Hell’s Half Acre

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Entries from October 2007

the seduction of a stick house

October 28th, 2007 · 5 Comments

I could get used to this. Many plates, cups, bowls, pots and pans GALORE, utensils and multiple same utensils, lovely steel utensils, giant cupboards to put them in, drawers and drawers and more cupboards and a BASEMENT! It is seductive, this life of excess of utensil and cupboard space. And more [...]

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Tags: Family

Really leaving on a jet time this time

October 17th, 2007 · 9 Comments

We’re posting from our gate at the Cancun airport terminal 3. We’re headed to the US. Whether or not we get in, past US Customs, will be the question of the day. We’re REALLY looking forward to seeing everyone but a bit nervous about making our plane. Barry, one of [...]

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Tags: Family

We’re leaving…on a jet plane…

October 15th, 2007 · 5 Comments

For the kids, time can’t fly by fast enough but for Jamie and I it is flying by WAY too fast. The days fill with errand after errand which seem to only pile on top of each other instead of becoming accomplished. Today we hoped to get meds for Jamie, add pesos [...]

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Tags: Family · Mexico

Finishing up in Mexico

October 13th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Oh, I did NOT want to go down today. I was still not absolutely well, Jesse was still sick and Pike was on the sickboy fence. We are leaving in three (NO!!! NOT THREE!!!) days and have at least a week’s worth of work to do. I just wasn’t up for [...]

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Tags: Family · Mexico · hurricane

Donations for Costa Maya

October 8th, 2007 · 4 Comments

I apologize for my silence; i’ve been rather sick. i’m just about to update the donations page and respond to any recent donations. Please excuse my tardiness and thank you!  I’ve updated the page tonight; Saturday will be our last delivery of dispensas as we’re heading back to the US in six days.

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Tags: hurricane

Not much to say, too much to do…

October 8th, 2007 · 7 Comments

i swear, the hardest part of writing an update is the start. making my way to the site and putting words to keyboard. I’ve been sick. A freaking-GAIN and I’m pretty freaking sick of being freaking sick. i picked up some stomach thing that laid me low and had me [...]

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Tags: Family · Mexico · palapa