This is what happens whenever I’m away. Not this specifically, but things just like this. Ali was out to eat with her parents and Lowe the other morning when they met this dog. She attached herself to Ali and followed them the twelve blocks home, in a taxi. By the … Read More
Goodbye Bumfuzzle, For Now
This morning I walked over to the marine store to pick up a few things. One of those things was a gallon of oil. Instinctively I grabbed the large one gallon bottle, but equally instinctively I made note of the price of the small one liter bottle next to it … Read More
Putting Bumfuzzle Back Together Again
Okay, so first off, I did get the steering wheel off. The mechanic had a gear puller in his truck and after about one minute with that I had the wheel. What I hadn’t thought of yesterday when I asked about this, was that the shaft was tapered. Makes perfect … Read More
Steering Wheel
Late last night I climbed aboard the northbound bus headed for the boat. And twelve very uncomfortable hours later I stumbled outside again in Guaymas. Another short bus ride and I was at the boat, which had just recently been moved into the work yard to have the bottom painted … Read More
A Day with the Grandparents
I was about to write something, then looked at the pictures and realized there is no need.
Grandparents
As my niece would say, “G-Ma and G-Pa are here.” Another round of grandparents, more complimentary dinners, more books and toys, more sweet rooftop swimming pools, and of course more love are on tap for the week. When I picked Ouest up from school on Thursday her teacher informed me … Read More
Spanish Comprehension
I’ve mentioned before that we’re not always sure of what Ouest is doing at school or what exactly she is learning—mainly because she doesn’t ever tell us. But every once in a while something happens to let us know that there is a lot of knowledge creeping in. Today we … Read More
Vanilla
Nothing much happening around here besides spending time with Grammy. This morning we saved a couple of caterpillars from the sidewalk and got to listen to Ouest say the word caterpillar, which was fun. And this afternoon we let the kids crack open a piñata that Ouest had gotten at … Read More
Mazatlan Cliff Divers
Grammy is in town, and yet somehow we’ve managed to get Ouest off to school each day without any complaints. Of course we have to tell her later that we didn’t do anything all morning, “Just waited around for you to get done with school.” Which is mostly true. We … Read More
The Kite Runner
One of the kids is always sick when Grammy is in town. This time it was Lowe’s turn. On the third night he couldn’t stop coughing for even a single breath, and even though Dr. Ali Google assured me that this was normal and that a doctor wasn’t going to … Read More