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only reason we have this amazing tool is because a grandparent made it. Thank goodness for our whole village raising my kids. But I still don't trust the two year old. 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(horrible) example of a very light-skinned Mexican: the current presidenthttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/af062_1960_sa_su2012_jb_05.jpgaf062_1960_sa_su2012_jb_05This woman is also Mexican. A "guera"- very light-skinned person. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/zapataandvilla.pngzapataandvillaThis is the Mexican image of a century ago, folks. This is not representative of Mexico. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/8538823331_95f73e6c8b_b.jpg8538823331_95f73e6c8b_bphoto from http://picssr.com/tags/chatino/interesting/page3 From the area of chatino folks. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/papi-hija-4.jpgpapi hija 4https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/papi-hija-3.jpgpapi hija 3https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/papi-hija-2.jpgpapi hija 2https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/papi-hija-1.jpgpapi hija 12016-11-01T19:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/10/25/prayer-parties-inducing-yawns-since-colonial-times/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/516639954_26e12e3c5c_o.jpg516639954_26e12e3c5c_opicture from: http://blogs.periodistadigital.com/encristiano.php?blog=251&cat=3509&page=1&disp=posts&paged=22016-10-26T00:28:54+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/10/14/everything-tastes-better-a-la-mexicana/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/dee-nopales.jpgdee-nopalesDee endorses nopales. Okay, maybe not exactly. He did not hate them, at least. That's a win for a picky eater. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cactusleaves.jpgcactusleaveshttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/167025_145527152171007_776070_n.jpg167025_145527152171007_776070_nThe Mexican flag outside of the airport in Mexico City https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/hwrsa.jpghwrsaphoto from: http://karmadecay.com/r/funny/comments/l57qi/bought_a_very_cheap_halloween_blanket_from_walmart/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1-1036035020-chapulines.jpg1-1036035020-chapulinesphoto from: http://www.travelerofworlds.com/solo-travel-and-why-you-should-do-it-at-least-once-in-your-life/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/527314_19af4939db6968acc3367e1e456f4372_large.jpg527314_19af4939db6968acc3367e1e456f4372_large2016-10-19T13:50:19+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/10/09/joy-to-the-world-the-semester-has-begun/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/4501-20150617_teacher_01.jpg4501-20150617_teacher_01This is totally what I probably look like in class, except with a bunch of grown-ups in a boring, all-gray classroom. 2016-10-19T13:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/09/27/traditional-cures-for-the-partially-lost-soul/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/peterpan.jpgpeterpanPeter Pan trying to capture his shadow, all by his lonesome. Somebody go find that boy a curandera! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/14463911_10153828724542344_862316137_n.jpg14463911_10153828724542344_862316137_n2016-09-27T23:56:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/09/20/a-deluge-of-generosity/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/screaming-little-girl.jpgscreaming-little-girlImagine: Me, shouting for joy "really quietly" just like this little girl. 2016-09-20T21:01:04+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/ending-our-exile/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/whole-family-beach.jpgwhole-family-beachAre we masochists or do we just want to go back to our other home? Read on and decide for yourself. 2016-09-12T21:15:58+00:00weekly0.6https://exiletomexico.com/2016/09/12/the-compass-at-our-crossroads/2016-09-12T16:50:13+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2013/05/17/till-death-do-us-part-never-ever/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wedding-dancing.jpgwedding dancingpaulina and me dancing at a weddinghttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_36421.jpgIMG_3642[1]church wedding2016-09-07T22:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/07/23/before-you-point-fingers-merica/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/muhammad-ali-greatest-quotes.jpgmuhammad-ali-greatest-quotesMuhammad Ali, a hero from my hometown, is indeed The Greatest. Let's not get confused, guys. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/the_main_difference_between_the_world_and_the_usa2.jpgthe_main_difference_between_the_world_and_the_usa2https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/america-america-never-changes_o_6238291.jpgamerica-america-never-changes_o_6238291https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/said-the-greatest-country-in-the-world_o_5457703.jpgsaid-the-greatest-country-in-the-world_o_5457703https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/791d0d5698e02902d97d1e9461b08f2cbadc10bb1942c8d0e8749dbc9b5b364f.jpg791d0d5698e02902d97d1e9461b08f2cbadc10bb1942c8d0e8749dbc9b5b364f2016-09-07T21:44:08+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/09/02/some-irreverent-cheer-in-t-form/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1527898-980x.jpg1527898-980xhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5f03986fedc5dff2dc6a4b8797e51c54.jpg5f03986fedc5dff2dc6a4b8797e51c54https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/a5aee10fc5a82bfc7eb55704724760d5.jpga5aee10fc5a82bfc7eb55704724760d5https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/1022352586-img_2210.jpg1022352586-img_2210Eres un pendejo means "you're an idiot" hehehehehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/7d52eda27514d31dddb25bc6ddf31b9b.jpg7d52eda27514d31dddb25bc6ddf31b9bThis reminds me of how my Nonna used to pronounce the video game system Neen-TEEN-do. 2016-09-03T00:24:59+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/08/30/my-oaxacan-reality-show/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/conan-pole-down.jpgconan pole downThis is how the beam fell, except Conan was kneeling down to pick up the bucket right there. He has some amazingly bad luck. But better him than the kids, we agreed. