2010-06-10 00:37
Okay. I mentioned that something was up. I've been hoping to get a bit of time to sit down and write this properly. You know, go out with a bang. Reflect on stuff.But I should have known tha… Read More
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a canadian mama of two little guys has packed up and moved to a small, jungly beach town in argentina. she writes about life, mothering, immigration, raising boys, activism, frogs, monkeys and more...
2010-06-02 13:18
Things have been quiet here on the Macondo blog because lots is happening in the Macondo household. Big changes are coming, I'll share the details soon (no, I am NOT pregnant!). In the meant… Read More
2010-05-22 20:14
Tuesday is the 200th anniversary of Argentina's independence. (Yay for all the retrospectives that are sure to come. I love that stuff.)The country is currently smothered in white and sky bl… Read More
2010-05-18 14:48
Why, oh why would I even consider such a thing?After Monkey was born I started to systematically rid myself of all the baby things I would no longer need, now that I was DONE, so so so DONE… Read More
2010-05-17 14:52
Lust, in Argentina, has a whole institution dedicated to it. The telo. It is both a rite of passage and a part of the landscape.Telos are 'transitory hotels', paid for in two hour blocks, or… Read More
2010-05-16 03:45
I was two weeks into my last year of high school. I had the coolest, hippiest friends in the world, and I finally, FINALLY had a boyfriend.I had tolerably annoying parents, a jocky asshole o… Read More
2010-05-14 13:44
I think I could write almost infinite iterations of both of my birth stories (but I won't, don't worry!). There are so many details, moments, fears, memories and meanings wrapped up in each… Read More
2010-05-13 20:45
So there I was, well into a way too long-winded description of my 4-year-old Monster's sometimes elusive happiness, when my day kind of fell apart. I just can't write about happiness today… Read More
2010-05-11 14:23
Ok, so this is kind of pathetic, and kind of cheating, but here goes anyways.I have tentatively decided to try to participate in a blog 'event' organized by Momalom, called Five for Ten. It… Read More
2010-05-06 13:37
More of the low-down on Argentina that does not include all the usual tango, maté, soccer, gaucho, asado, plastic surgery, blah blah blah.See the previous list here. 1) The portion o… Read More
2010-05-04 13:48
Some of the blog posts I might have written over the last ten days or so, if I hadn't been all sick and icky-feeling, and then tending to my little guys as they coughed and battled intensely… Read More
2010-04-26 12:27
Zoe at Playing by the book recently sent me an email inviting me to participate in an International Postcard Swap for Families that she is hosting. I quickly agreed to play along, because I… Read More
2010-04-23 18:27
I am sick today. Looks like strep.I'm all alone, all ache-y and groan-y, and surprised and relieved that Macondo Papa found a way to keep both kids out of the house all day. (Wow, I haven't… Read More
2010-04-21 14:04
I am bummed. I don't know if it's just one of those things, one of those weeks, I don't know what's really going on.But I feel tired, and empty, and bored, and boring.I almost never write ab… Read More
2010-04-20 13:51
I've been waiting for the Monkey's daycare situation to be resolved before recounting the saga here, but now I am wondering: is that ever going to happen??? Here we are, daycare #3 sinc… Read More
2010-04-19 13:58
Oooo, getting rid of stuff really feels so good.Selling and giving away and dumping all of our stuff when we left Canada was pretty painful. We lost lots of stuff the likes of which we will… Read More
2010-04-13 21:34
A few days ago, Monster's school** posted a little news item on their blog, reporting that some of the high school classes had taken a field trip to Wal-Mart. But not just that they had visi… Read More
2010-04-13 13:17
If you are the procrastinating type, then don't check out this site, unless you have a real, legitimate need for a seal or a church sign or a new soft drink Read More
2010-04-08 03:17
This post is for the 5th Healthy Birth Blog Carnival: Get Up, Stand Up! at Science & Sensibility (my first carnival, yay!). All the other carnival entries will soon be posted at Science… Read More
2010-04-06 12:33
For any Spanish speakers out there who are not fans of Arjona - the master of bad lyrics and total cheese - I highly recommend this feminist takedown of him and his barfingly bad music:&ique&hell…Read More
2010-04-05 13:22
When it came to parasites, my 'old normal' used to be: Don't have any.When this standard was not met, the course of action was: Get rid of the parasites.Following treatment, everything would… Read More
2010-04-01 14:29
When I thank the birthday stars for Monster's 4th birthday party going so well, this is why:Not only did a 40% chance of rain turn out to mean that it would be a lovely day, but nobody show… Read More
2010-03-31 01:55
We've been pretty absorbed here in the Macondo household with preparations for the Monster's 4th birthday party.At the Monster's previous birthday parties, I used to stress about whether he… Read More
2010-03-27 02:35
As of tomorrow I will have been a mom for four years. Holy shit. Four years ago tonight, I went into labour. Since I am feeling a little nostalgic about it all, I thought I would share my Mo… Read More
2010-03-25 12:00
My little Monster is turning four on Saturday. In addition to the obligatory birthday party, I'd like to mark the occasion with something he can look back on when he's older, to try to captu… Read More
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