Watched "Unbreakable" tonight with Zaak; it's a very well done film if you have never seen it and need to rent a good flick this weekend.

Feliz (?) Dia del Cariño

So here's us on V Day two years ago...

And here's last year...

And here's this year. If you think I'm not a' lookin so good you're right! It's because I am crazy sick with inflamed sinuses, so my face/head has been hurting for the past 3 days. Well here's to being healthy next year. Zaak very sweetly got me tons of flowers from the market so that brightened my day. I also watched "Chocolate" which is one of the ultimate valentines day flicks of all time. Hope you all had wonderful romantic evenings or at least lots of chocolate to eat:)

Happy Almost Valentines Day:)

Are you ready?

Got some sweets for your sweet?

Pucker up:)

Cold and Colds

Yep, it's cold here in our house - hence the toques. We have also all been fighting colds this week, not fun. But we're on the road to recovery now. Blaise has also sprouted tooth number 2 this weekend the amazing little fellow:) I'm not quite as excited as I was about his teeth after he chomped down on me when he was breastfeeding the other day...youch that hurt.

Another Fun Foto...

...of me and my sis-in-law Saison (who's coming to visit us next month - YAY!!!)

Ha!

I was just looking through some Montreal photos and this one is too good not to put on my blog:)

Two Sickies

Although they don't look it here, my two favorite guys are sick. Blaise is on the mend now but earlier this week had a growly little voice and was sneezing lots of cute little baby sneezes.
Zaak on the other hand is in the throes of his illness; the shakes, pale-faced, hot and cold flashes, runny nose and so on. I made him some chicken and rice soup tonight and some fresh-squeezed o.j. so he's being well-taken care of. He's also taking that wicked tasting oil of oregano we brought with us, ugh. I am feeling fine so hopefully I won't catch this but we'll see:)

11 Years

It has been eleven years since my dad died. I was only 16 and I still miss him. It makes me sad knowing all the things he's missing out on in my life. But I'm thankful for the time I had with him and look forward with great anticipation to seeing him again. Zaak and Blaise took me out for dinner tonight to commemorate the occasion and we had a lovely time.