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/conan-pole.jpgconan poleConan demonstrates how the beam was (we recently did some construction on the house and this beam was stuck extra tight until this moment)https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/conan-busted-head.jpgconan busted head2016-08-31T21:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/08/21/a-spike-for-the-ego/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1801.jpgIMG_1801https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1800.jpgIMG_1800https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1799.jpgIMG_1799https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1798.jpgIMG_1798https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1797.jpgIMG_1797Proof of my existence: My shirt even had my name on it for the tournament! Thank you, hospital volleyball players of Juquila. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1796.jpgIMG_1796An action shothttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1795.jpgIMG_1795https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/img_1794.jpgIMG_1794Conan captured perfectly this ball-hog in Juquila stealing the ball from right in front of me. These guys are international, after all. 2016-08-21T18:53:54+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/08/17/culture-clashes-in-the-bedroom/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/baby-sleep-positions.jpgbaby-sleep-positionshttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/924044822bcb7d587092ede2e29ccbdb.jpg924044822bcb7d587092ede2e29ccbdbhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/co-sleeping-ecard.pngco-sleeping-ecardhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/overlyattachedtoddler2-300x300.jpgoverlyattachedtoddler2-300x3002016-08-17T21:53:43+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/08/08/the-oaxaca-kentucky-culture-jolt-extravaganza-take-four/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/louisville-trip-2016.jpglouisville trip 2016Grown-up time with my dear Aunt Julia- the locally brewed beers were an added bonus. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/louisville-trip-2016-lu.jpglouisville trip 2016 lucomplaining about the cold, so they gave her a bathrobe : )2016-08-09T22:19:22+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/07/14/let-me-introduce-this-years-children/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lucia6.jpglucia6In her "Purple Princess" dress with her new rocket ship (the only thing she wanted for her birthday, besides a party)https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lucia5.jpglucia5https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lucia3.jpglucia3https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lucia4.jpglucia4https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lucia2.jpglucia2https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/lucia1.jpglucia1https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/88fbbc33-66be-454a-8f26-9498f49cab42.jpg88FBBC33-66BE-454A-8F26-9498F49CAB42https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/washinghandskids.jpgwashinghandskidswashing hands togetherhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/khalil3.jpgkhalil3https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/khalil2.jpgkhalil2This is serious business, people. 2016-07-14T23:49:54+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/07/08/from-oaxaca-with-love-my-favorite-seedy-salsa/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/salsa.jpgsalsaPaulina showed me how to make salsa in the traditional molcajete on my first visit to Mexicohttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mepaulina.jpgmepaulinaPaulina and me on my first visit, before she was my mother in lawhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/48cb3ad33428c2802bc0ce14c82de60e.jpg48cb3ad33428c2802bc0ce14c82de60eIt should look more or less like this. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/44404.jpg44404Pitiona (Sorry, guys, this probably doesn't grow in your backyard, either.)https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/costeno-rojo-2.jpgcosteno-rojo-2chile costeñohttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/semillas.jpgsemillasmore cheap and delicious convenience food- semillas!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/mex-grocer_1926_30440187.jpgmex-grocer_1926_30440187This is more like the comal in my house, which goes right over 2 burners on the stove. Getting a fire started is okay on a special occassion, but mostly I'm grateful I don't have to do it every day. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/4789398-el-tradicional-comal-para-las-tortillas.jpg4789398-el-tradicional-comal-para-las-tortillasTortillas roasting over a traditional comalhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chepil2.jpgchepil2chepiles- perhaps my favorite food to eat in tamales They cook down when heated like spinach but are so tender in their flavor.https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/chiex_2400b5901.jpgchiex_2400b5901Guajes grow on a tree and you eat the softish seeds on the inside of the pod. It's easy to open the pods, making for convenient snackfood if you have a tree around. (You're jealous, aren't you? My guaje tree is better than your convenience store.) You can also make salsa from it, of course. 