lifeinguatemala - August 2006

1st

03:21 am: Emma takes a test drive and decides to stick with her sling.
03:30 am: There are signs everywhere.
06:59 am: Dear Sr. Barrios: - 3 comments
07:15 am: Conversation I hope never to have at home #2. - 4 comments
12:01 pm: Bumper Car Montage - 2 comments
05:57 pm: Do not judge a man until you hath walked a mile in his keens. - 7 comments

2nd

04:26 pm: The agony of defeat. - 4 comments

3rd

04:16 am: Re: as in again. Stock: as in PUT MORE OUT. - 2 comments
10:55 am: Mimi, Pap, and The Gemmie - 1 comment
01:50 pm: This goes out to: - 1 comment
03:37 pm: Carolyn is OUT. - 2 comments
08:33 pm: This place is so damp. By Carla. - 1 comment

4th

08:40 am: The short list: - 1 comment
08:01 pm: Might be time to go on summer hiatus here at LifeinGuatemala - 2 comments
08:10 pm: Please give a rousing welcome to - 1 comment

5th

05:29 am: Chris comes this afternoon.... - 2 comments
12:55 pm: The party is over. - 1 comment
04:38 pm: Infusion of JOY and home - 2 comments
04:46 pm: Note the bottle is EMPTY: - 2 comments

6th

06:40 am: Hope springs anew... - 1 comment
06:46 am: Check out this blog when you have a moment...
11:44 am: Montage - 1 comment
12:20 pm: kindness of strangers. - 1 comment
03:34 pm: A post only the grandparents may love.... - 2 comments
04:52 pm: A conversation I simply may never have the opportunity to have again. - 6 comments

7th

12:08 pm: Define WIGGLY: - 2 comments
08:06 pm: The conversation I imagine taking place daily at our adoption agency: - 4 comments

8th

11:24 am: Dad? Lemmie show you a little something I can do before you go. - 2 comments
03:56 pm: Viral Videos (subtitle: long rambling and semi-pointless) - 4 comments
06:45 pm: Emotionally draining day on our end... - 2 comments

9th

06:07 am: Chris left this morning at 5 - 10 comments
06:12 pm: Dancing in a jingle-y dress. - 3 comments

10th

05:19 am: I lolled in bed this morning thinking: - 1 comment
08:17 am: OK Im so exhausted I thought I DREAMED IT - 1 comment
11:39 am: Thanks to my friend, M. - 7 comments
03:49 pm: Jingle teaser... - 4 comments
07:35 pm: Another CCH'r is freed! - 1 comment

11th

06:09 am: Bad night. - 3 comments
08:29 am: OK, I can only hope ya'll have a lifepartner who makes you SMILE as much as mine does. - 4 comments
09:07 am: Us: - 8 comments
02:47 pm: Define PLAYDATE? - 3 comments
06:52 pm: Emma practices getting OUT - 2 comments

12th

12:36 pm: Yeah. Im more than a little disappointed in you guys. - 4 comments
04:38 pm: Random thoughts. - 2 comments

13th

07:43 am: Another illustration that my calling is not to be a photojournalist, but
07:51 am: For Chris: - 4 comments
12:35 pm: It takes a village, at times, - 2 comments
06:45 pm: It finally poured tonight. - 2 comments

14th

02:07 pm: Hanging on and hanging in. - 6 comments

15th

01:29 pm: This morning I commenced
02:27 pm: Quick mind candy binge: - 5 comments
06:21 pm: Yes!! My master plan is coming to fruition: - 1 comment
07:03 pm: Today's mission COMPLETE. - 4 comments

16th

05:17 am: Austin as the Promised Land. - 4 comments
08:30 am: It's the little things that bring a piece of home to Guatemala. - 1 comment
10:40 am: Kate H. and Owen W.? - 3 comments
12:27 pm: Until she can protest: - 2 comments
06:29 pm: Operation Exhaust Mama 2006 - 2 comments

