Mateo’s New Suit
My son Mateo recently discovered my old Mamalita blog and told me he loved reading about himself when he was a little boy. So I decided to cut and paste entries into a file and put together a little book for him and Olivia–the baby book I never kept except for my years of blog […]
Back in the USA
We’re back in the US and I’m posting a few final pictures from our Summer 2021 trip. Here’s why I love Antigua, love Guatemala, love traveling with my kids and other families, love everything about this place. The Square in Antigua during a rare moment of quiet with a bicycle; a church statue; one of […]
Our front door
If you’ve known me for a while, you know I’m a total creature of habit. I’ve eaten the same breakfast for something like 40 years–crunchy cereal with yogurt, fruit and low-fat milk–do the same number of push-ups every morning (don’t be impressed; they’re bent-knee) and always pay my bills the day they land in my […]
Two new friends.
Last week in Antigua, we met two new friends from our global adoption community. Melissa is a Norwegian-Guatemalan political scientist and Carlos a German-Guatemalan historian. Both were generous with their time and insights, not to mention great role models to our kids. We loved spending time together and look forward to meeting again. ~ With […]
Friends
One of the reasons I love visiting Antigua is that we often run into other adoptive families. Case in point: This week, we bumped into longtime friend Velvet Beard and her daughter at Finca Azotea and hatched a plan to share a meal at one of our favorite restaurants, Quesos y Vino. Velvet asked if […]