2016-07-11T22:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/07/01/corruption-for-all-democracy-and-education-in-oaxaca/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/selling-gas-photo.jpgselling gas photoSurviving beyond the system: individuals selling gasoline at higher prices for desperate folks- here in Puerto Escondido (sorry it's not a great pic- taken from our moving car)https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/zocalo.jpgzocaloteachers camping out in the zócolo, the main square, of Oaxaca City- a common sight.... (image from nvinoticias.com)2016-07-04T15:00:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/06/26/my-kentucky-heart-sauteed-not-fried/2016-06-26T18:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/06/20/fearless-motherfathering-in-the-bedtime-battle-and-beyond/2016-06-21T00:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/06/14/bearing-the-fruits-of-my-two-labors-birthing-in-oaxaca-part-i/2016-06-15T00:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/06/05/colorful-catholicism-for-goddess-lovers-and-for-those-in-need-of-a-lover/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/juquilita.jpgjuquilitaone common image of the Virgin of Juquilahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13393006_10153564721522344_1746092067_n.jpg13393006_10153564721522344_1746092067_nThe santuary of the Piedra Mujerhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/13348655_10153564721557344_1578419360_n.jpg13348655_10153564721557344_1578419360_na close-up of the "Stone Woman"2016-06-06T13:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/05/23/castles-made-of-tin/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/house-neighbor1.jpghouse neighbor1Different bits of tin pieced together make for a quick home when you need ithttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/house-2.jpghouse 2our "garage"- the house Conan lived in while ours was being built 2016-05-24T00:13:32+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/05/15/excess-of-vitamin-d-ode-to-my-adopted-coast-of-oaxaca/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/13250373_10153522632227344_1100129110_n.jpg13250373_10153522632227344_1100129110_nShowing off her monkey footy pajamas, which she would totally wear no matter how hot it is if we let her. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/photo-on-5-15-16-at-1-54-pm.jpgPhoto on 5-15-16 at 1.54 PMFrizzy, sweaty, and smiling! Yipee! 2016-05-17T13:18:19+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/05/10/dreaming-up-an-education-in-oaxaca/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/preschool-prison-by-annie-andre.jpgpreschool-prison-by-annie-andreThis may look prison-like, but at least these kids can sit on the grass,. 2016-05-11T16:20:37+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/05/02/hop-on-the-cyclone-of-compassion/2016-05-02T20:52:59+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/04/24/the-goddess-of-admonishment-la-reyna-de-las-reganonas/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/41566_126380000743321_992_n.jpg41566_126380000743321_992_nThis lady's got nothing on Tia Meya. But my aunt-in-law is much more attractive and formally dressed, plus she's got a big, big heart. 2016-04-24T23:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/04/09/what-not-to-do-when-you-move-to-small-town-southern-mexico/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/mac32_cosleeping04.jpgmac32_cosleeping04this is our near future... 2016-04-09T23:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/04/04/my-stupid-stupendous-stay-cation/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/12939674_10153441727932344_152806280_n.jpg12939674_10153441727932344_152806280_nStinker #1 and #2, playing beautifully together. It's not all the time so it's nice to have a chance to enjoy it while it's happening! 2016-04-04T13:54:27+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/03/27/in-north-america-only-merica-doesnt-do-sick-days/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/canadianunarmednamericanwithhealhins.jpgcanadianunarmednamericanwithhealhinsHehehe...2016-03-29T14:20:59+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/03/20/to-serve-or-to-self-serve-that-is-the-question/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/k-cupcake2.jpgk cupcake2Here he makes sure to devour it all while being on the lookout for anyone coming to take it away from him.https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/k-cupcake1.jpgk cupcake1Finally! Cupcake deliciousness- banana cupcakes with nutella on top... I think it was a hit with the birthday boy. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/k-bday2.jpgk bday2More of the set-up: laid back! Relaxed! Chairs here and there for socializing! I had a great time, anyway. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/k-bday.jpgk bdayKhalil is like, "Are they going to give me that thing? Or are they just teasing me?" You can see our buffet table there in the background. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/barbacoa_en_hidalgo.jpgbarbacoa_en_hidalgoBarbacoa is nothing like barbeque, although it is meat. It's often goat or beef, and the seasoning is not sweet at all like BBQ sauce. It's slow cooked and delicious. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/las-mejores-recetas-de-pozole.jpglas-mejores-recetas-de-pozolePozole- A soup with chicken and/or pork, hominy, cabbage and other "fixins" on top... Delicious, but not what I wanted for the birthday party. 2016-03-20T20:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/03/07/kids-these-days-in-oaxacan-university/2016-03-07T19:31:23+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/02/26/no-medicine-is-the-best-medicine-sometimes/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dr-anja-waiting-room-2.jpgdr anja waiting room 2There are even more toys than what you can see in this picture. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dr-anja-waiting-room-1.jpgdr anja waiting room 1the waiting room- You wish you had this doctor, too, don't you?2016-02-29T14:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/01/25/just-keep-breathing/2016-02-26T00:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/02/22/the-camote-conundrum/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/camotes.jpgcamotesJust a few of the many kinds of camote I run into in the market2016-02-22T16:38:47+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/02/14/this-post-brought-to-you-by-nina-simone-and-pollyanna/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2d886f1177bc9ea8853cdc65fc62de7c.jpg2d886f1177bc9ea8853cdc65fc62de7chttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/621680e806cde221d6d779a523ce191d.jpg621680e806cde221d6d779a523ce191d2016-02-14T18:15:25+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/02/05/an-empirical-study-in-parenting-a-three-year-old/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/evil-toddler-logic-80799.jpgevil-toddler-logic-80799This