17th

05:11 am: Today. - 7 comments
02:46 pm: Phil? Phil Connors? Phil Connors, I thought that was you! - 6 comments
06:30 pm: Ive been here so long... - 5 comments

18th

05:15 am: When you get The Call. - 5 comments
11:05 am: Bring on the fame. Bring on the fortune. - 2 comments
01:19 pm: Who Ya Gonna Call?! - 2 comments
04:55 pm: The road to freedom
07:32 pm: Chris arrives tomorrow afternoon. - 3 comments

19th

07:06 am: Excited.
12:39 pm: The Dynamic Duo - 1 comment
02:33 pm: yay. - 4 comments
03:38 pm: Note the Gemmies new shoes: - 2 comments
04:07 pm: I married the right man... - 1 comment
06:59 pm: Tomorrow? We jingle. - 1 comment

20th

05:32 am: My third hand.
07:46 am: Courtney Cox once said - 5 comments
07:02 pm: Random pics. - 5 comments

21st

11:14 am: Just another mornin' in Guatemala (Warning: HEAVY on the product placement) - 4 comments
11:45 am: We interrupt this blog for a mind candy request: - 6 comments
06:09 pm: Fostering? - 7 comments

22nd

06:31 am: Blah. Blah. Blah.
06:39 am: Love is patient. Love is kind. - 4 comments
12:16 pm: for the family. because, really, who ELSE - 5 comments
06:09 pm: Oh yes. Ive been mocked. - 2 comments
07:32 pm: Presents and a new carrier and new foods and - 3 comments

23rd

08:40 am: Strong armed... - 4 comments
09:06 am: BUH BYE Antigua. HELLO Daddy Dave and BriBri - 2 comments
10:44 am: Cry Me A River. - 3 comments
12:38 pm: Why do I think Id HEART this: - 4 comments
07:37 pm: Im way too old - 4 comments

24th

05:53 am: Huh. - 8 comments
11:30 am: An Open Letter To My Dental Care Provider: - 4 comments
12:02 pm: I LOVE THIS MAN: - 1 comment
03:16 pm: This face - 5 comments
05:52 pm: A HUGE YAY goes out to my friend G. - 1 comment

25th

08:33 am: I love: - 3 comments
12:50 pm: My baby hates me & yet she cries when I put her down. - 3 comments
03:34 pm: It's the little things, people. - 4 comments
06:46 pm: Random Photos - 1 comment

26th

05:07 am: I love The Gemmie - 2 comments
08:27 am: Perhaps there is hope for the Semetic Sensation (aka: me) after all! - 2 comments
06:38 pm: Whew. Whatta day. - 4 comments
07:53 pm: Favor. - 3 comments

27th

06:49 am: Um, Barrios? - 2 comments
09:47 am: The Domino Effect - 2 comments
02:02 pm: Baby Girl? It aint all about you. - 2 comments
06:27 pm: Day brightener. - 3 comments
07:31 pm: Just when I was becoming afraid that my mind might - 1 comment

28th

06:34 am: Thoughts. From one who didnt see and wasnt there. - 2 comments
07:18 pm: C. and A.? - 3 comments
08:21 pm: HIATUS - 12 comments

29th

05:02 pm: WE ARE OUT. - 17 comments
05:56 pm: Get ready to CRY people. Im speechless. - 17 comments

30th

04:56 am: 9 months. 3 months. 3 weeks. - 4 comments
08:28 am: Today. - 2 comments
10:42 am: FLUFF BREAK. - 4 comments
10:48 am: Nueve Meses-tage - 5 comments
03:19 pm: K-Fed. Guest spot. Entourage. - 1 comment
04:35 pm: Chris' WorkJob celebrated Emma's sweet sweet freedom: - 2 comments
07:14 pm: Our Motley Crew - 2 comments

31st

08:24 am: It took me a while... - 1 comment
10:39 am: MIND FLUFF. - 2 comments
03:05 pm: Not too much excitement in Antigua today. - 3 comments
05:57 pm: Come on AustinPeople...it's even being discussed in Whattamala: - 2 comments