Hell’s Half Acre

It’s been about a week since the first case was discovered in Mexico and we’re pretty much the same as when we started.  Three of the four kids have had some virus and were all better yesterday.  Today Pike is worse again but no fever, so I’m not going to worry too much.  Unfortunately, . . . → Read More: a week after aporkalypse

At least once a day we’re mopping the floor of the comedor.  With copious amounts of water, soap and sometimes bleach.  There is SO MUCH water on the floor we need the squeegee and mops and many rags to get up all the cleaning items.  Are we addled by the influenza porcino?  Nah, just . . . → Read More: our neighbor must thing we’re germaphobes

We’re coming off almost a month of family visits and had such a lovely time with everyone.  That said, February was the last time our family was together and we’re now enjoying being a family once again and letting the emotions out from the loss of Jamie’s mom.  I must owe a gazillion to . . . → Read More: chanchito, puerco, cerdo, cochina, porcino

Other than the week my parents were here, I’ve come to the realization that we’ve been living life at 1/2 speed.  The first week or so that he was gone we tried to to life as usual.  I studied, we homeschooled, and kept things rolling along.  Little by little things dropped.  School stopped when . . . → Read More: he’s coming home

It is a sad Wednesday.  Ellen and I saw my folks off to the airport today, an end to an absolutely lovely visit.  Unfortunately, their laptop died this morning so they’ll have lots of errands to do upon return to California.   We’re planning on seeing them this August for their 50th wedding anniversary but . . . → Read More: blue blue Wednesday