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Written by Meg Monday, 04 January 2010 13:59

Let's just say we are eating rabbit for Manuela's birthday today.  I thought I would post the "before" picture.  These rabbits have served us well in their time with us.  They have produced a lot of good material for Greg's compost.  Poor Honey and Sugar.  AG doesn't know what happened.  She just asked to go show Manuela her rabbits.  We wouldn't let her go outside.  I am married to such a man--he performed the slaughter about 30 minutes ago... (I didn't take pictures of that for the record.)

Last Updated on Wednesday, 24 February 2010 11:28 Written by Meg Wednesday, 24 February 2010 02:13

1.  We had so much rain today!  This was the most rain in one afternoon I have ever witnessed here in Arequipa.  I spent a good bit of the rain storm sweeping water out of one side of our house (the water drains in to that side).  Ana had a blast playing in the water that we rarely get.  Here is our "wet hair" picture.

And I don't know if this picture really captures what I want it to, but the buckets you see were catching water from the upstairs (where the Pintos live).  We emptied those suckers 3 or 4 times.  Crazy water!  Oh, and the red part is where the water drained in to the other side.

2.  THE BIG FAT NEWS...

Maggie is out of her harness!!!  We had "drama at the doctor's office: part 1000"--so maybe I am exaggerating a little bit, but we did wait 4 HOURS at the office.  I got to say that I kind of forgot about that part when the doctor looked at her Xrays and said that she didn't need the harness anymore.  She had dysplasia on both sides.  One side is totally healed and the other side is a few degrees off.  We take her tomorrow to be fitted for the "double diaper" device.  I am pretty sure she can move around in it.  I am excited to see her when she figures out she doesn't constantly have to work on the splits.  I do want to say that in those 4 hours (3:30-7:30) neither of my girls had their afternoon naps and we didn't experience a single cry session--thank you God for content children; you know exactly what I need.  :)  Introducing Maggie "Chubby Legs" McKinzie.  (I know.  Her shirt looks gross.  Can you tell where the harness was?)

Oh, and I should share that I dressed her in a long sleeved, long legged sleeper (she hasn't worn pants in 2 months) tonight.  I just loved on her and squeezed her.  She is the cutest little chunk.  I am a little biased.

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 21:17 Written by Meg Thursday, 20 May 2010 20:44

What is new at 10 months...

And now for a sneek peak of the photo session we had with our great friend Andrea Abrahams.  Thanks again, Andrea!

Written by Meg Tuesday, 16 February 2010 00:13

Sorry for the catchy title.  To keep you informed...

1.  Rachel is here!  Rachel moved here and will be an apprentice for 2 years.  We are so thankful and excited that she is finally here, and we look forward to getting to know her better and seeing how God uses her for his work here.  She has already found her apartment (unfurnished), but she has chosen to live with both of the families for a little while to get to know us better.  Currently, she resides with us.

2.  We are working on a back-to-school bash for the library kids and families.  I am excited to see how it all turns out, but I have been placed in charge of the delegating and am enjoying it so far.  It will occur sometime the beginning of March (don't forget that our summer break is coming to an end).

3.  We had an enjoyable Valentine's Day.  They celebrate the day of love here in Peru.  I was surprised with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a long love letter (thank you sweet husband), and we ate our favorite sandwhich in the city (called the Saltimboca).  Ana, Rachel, and I made heart-shaped and flower-shaped cookies (using the red sprinkles left from our Christmas decorating).  It was an enjoyable day.

4.  Valentine's Day fell on Carnaval this year.  Carnaval is a celebration held before Easter (basically of everything the flesh enjoys).  However, the traditions vary country to country.  I am not sure what all Carnaval entails here, but there is a major tradition dealing with water.  Lots of groups of young people walk around the city (many with faces painted black) and slug any other pedestrian with water balloons, water buckets, flour, silly string, etc.  This is our first Carnaval in our neighborhood.  We were in the thick of it this year!  But the kids were having so much fun.  We rode in a taxi to the sandwich place and watched the car in front of us squirt silly string at every poor, defenseless person on the sidewalk.  But it was hilarious!

In the afternoon, the Pintos were having a blast up above us.  One of the older sons (who is older than me) was sneaking up on the women and throwing water on them.  I could not resist.  We are on the bottom floor and can look up to their second floor and talk (like an outer hallway).  I got my bucket ready, waited for Antonio to sneak around to get the women in the room and flung my bucket up at him.  I scored!... but immediately I got the water thrown down on me (more than one bucket).  So, I got a little taste of the tradition of throwing water.

OK, that sums it up for now.  Happy Belated Valentines Day everyone!