is known in our house as: "I'm really tired so I can't go to sleep because I'm too tired"https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/17-kids-who-totally-didnt-do-it_i-was-just-sitting-here.jpg17-kids-who-totally-didnt-do-it_i-was-just-sitting-hereRepeat after me: "We only color on paper, we only color on paper"2016-02-05T18:18:28+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/01/31/toto-were-not-in-kentucky-anymore/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/images-street-food-vendors.jpgimages street food vendorshttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/image-street-vendor-bici.jpgimage street vendor biciThese https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/17121286a5fca63med.jpg17121286a5fca63medhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/hqdefault.jpghqdefaultI rode this ride with a 7 year old who was not at all impressed. 2016-01-31T18:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/01/25/6pm-playground-duty/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/funny_collection_of_lazy_elementary_school_student_meme_640_20.jpgfunny_collection_of_lazy_elementary_school_student_meme_640_20Is this class full of smart asses? Yes, but luckily I appreciate smart-asses. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/d2b4d150f1024d5983603a16db15bd65.jpgd2b4d150f1024d5983603a16db15bd652016-01-25T19:25:42+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/01/10/duct-tape-therapy-techniques-to-the-rescue/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogfoto4.jpgblogfoto4My too-cool-for-school cloth boxes, remade with cardboard and rockin duct tapehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogfoto7.jpgblogfoto7The original quick fix for drilling into the pipe. Crafty and cool. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogfoto8.jpgblogfoto8Getting even craftier as the days go by without a reliable plumber. Welcome to Oaxaca! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogfoto5.jpgblogfoto5Okay, so I haven't gotten to the kid books yet. But the kid toys are organized by type of toy, whether you can tell by the picture or not. It's a miracle! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogfoto2.jpgblogfoto2My new spice rack! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogfoto1.jpgblogfoto1Behold! A napkin holder! On our new kitchen table!!!!! We've moved so far beyond our piece of plywood on saw horses.... https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/blogfoto6.jpgblogfoto6New kitchen shelves and a new faucet to replace the leaky one! 2016-01-11T14:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2016/01/03/cigarette-christmas-trees-and-other-oaxacan-christmas-magic/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p22-12-15_13-41.jpgP22-12-15_13.41our amazing ornament presentshttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p24-12-15_22-15.jpgP24-12-15_22.15family lovehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/xmas-arge.jpgxmas argefriends and family on Christmas Eve!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/xmas-pic3b1ata.jpgxmas piñataLucia tries to break the piñatahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/xmas-tree.jpgxmas treeour amazing Christmas tree at home in Puertohttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/xmas-marshmallows.jpgxmas marshmallowsLucia's bites out of the marshmallows- the finishing touch!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p26-12-15_15-44.jpgP26-12-15_15.44Lucia napping in her tenthttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p26-12-15_15-43.jpgP26-12-15_15.43improvised baby gates! yipee!!!!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p24-12-15_22-13.jpgP24-12-15_22.13Lucia's favorite Mexican cousin, Jose Manuel, trying to break the piñatahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p26-12-15_16-38.jpgP26-12-15_16.38two peas in a pod- Jose and Lucia looking out the window2016-01-06T14:09:54+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/12/28/double-trouble-my-two-mini-forces-to-be-reckoned-with/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lucia-pre-pre-pre-teen.jpglucia pre pre pre teenhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/khalil-cute-hurricane.jpgkhalil cute hurricanethe cutest little hurricane you ever did see (well, okay, according to me. I might be biased.)2016-01-03T16:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/12/21/christmas-cheer-college-style-in-puerto-of-course/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/umarela-lu.jpgumarela luToo groggy to be sleepy, Lucia doesn't know how https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/umarela2.jpgumarela2my favorite treehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/umarelafairies.jpgumarelafairiesThey worked so hard on these adorable outfits!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/umarela1better.jpgumarela1betterthe nursing float, PRESENTE!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/umarela-k.jpgumarela k2015-12-21T20:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/12/13/706/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15-dance2.jpg15 dance2ceremonial dance with her chambelanes, the boys who dance with herhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15-dolls.jpg15 dollspart of the doll ceremony https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15-dance.jpg15 dancea princess in all respectshttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15-pastel.jpg15 pastelFifteen cakes, made by her mama the night before (the best 3 leches cakes ever)https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15-mesa.jpg15 mesaHandmade table decorations that people take home as souvenirshttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/15-my-nena.jpg15 my nenaMe and my future 15 year old, all dressed up2015-12-14T14:33:15+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/12/06/thanks-christian-rich-folks-and-dee-for-sponsoring-this-family-outing/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/puerto-view-lu-funny.jpgpuerto view lu funnyOn top of the sand pile- apparently there's more construction in the works. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/puerto-view-lu-cute.jpgpuerto view lu cuteJust hanging out....https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/puerto-view-maryjesus.jpgpuerto view maryjesusAn intense image of mother and child. Definitely something to ponder over. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/puerto-view-cross.jpgpuerto view crossSorry, I took the picture from the back of it. But you get the idea. Lucia was thrilled to climb up the hill. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/puerto-view-rules.jpgpuerto view rulesFYI, kids! Not for fun! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/puerto-view-fam.jpgpuerto view famThe kids are eternally in actionhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/puerto-view-papi.jpgpuerto view papiPapi and the kidshttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/puerto-view-best.jpgpuerto view bestThe view!2015-12-07T14:10:47+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/11/29/thanksgiving-enchiladas/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/thanksgiving.jpgEvery meal together is thanksgiving in my world. 2015-11-29T14:22:55+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/11/16/toilet-talk/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/mazunte.jpgmazuntehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/article-2570828-1befbfa400000578-123_634x547.jpgarticle-2570828-1befbfa400000578-123_634x5472015-11-16T21:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/11/08/kentucky-state-fair-versus-november-fiestas-in-puerto/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/fiesta.jpgfiestahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/lu-fiesta.jpgLucia and her friend drive their first semi truck. 2015-11-09T00:06:20+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/11/02/the-plot-thickens-as-usual/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151101_085303.jpgMy little pumpkin suffering his first mosquito-bourne illness. Watching your kid suffer is nooooo fun. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151101_154304.jpgOur first Palacios-Satterlee altar. Pure love! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151101_093728.jpgConan and Lucia make a flower trail to show the way to the ofrenda. 2015-11-02T21:54:03+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/10/25/pollyannas-not-an-idiot-after-all/2015-10-25T19:37:07+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/10/18/jesus-mary-joseph-and-marco-polo-the-name-game/2015-10-19T22:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/10/11/are-you-a-parent-of-small-children-take-our-exclusive-quiz/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/khalil-beach-bottle.jpgMastering geometry- how to be this little and take up maximum space in the bed2015-10-11T23:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/10/04/juquila-haterade-or-how-puerto-became-my-paradise/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-on-10-4-15-at-12-00-pm.jpgview from outside Paulina's house in the morning sunshinehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/photo-on-10-3-15-at-10-02-am-2.jpgthe beautiful view from Paulina's backyard- one of the things to appreciate about Juquila. 2015-10-05T13:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/09/25/ten-reasons-why-i-hate-numbered-lists-an-english-teacher-can-count/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/facepalm.jpgfacepalm2015-09-25T22:07:38+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/about/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fotos-455.jpghttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fotos-457.jpgfotos 457https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2169.jpgIMG_2169https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0008.jpgIMG_0008https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p20-12-13_17-171.jpgP20-12-13_17.17[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_5089.jpgIMG_5089https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_5149.jpgIMG_5149https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4886.jpgIMG_4886https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_4885.jpgIMG_4885https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cropped-img_5158.jpgcropped-img_5158.jpg2015-09-25T14:50:35+00:00weekly0.6https://exiletomexico.com/2015/09/20/errors-are-the-best/2015-09-20T19:45:19+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/09/13/whos-the-student-here/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/11954684_10153021897052344_6906730751600728676_n.jpgHer little uniform...(yes, a white shirt for small children. sigh)2015-09-14T13:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/09/06/ltr-piropos/2015-09-06T22:34:13+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/08/30/today-i-freely-choose-to-be-here-now/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/photo-on-8-30-15-at-2-35-pm.jpgFeeling free! If freedom's just another word for accepting that I don't have control over anything, but I can face every day head-on. 2015-08-31T14:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/08/21/hard-travelin/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-455.jpgKhalil is a trooper everywhere we go. At the hotel restaurant in Mexico City, Mommy needed to eat without holding the baby, and ta-da! Khalil learned to sit in a high chair. He's a good traveler, too.https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-433.jpgLucia in Cherokee Park, one of my favorite places in the worldhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-432.jpgfotos 432https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-431.jpgfotos 431https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-430.jpgfotos 430https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-420.jpgin the airport together, ready for flight one of three on the way uphttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-425.jpgdriving, of course, in the play areahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-424.jpgthe kid play area at Dallas Fort Worth airport is awesome!!!