Back to School (with a bang)

Summer break has officially come to an end.  The crispness of fall is beginning to set in.  It’s refreshing.  Since last year, little Carlie has been insisting on going to school with her big sis’, so we took a big leap of faith and enrolled her, too.  In Argentina, your child is expected to start school the year your child turns 3, so alas, she’s there. (More to come on school.)

Less than one week ago, she had a bad fall in our apartment.  She tripped while running & smacked her head right onto a dense flower pot.  That would explain her third eye in the picture.  It’s hard to tell, but she also has two black eyes. :(  

Carlie’s sweet teacher kindly asked us how we disciplin our children.  We got a good laugh out of that one.  Still laughing…

Good thing Carlie has Vidal Sassoon hair to distract from her bruises.

Rosario

Last Monday, the 20th, my husband had the day off.  The annual Christian Carnival had commenced.  Many countries celebrate Christian Carnival (especially Brazil), & each country has their own twist on it, but essentially, ‘God is blindfolded for one week’ allowing mankind to do whatever they want.  Yikes.

So…we decided to avoid the hoopla & drive to Rosario (about 2 hours away).  It rained the entire day, but we had a great time.  We visited El Monumento de la Bandera which is a beautiful monument honoring the Argentine flag.

Nathan’s guardian angels watching o’er…

Sitting next to the creator of the Argentine flag.  Carlie is in shock. 

She was probably looking at this…

AnnMarie took this last picture. She must share my love of doors. ;)

Life Is Good

Lately, my life has been busy.  No more than all of you, I’m sure.  Mothering never stops.  Never.  I’m beginning to seriously question my ability to handle three.

At any rate, I’ve been relearning how to live in South America.  Before coming back to Argentina earlier this month, I was convinced that I WOULD find a more efficient way do things here – from cooking, to cleaning, to socializing, to integrating my children into society, to getting from Point A to Point B, everything.  I was going to make this experience easier.

Hmm…let’s stop right there. 

“Character cannot be developed in ease & quiet.”  - Helen Keller

Ease?  Yeah, that’s probably not a good goal.  How about efficient though?  One problem, I’m 5 months pregnant, & let’s face it, I’m getting slower by the minute.  (In my defense, pregnancy hormones have been proven to cause short-term memory loss.  Oh well.)

So efficient or not, we’ll smile because after all, each day is a gift.  Life is so good.

(And…Uncle Nate’s still here…. and will be for 2 more months….Woohoo!  We’re so lucky.)