Los Pinos

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We went to the beach yesterday. Our favorite little local’s beach, Los Pinos. Kids were out in force dressed in their best bra and undies. The unpretentiousness of the locals here makes my day. As soon as we entered the water the kids swarmed us to let us know that … Read More

Grandparents

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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

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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

Swim Club

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Lowe and I go swimming a couple of times a week after we drop Ouest off at school. Ali takes a break, or more often goes grocery shopping. Can I just tell you how nice it is to not be a part of the grocery shopping trip any longer? So … Read More

Vanilla

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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

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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

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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

Books

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Grammy is here! The kids weren’t excited a bit. Well maybe a little. Ouest has had a countdown calendar on her door for the past twelve days and she didn’t miss crossing off a single one of those days. She was due to get in while Ouest was in school, … Read More

Three Day Weekend

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We used to hate weekends because it meant people wouldn’t be at work, and since we don’t work we’d just prefer everyone else did—you know, to take care of us. Now all of the sudden Ouest is in school and we have to give a crap about weekends again, because … Read More

Mazatlan’s Municipal Market

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This is the Municipal Market located just two blocks down the street from us. We’re in there daily for fruit, tamales, horchata, ice cream, or just as a short-cut on our way back from the taco or gordita stands. The building is 114 years old—and I’d be willing to bet … Read More

Desayuno

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The past couple of days have been nothing more than our normal everyday wanderings around town. The beach, the marina, the Dairy Queen. Pretty tame. We were disappointed to find that the marina area continues its decline. A couple more restaurants have been shuttered, grass is growing three feet tall … Read More