tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80355383976875889622024-11-12T16:54:28.918-06:00Baby Mama's DramaRaising Children. Being Razed by Children.Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.comBlogger410125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-6307026388515981302024-03-16T05:27:00.005-05:002024-03-16T05:27:39.589-05:00European travels(this is quite the ramble... sorry about that.) It's been a while since I dusted off ye' old blog. But I'm in Europe for two months with the fam, and I've insisted they keep a journal, so it seems fair I do the same.We've been here for a week and a half. I've meant to write this whole time but it's been busy. And my blogging passion is not what it used to be. We flewBaby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-82403949949846152922018-04-17T10:38:00.002-05:002018-04-17T10:38:22.491-05:00Farewell South America(And another unpublished post, from March 22).
We leave in four days. I never did finish my thoughts on Patagonia, but I can say with certainty that I miss it. Uruguay is lovely, but after four weeks here I can definitely say I am not a beach person. What do people do on the beach all day? A person can only lay in the sand for so many days. The kids, of course, have loved it. Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-74730911008486339122018-04-17T10:11:00.002-05:002018-04-17T10:11:33.294-05:00Farewell Patagonia( I started this on February 27, but never posted it. Here's my edited version. )
Alas, tomorrow we leave Patagonia. This signals 2/3 of our trip done. A few weeks ago I might have looked forward to the end, but less-so now. Apart from our our first two stops, we have been in Patagonia our entire time. About 1.5 months. I’m guessing that locals have varying Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-1474242938685211492018-02-21T20:37:00.001-06:002018-02-21T20:37:02.807-06:00Farewell Chile
20 february
Today we leave Chile. We take a bus 2.5 hrs to Punta Natales, have a 3 hr layover, then take another bus, 6 hrs, across the Andes, back into Argentina. We will stay in el Calafate for 8 days.
We were in Punta Arenas for 5 days. Greta is currently asleep on my lap, half an hour outside Natales.
The wind here is the noticeable theme. I had heard that, Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-68550291579070765042018-02-21T20:34:00.002-06:002018-02-21T20:34:58.260-06:00Tales
15 February
We arrived in Punta Arenas yesterday. We had to wake up and leave the farm at about 6 AM, drive an hour to the airport, return the rental car and board a plane. We vastly over estimated how long that would take us to accomplish, because Chileans don’t really seem to get moving until about 10 AM. So even being in a big city, and a big airport, things didn’t reallyBaby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-15514751741153326312018-02-15T20:19:00.001-06:002018-02-15T20:19:53.500-06:00Farewell farm
13 February
We leave the farm tomorrow. Our last week has been somewhat sloth-like. I think we both feel we have done the things in this area we really want to do, and are trying to enjoy our last days at the farm. The last few days the kids have been sick due to some jugos naturalas they had at a local festival. We have been very relaxed lately with our consumption of fresh Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-70807210746906737702018-02-13T19:00:00.001-06:002018-02-13T19:00:05.612-06:00
3 February
After over two weeks of the amazingness of farm life, we decided to take a brief trip elsewhere. We are in Chiloé, the most populated of Chile’s (something like) 4,000 islands. We are staying in Ancud, on the north east coast of the island. We drove up Friday morning, took a ferry to the island, then drove to see the penguins. I was absurdly excited to see the penguins.Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-19946053490541702042018-02-13T18:57:00.002-06:002018-02-13T18:57:51.164-06:003 February
3 February
After over two weeks of the amazingness of farm life, we decided to take a brief trip elsewhere. We are in Chiloé, the most populated of Chile’s (something like) 4,000 islands. We are staying in Ancud, on the north east coast of the island. We drove up Friday morning, took a ferry to the island, then drove to see the penguins. I was absurdly excited to see the penguins.Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-57415421979709311352018-01-28T14:30:00.001-06:002018-01-28T14:30:52.288-06:00The farm
The farm, January 28th
We arrived on the farm, near Puerto Varas, Chile, 11 days ago. We will be here for a month, total.
First off, it feels lovely to settle in and fully unpack. We have discouraged our kids from unpacking everything at previous stops so as not to lose things, and to reduce the amount of packing time spent a few days later. (Even so, some very beloved toys have goneBaby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-66943349172438596162018-01-20T12:54:00.000-06:002018-01-20T12:54:30.642-06:00Villa la Angostura, Argentina
January 16th
Some thoughts
If you are lucky enough to find an IPA at a bar, it takes some translation to figure out that the correct pronunciation is “Eepa”, else they have no idea what you’re talking about
We still have yet to find any other native English speakers. So much so that, in a restaurant the other day, I had a server ask me, approximately, “what on earth are you doing here? WeBaby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-16714641373916106702018-01-15T14:36:00.001-06:002018-01-15T14:36:23.732-06:00Onward to Argentina
January 12
We arrived in villa la angostura, Argentina, today. The trip took about 6.5 hrs, with 1.5 of that spent crossing the border. First Chile had to allow us to leave, making sure our rental car was properly sorted. Then Argentina had to allow us in, with all sorts of documents and stamps at each step (both customs and immigration on each side of the border.)
The Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-38441096345990608302018-01-08T07:53:00.002-06:002018-01-08T07:53:22.375-06:00Pucon
January 7
We have now been in Pucón for a few days. We are staying in a beautiful house with vaulted ceilings and floor to ceiling windows in the middle of the woods. The house is halfway up volcan villarica, which, I did not realize until we hiked it, is the most active volcano in South America. It last erupted in 2015 but currently shows no signs of activity. The Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-88057302372537571772018-01-06T09:07:00.002-06:002018-01-06T09:08:35.035-06:00January 4 update
January 4
(We currently have no internet wher we are staying, so posts will have some lag time between writing and posting.)
