Back Down

Dec 12, 2007 | Bureaucracy, CAFTA or TLC, Cost of Living, Crime, Drug War, Living-In, Political Blah-Blah

Ok, this is ridiculous. I’m having a flood of anti-Costa Rica experiences. Maybe if I get them out of my system, this rock in my gut will disappear. IN THE NEWS. Don Oscar seems hellbent on getting Costa Rica into the 21st century. Only I don’t approve of...

Impressive Talent

Dec 12, 2007 | Music

Check this out – takes a minute and worth it! And this one… Hal sings this to me sometimes. When he’s drunk.

Lizards & Leaves Newsletter

Dec 12, 2007 | Living-In

I am feeling a little down on my Costa Rica living this am, what with yesterday’s story about property taxes skyrocketing and my cedula letdown… But getting this newsletter cheered me right back up! Very positive, very reassuring. Yeah, that’s the...

Gotcha Day Glitch

Dec 11, 2007 | Adoption, Bureaucracy, Expat, Legal Arrangements, Living-In, MORGAN, Residency & Visas, Serendipity

In the adoption world, Gotcha Day is the day we gotcha, the day we brought our new baby home. I get all teary remembering our two Gotcha Days. Yesterday, December 10th was Mo’s 16th Gotcha Day. To celebrate, Jen made cookies and brought them over. Hey, Jen, we...

Surviving A Hormone Bath

Dec 9, 2007 | Expat, Festivals & Holidays, Living-In, MORGAN, Teenagers

We have just had the loveliest day and I wanted to write about it before I fall into bed after being up all night. Mo had a birthday party/sleepover last night to celebrate his 16th birthday. There were seven teens here: Mo and Ryan, four girls and another boy. At...

No Wonder They Are Broke

Dec 7, 2007 | Driving

Costa Rica’s roads are in deplorable condition. I may have mentioned this. During rainy season the potholes they fixed last rainy season open up again. My brother, a criminal defense lawyer in KY, likes to point out how getting people off is his job security,...

Starting Off With A Bang

Dec 6, 2007 | Festivals & Holidays

The rainy season ended quite suddenly. Just before Thanksgiving, it poured rain – I mean poured rain everyday. Most of the day. Into the night. All the bloggers were whining about how sick of rain we all were getting. I didn’t whine, they all did. I just...

Air Show Photos

Dec 5, 2007 | MORGAN, Samara, Nicoya Peninsula

The boys got home Sunday night – Mo’s 16th birthday. Sixteen. Wow. You don’t think about that when you are holding them in your arms as tiny babies… Now he’s flying auto-gyros. They had a good time, worth the trip: seven hours going (the...