Well we couldn’t very well have an anniversary party without a cake could we? It was kind of funny that the kids had no idea what we were having a party for. They’ve no concept of internet, blogs, or anything like that. They know the computer has pictures and videos … Read More
Decade of Decadence
Decadence is described as luxurious self-indulgence. Self-indulgence as doing or tending to do exactly what one wants, especially when this involves pleasure or idleness. And while I wouldn’t say our life has been pure pleasure, and it feels as if we are almost never idle, I still contend that this … Read More
Joining the PTA
This morning there was a parent meeting at school. Yeah, the school in which not one person speaks even a word of English—that’s the one. I like to think my Spanish has gotten pretty decent, but throw me in a room with a dozen Mexican women and I don’t stand … Read More
Fountain Park
We took the kids to the fountain park this afternoon. It’s a free attraction just across the street from the malecón. The kids that are there on a Saturday are 100% local, mostly (I’m guessing) from neighborhoods well off the beach, and wearing their underwear. I’m also guessing that because … Read More
Typical Day
Our days right now go like this. We have about an hour to get the kids dressed and walk out the door for school. I take them, drop Ouest off, and then Lowe and me spend a couple of hours wandering up to the beach, swimming, and wandering back. It’s … Read More
Mazatlan Randomness
Randomness. Lowe rolls Ouest backpack to school every day now. Ouest generously allows this because, “Lowe doesn’t get to go to school.” Spaghetti night. Michelada Cielo Rojo or Michelada con Clamato—nothing beats this beer drink on a hot day. Clamato, some pepper, and usually a spice or two chosen by … Read More
Slow Hot Day
Quiet day. We went up to the malecón this morning because on Sundays the police block off half the road for pedestrians to use. The sidewalk itself is huge, but we thought the kids would get a kick out of playing in the street. As we arrived at nine the … Read More
Mazatlan Life
We’re loving this Old Town Mazatlan living. This place we rented is right smack dab in the heart of Old Town and we can get anything we could possibly need within a three minute walk. It’s amazing. Fruit/Meat/Fish market, check. Supermarket, check. Convenience store, check. Shoe store, check. Kids uniform … Read More
First Week in the Books
Well Ouest did it, she made it through her first week of school. To be honest, I gave this little experiment about a fifty/fifty shot of surviving a week. I figured if she didn’t like it and cried to us that she didn’t want to go back that there would … Read More
Tailors and Nannies
Ouest’s jumper finally arrived today, but was too big. Well last week when I posted to a Mazatlan forum that we were looking for a nanny one of the replies came from a lady who said her husband was a tailor. So I contacted her and found out that their … Read More
One on One
One of the side benefits of Ouest going to school is that it opens up more time for Lowe and I to spend one on one. With Ouest I’ve always had plenty of this. We had her first twenty months before Lowe came along, and we’ve had at least a … Read More