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fotos-423.jpg2015-08-24T14:15:01+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/08/16/bluegrass-basic-nourishment-a-love-song-via-recipes/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fam.jpgfamily loving- Khalil with his Great Aunt Lindahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/reunion.jpgSome folks couldn't make it, and only some of the crew agreed to have their picture taken, but it was still all joyful. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p28-07-15_10-50.jpgThese two hit it off like peas in a pod! My shy-with-strangers kiddo couldn't resist the Super Shannon! And she loved artichokes. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/holly-foto.jpgme and my girl b.f.f., on the porch. even the photo is blurry with squinty-eyed joy!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/foto-greg.jpgat the end of the trip, the three of us are sick, but my male b.f.f. is still rocking it with us! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/foto.jpgThe beautiful Kathy! Who takes lovely photos. Just one of the many fabulous moments of the potluck.https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p24-07-15_17-521.jpgfamily lovings- Khalil with his Great Aunt Linda2015-08-17T14:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/08/09/the-price-of-paradise/2015-08-09T22:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/08/02/learning-to-take-care/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p18-03-15_18-472.jpgP18-03-15_18.47[2]Lucia reads a book while she puts her baby down for a nap in the hammock- just like Mommy does for her! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p01-01-12_00-24.jpgMatching Babies in their Wraps!2015-08-03T14:58:58+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/07/25/electrical-rebellion-smells-like-coffee/2015-07-27T02:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/07/16/evaluations-and-califications-in-an-english-class-in-oaxaca/2015-07-17T14:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/07/12/anti-vaxxers-sponsor-a-third-world-child-for-vaccines/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150712_082048.jpgthe cartillahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150527_183810.jpgSend these children vaccines from the First World! Or at least lesson the absurdity of acquiring vaccines here, please. 2015-07-12T22:45:29+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/07/05/date-night-there-should-be-a-law/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/20150705_091144.jpgel poderoso, our little car, in the dirt driveway Conan madehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p28-06-15_12-06.jpgMy two main reasons for being just-as-cool-but-in-very-different-ways-as-before. They are pretty worthwhile reasons, though. And did I mention that I am just as cool as before? Seriously (Convincing self)....https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p28-03-15_20-301.jpgP28-03-15_20.30[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/p28-03-15_20-30.jpgP28-03-15_20.30date night 2 weeks post-partum- feeling subconscious, but it's a necessity to go out when we can! 2015-07-06T14:07:17+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/06/28/my-mothering-druthers/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/photo.jpgbaby versus breast pump... or I guess I have to keep both2015-06-28T20:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/06/21/the-effect-of-the-illusion-of-infinite-choices-aint-no-breast-pumps-in-oaxaca/2015-06-21T17:19:08+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/06/13/thomas-edison-eat-your-heart-out/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150612_2227391.jpgJoy!! No Sleep because there is "lectricity"https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150612_2227211.jpgflipping the switch! oh the novelty!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150612_2227231.jpg20150612_222723[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150613_1212451.jpgEverything looks different with light!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150613_1212231.jpg20150613_121223[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150612_2227301.jpg20150612_222730[1]2015-06-21T17:25:47+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/06/07/serious-business-in-oaxaca-education/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img-20150607-wa0003.jpgIMG-20150607-WA00032015-06-08T01:52:15+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/05/31/long-distance-denial/2015-06-08T00:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/05/24/ready-for-school-take-two-action/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p13-05-15_08-202.jpgP13-05-15_08.20[2]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p13-05-15_08-201.jpgolder and wiser, toohttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p13-05-15_08-20.jpgready with her uniformhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p13-05-15_08-191.jpgP13-05-15_08.19[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p13-05-15_08-19.jpgP13-05-15_08.19https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p12-05-15_07-581.jpgtoo cool for school!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p12-05-15_07-59.jpgmaybe a wee bit nervous, too. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/p12-05-15_07-582.jpgDora backpack, complete with Map. 2015-05-26T01:26:24+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/05/09/memorial-to-the-self-proclaimed-mad-dog-my-dear-dad/2015-07-06T14:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/04/12/my-postpartum-quarantine/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/p18-03-15_17-26.jpgLucia swimming with her Abia Paulina at one of the many pools we visitedhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/p05-03-15_14-281.jpgThis one's pretty normal! The baby with his papi, shortly after birth. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/p31-03-15_16-58.jpgOut and about, rolling with the punches, enjoying it allhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/p05-03-15_17-28.jpgKhalil with his Nonna, just a couple hours after birthhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/p18-03-15_18-40.jpgMore grandparent loving, with Gamma and Paw Pawhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/p11-04-15_15-27.jpgAt 5 weeks, Khalil's rolling with the punches, too. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/p01-01-12_00-24.jpgOut and about with our matching wraps. Lucia takes care of her baby, too. 2015-04-12T17:11:26+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/03/22/the-exile-continues-with-a-new-mexican-gringuito-addition/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image.jpgmy two tiny dual citizens2015-03-25T14:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/02/22/not-a-cork-nor-corn-so-theres-no-popping-happening-here/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-on-2-12-15-at-9-17-am-3.jpgPhoto on 2-12-15 at 9.17 AM #3https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/photo-on-2-12-15-at-9-18-am.jpg38 week belly, back when I was still feeling hopeful! 2015-03-01T02:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/02/15/the-rich-version-of-my-life/2015-02-16T18:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/02/08/living-on-prayer-of-all-shapes-and-sizes-and-not-just-bon-jovi/2015-02-10T01:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/02/01/me-versus-the-insurance-company-doctors-a-saga/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p23-01-15_15-472.jpgP23-01-15_15.47[2]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p23-01-15_15-471.jpgP23-01-15_15.47[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p23-01-15_15-47.jpgA decent pic of my sweethearts enjoying my time off with me!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/p23-01-15_15-46.jpgOne of the perks of pre-baby maternity leave- a weekday at the beach!2015-02-04T16:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/01/19/being-30-something-bring-it-on/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p24-01-15_14-23.jpgLadybug says, "Excuse me, did someone invite you to my clothes pile hideout?"https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p16-01-15_14-492.jpgWith no lack of wishes for the coming year.... https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p17-01-15_19-39.jpgCelebrating this birthday- not my most glamorous moment on the planet, but definitely a good one. https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p19-12-14_18-23.jpgMy little girl, enjoying the fruits of her labors (guacamole).https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p19-12-14_18-10.jpgLucia's such a big girl she can help prepare the food! 2015-01-24T22:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/01/11/the-quest-for-the-perfect-bilingual-baby-name/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-on-1-11-15-at-11-57-am-3.jpgThis face is a plea for help! We need baby boy name ideas! Or convince Conan to let me use Lorenzo! Or cross your fingers that we have a girl! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-on-1-11-15-at-11-55-am.jpgA close-up of my giant belly. Nope, really not twins. Don't even ask. 2015-01-19T22:53:21+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2015/01/04/goal-1-for-2015-have-a-convivio-not-to-be-confused-with-a-fiesta/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p27-12-14_18-091.jpgP27-12-14_18.09[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p27-12-14_14-541.jpgP27-12-14_14.54[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p27-12-14_14-54.jpgHere you can seehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p27-12-14_14-10.jpgLucia and her abuela at the wedding. Notice on the table there are pots of fresh flowers for people to take home, https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/p27-12-14_14-09.jpgP27-12-14_14.092015-01-05T16:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/12/28/perhaps-relaxing-is-christmas-magic-enough/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p25-12-14_16-2411.jpgP25-12-14_16.24[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p25-12-14_16-24.jpgJust me and my broccoli microphone....https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p25-12-14_19-33.jpgHere's the proof- we celebrated Christmas this year.https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p27-12-14_17-05.jpgThis is one of the cute dresses that still fit her- worn two days later. At least we got a nice family shot of us all looking good. We can pretend it was Christmas.https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p25-12-14_16-241.jpgMy broccoli microphone. Happily cooking with my youtube music (someday, someday I will have home internet and rock out daily!)https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p25-12-14_10-24.jpgIt was the first year Lucia could open by herself! She was very responsible about it, throwing every tidbit in the trash as she went along.https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/p25-12-14_09-56.jpgour plain-Jane little tree, but with some gifts at least...2015-01-04T22:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/12/21/i-keep-waking-up-from-the-damn-american-dream/2014-12-28T20:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/12/14/redefining-school-readiness-a-cautionary-tale-of-manipulating-your-child/2014-12-16T02:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/12/07/plans-what-plans/2014-12-08T14:53:01+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/11/30/presents-and-presence/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/photo-on-11-30-14-at-10-33-am-2.jpghappy visiting!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/circle-of-women.jpgcircle of womenhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/lucia-monkey.jpgLucia and her monkey from Paw-Paw and Gamma2014-12-05T14:13:51+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/11/23/the-science-of-magic-a-visit-to-the-partera/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_6015.jpghttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_6018.jpgIMG_6018https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_6017.jpggetting adjusted by the partera2014-11-25T14:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/11/17/laughter-is-my-number-one-classroom-tool/2014-11-18T15:12:11+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/11/09/fighting-with-bureaucracy-oaxaca-city-style/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image1.jpgTA-DA! Mission accomplished! Dual passports for our first little dual citizen!