We have arrived at our third stop. After Santa Cruz (wine country), we hit up Salto de Lajo, the “Niagara Falls of Chile”, then on to Pucón, our current locale.
We finished our stay in Santa Cruz with another round of stomach illness (minor, mine). Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-39373767800884968012017-12-30T20:22:00.003-06:002017-12-30T20:25:02.128-06:00Some early breakages1) The windshield of our rental car. Not 5 minutes after leaving the airport a rock hit the windshield, and the crack has been spreading since. At least this is the one we have for 1.5 months, so we shall get value out of that crack.
2) The back of my iPhone. I blame it on tile floors that even otter boxes can’t protect against. And my own clumsiness. I think Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-49088354852213679742017-12-30T19:15:00.000-06:002017-12-30T19:15:51.645-06:00A long, long tripWe have arrived.
After 23.5 hrs of non-stop travel.
It was difficult to close up the house for three months. To decide what is worth keeping going (chest freezer) and what is worth unplugging (fridge). Turns out we have the sort of fridge with a bottom freezer that is impossible to clean while it is plugged in. So, while not specifically related to our travel, it was a rare Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-61100332599575828622017-12-27T21:46:00.001-06:002017-12-27T22:06:34.704-06:00S. America boundI aim to resurrect this little blog for the next few months. Our family heads to S. America tomorrow, and it seems like a good place to record a few of our (my) thoughts.
We fly to Santiago, Chile, first, then quickly escape town. I'm sure it's a lovely town, but with three littles (8, 5 and 4) I think we'll all be happier someplace further from cars.
The kids are pretty unfazed Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-57953495309404562982016-10-24T09:35:00.001-05:002016-10-24T09:35:42.247-05:00I can finally breatheI hadn't even realized it had been so long. I hadn't even realized I wasn't doing it.
Of course, I mean this figuratively. I've been breathing. What I haven't been doing is thinking about myself, or my future, or the things that I want. I've only been thinking about the things that I need. To get through this moment, this day, this week. Usually not further Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-39627574289950468552016-01-09T22:57:00.000-06:002016-01-09T22:57:44.020-06:002015: A recap
1. What did you do in 2015 that you’d never done before? I became a working mom with three small children. I became president of a volunteer organization (a local Mom's group). I went on a girls weekend away.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I mostly kept last year's resolution. I didn't Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-36858832047527331112015-05-18T22:33:00.001-05:002015-05-18T22:33:47.680-05:00Welcome to 2015.Because that's how long it's been since I posted.
In fact, I never even wrote about Teddy's birthday. Mostly because it was a non-event and I felt guilty about that. His Dad was working. His Baba was sick in bed. One of his sisters was at a movie. So it was G, T-rex and me. I labored all morning to make strawberry cupcakes from scratch (which is very difficultBaby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-78864341177229204172015-01-01T22:39:00.000-06:002015-01-01T22:40:09.960-06:002014: A recap
I didn't quite get around to this survey last year. I had a 3 day old, and for the whole month of January I tried to find the time. I eventually let it go. I let many things go this year, out of necessity for my mental health. That was one thing I learned this year: how many things I have to let go in order to stay sane.
1. What did you do in 2014 that you’d never Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-71188133809532909432014-12-02T21:47:00.001-06:002014-12-02T21:47:18.257-06:0010 + 11 MonthsOne post a month shouldn't be too tough. But it is, apparently. I completely missed the 10 month update. Sorry Teddy.
But, sweet boy, when you don't get much sleep, everything seems tough. Let's see, two months gone, what all has happened. Fall was beautiful, lots of time outside. Halloween was cold, but you made an adorable chicken. November was even Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-58230021025046645942014-11-11T00:02:00.000-06:002014-11-11T00:02:56.967-06:00those cute momentsI am behind on all things blog. I haven't written MJ's 5-year post. Or Teddy's 10 month post. Having these hang over my head has prevented me from posting at all. Here are some tidbits from our life right now.
MJ is in the habit of asking very probing questions right now. What is the last number? Where did the first people come from? How are ribbons madeBaby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-64928036724008903002014-10-16T22:38:00.000-05:002014-10-16T22:42:13.248-05:0016 October 2014: Greta wins the playground and MJ learns to smile. And Teddy didn't fall down the stairs.
The third day in our week.
I head to bed at midnight (on the 15th), after finishing yesterday’s post and reading for a bit. I’ve discussed my weird sleep schedule a bit. It’s working for now, so I try to embrace it. Greta starts crying at 12:30 so I go in to check on her. She’s frustrated, and pushes me out of her bed, but then gets upset when I leave. Weird. &Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-77414577486301401232014-10-15T22:23:00.000-05:002014-10-15T22:23:49.531-05:0015 October 2014
Day 2 in my week... I don't think I can keep this up! Might skip tomorrow, will have to see!
11:00 p.m. I finally lay down to go to sleep. It could be said that I have some poor sleep habits. My most awake time of the day is the time from about 7 or 8 until about 11. I thought this would change with having kids, but it has not. Even when I'm exhausted I can Baby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8035538397687588962.post-78681967706385459242014-10-14T22:32:00.001-05:002014-10-14T22:32:22.197-05:0014 October 2014
It's been 6 months since I did a Day in the Life. I photographed the summer edition, but I was on vacation and just didn't have it in me to write it up. So when Navigating the Mothership made a call, I couldn't let this one pass. Furthermore, this is supposed to be a Week in the Life, which I'm at least going to attempt. Though today was so involved, we'll see if I reallyBaby Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02710478317948838046noreply@blogger.com1