Photoging

I've been doing the bachelor thing here and quite frankly it's no fun. Nice to be able to sleep or nap but kind of boring. Furthermore, the satellite TV is down and this means no NFL network. This is devastating because I had planned on watching the Seahawks preseason game.
I must say that I miss my WIF. (and kids) Love you guys....

I made a point of getting up early today (7am) and headed to starbucks for fuel and then to Lerdo for a photog adventure. (Afer 30 minutes of shooting at ISO 800 with TONS of light, I went back and reshot everything at ISO 200....I REALLY HATE THAT.) Then back to "La Pestana" for Gorditas and Coke. I love the fact that you can drink coke with your breakfast and no one cares. It's very hilarious. I found a new plate at Tio Taco called Tiritas. (Sirloin steak cut up, tomatoes, avocado, onions, cilantro and tortillas) The pic doesn't do it justice...so good. And it comes with a bean and bacon type soup. It's highbrow in a low brow setting.

Here are the pics...

I found this cool Palm Tree farm. I liked this sign...kind of looks like a Las Vegas sign to me. (For photog nerds, this shot was taken with the 10-22 lens at 10mm.)


This shot was taken because of the sign...I thought it was interested and says, "We want to live without fear". Lately, Lerdo has seen a lot of violence do to the war on drugs.


I found this game of soccer going on at the park. I was going to sub in...wait a tick, no I wasn't. By the way, the garbage cans are the goal.


Hey Chaps...this pic is BORING. I thought of many times shooting with Chaps or Enns where we thought we took wicked photos only to get them developed and yell BORING. I felt I had to publish this one. On one hand I kind of like it on the other hand it's boring. Thank goodness for Digital photos.


Last but not least my delish supper.

Glasses and Roaring Bear

So yesterday I got my eye exam but I fled in the face of the purchase decision. It's been five years since I got my last new pair of frames, and I was daunted by the idea that this had to be a perfect pair of glasses for the next five years. This morning I dragged my Mom down to give me another opinion on them. Andrew had previously voiced approval, and Mom and Eva chimed in with their own. So I bit the bullet and placed the order. Naturally, the 2-for-$199 magically morphed into more than double, but it is still an ok price for a pair of glasses plus a pair of prescription sunglasses, I suppose.



Micah has been a wild roaring bear this last few days. He is into everything, disobeying, making intentional messes, high pitched top-of-the-lungs screaming, and torturing me at night. Last night was a doozy. Didn't sleep much after about 2am. Started with him being restless, then some talking, then singing, then unfounded claims that he had to poop, and by 5am it was full blown horror movie screaming. GAH. Mom rescued me at 7 and took him for a walk. You know something is out of whack when you're taking a 'nap' at 7am. My theory is he is missing his Dad. He also has another eye tooth coming. I'm tellin ya, I will never take another full night's sleep for granted again.

Splash Park Delight

Today we had a great visit with Becky. She has an awesome splash park right across the street from her house, which the kids love-love-loved. AND, it had the added benefit of thoroughly tiring them out.

Growing

Winnipeg makes us grow!!

Micah has grown taller since we got here. Our hair and nail growth is out of control.

Must be the humidity.

Hello!!

Hello, faithful readers! Sorry I haven't been blogging much lately. It's almost a little weird blogging about people whom I know read it.

Let's see, what's the latest....

I'm trying very hard to convince Micah to sleep through the night. Or at least to not be looking to nurse all night long. It means that neither of us get a good sleep. The last two nights have been a little bit better, with me managing to fend him off until 5:30am. So maybe one day (soon?!?) he'll decide it's not worth it to wake up and just sleep through.

We're starting to work into a little bit of a routine here which feels good. Also I am getting more exercise than I have in months which also feels good. I have been taking the kids to the grocery store and/or the park and for some reason they want to ride in the stroller! Giving me 70 lbs or so to push. I am glad for the workout!! I'm thinking of taking one of those exercise balls home and pairing that with some trampolining to get me into better shape. Mom has an exercise ball so theoretically I could try it out... theoretically... (as I avoid acknowledging that I can see it in my peripheral vision at this very moment).

I'm filling my days with as much visiting as possible, and shopping during most of the lulls. Tomorrow I will get an eye exam and then order my first new pair of glasses in at least five years!! I am extremely excited to have the option to go out in public in glasses again.

Has It Already Been Three Weeks? and News

Tomorrow Andrew heads back to Torreon. Already! We will see him again in two weeks when he comes back for meetings (and then we all fly home together, yippee!). I can't believe the kids and I are at the midpoint of our vacation already. It has been a really rich and full time here. We have been somewhat challenged by the adjustment from our usual slow pace of life. I think it's hardest on Micah- he's showing it with his clingyness to me. Eva has adjusted so well she told me today that she wants to stay in Canada.

Which brings me to this news: we have agreed to stay in Mexico until 2011. We will make the most of this opportunity to continue to grow professionally, personally and spiritually. We look forward to seeing more of the beautiful country in which we are based, and to all members of the family becoming bilingual. It will be really hard to say goodbye to our loved ones again but I know from experience that time flies ever more quickly, and before we know it we will see them again.

Pics of our Winkler Trip

Like Dana said, we had a great time in Winkler this week. Here are a few more pics of our time there.

Eva was playing with Grandpa in this picture.

Grandma and Eva

Sunflower Field in Winkler

Our second cousin's farm.

A little hay ride action...