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image.jpgSome of my 80,000 attempts to write my own signature "correctly"2014-11-10T14:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/11/02/trading-out-halloween/2014-11-03T14:23:03+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/10/26/this-animal-once-had-a-head-and-there-it-is/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p16-07-14_18-131.jpgConan eating the whole fish! Can't find my picture of the whole fish I cooked recently : (https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p18-10-14_13-03.jpgbuces- the finished producthttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p18-10-14_11-22.jpgthe giant vat of oil for buces and lardhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p18-10-14_11-221.jpgfresh pork meat2014-10-26T22:35:12+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/10/19/the-tropical-paradise-version-of-snow-days/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p19-10-14_15-20.jpgImagine the mini waterfall when it rains, on the road near my househttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p19-10-14_15-131.jpgP19-10-14_15.13[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p19-10-14_15-13.jpgAn overcast day, view from my back door2014-10-19T22:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/10/12/ode-to-my-mercado-city-center-of-my-heart/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p13-09-14_12-171.jpgP13-09-14_12.17[1]Lucia on the swings at the markethttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p12-10-14_14-02.jpgP12-10-14_14.02Misperos, the newest fruit I've tried from the back row Saturday market (delicious! a little like peaches but no fuzz, big seeds inside)2014-10-12T23:27:51+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/10/05/the-ongoing-fight-against-self-pity-and-rage-through-rain-and-shine/2014-10-07T13:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/09/28/the-bare-necessities-of-health-care/2014-09-28T21:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/09/21/amigos-its-not-cinco-de-mayo/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_5774.jpgLucia on the merry go round, celebrating one of her countries' independence2014-09-21T22:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/09/15/la-guera-con-el-moreno-the-dangers-of-parenting-with-mismatched-skin/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_3434.jpgPapi and daughter: Peas in a pod2014-09-17T13:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/09/07/the-twelve-days-of-wonderland/2014-09-08T11:10:28+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/08/31/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-loses-a-point-a-study-in-serious-college-life/2014-08-31T20:54:31+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/08/24/the-frontiers-of-fathering-or-kicked-out-of-the-macho-club/2014-08-31T21:09:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/08/17/the-back-roads-of-the-information-superhighway/2014-08-17T19:03:50+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/08/10/the-neighbors/2014-08-18T22:29:18+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/08/03/two-years-of-exile/2014-08-06T23:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/07/27/authentic-mexican-recipes-southern-oaxaca-style/2014-07-28T19:02:32+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/07/20/a-little-bit-of-nothing-with-a-touch-of-everything-perspectives-on-having-and-not/2014-07-21T14:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/07/13/a-dream-a-job-and-a-legacy-of-chispa/2014-07-15T20:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/07/06/where-the-wild-kids-are/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p14-04-14_20-042.jpgP14-04-14_20.04[2]Wild children of Oaxaca: Lucia and her cousins having unstructured playtime! Yes, they are riding a horse (broom) togetherhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/p04-01-12_13-061.jpgP04-01-12_13.06[1]Emmanuel, now almost 7 years old2014-07-08T21:56:38+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/06/29/the-whole-family-honeymoon/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_2208.jpgIMG_2208My in-laws on another family vacation! https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_2047.jpgIMG_2047My Dad and Karen (my stepmom) on another family vacation!2014-06-29T20:41:17+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/06/22/getting-back-in-shape-one-snarky-comment-at-a-time/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p22-06-14_13-43.jpgP22-06-14_13.43never-ending amounts of fresh tortillas (and homemade salsa): not good for my waistline https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p22-06-14_13-42.jpgP22-06-14_13.42Belly Bulge: A growing fetus or an excess of tortillas? Just ask! Or just keep your mouth shut.2014-06-24T22:49:34+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/06/14/im-still-cool-whether-i-have-purple-or-gray-streaks-in-my-hair/2014-06-17T18:21:33+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/06/08/rabid-dogs-and-hypochondria-and-all/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/p07-06-14_17-441.jpgP07-06-14_17.44[1]Lucia playing with Nery's puppies, who are far from mistreated2014-06-08T20:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/06/01/let-the-rains-begin-and-wash-away-this-perfectionist-streak/2014-06-03T16:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/05/19/mothers-revenge/2014-05-20T11:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/05/09/her-mothers-tongue/2014-05-14T10:41:39+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/05/04/from-the-weeds-up-building-a-house-with-sand-and-rocks-and-magic/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4806.jpgIMG_4806the big empty box https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4906.jpgIMG_4906our dirt floors (Lili and Lucia pictured)https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4677.jpgIMG_4677under construction... our house and the in-law quartershttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4496.jpgIMG_4496Conan's house- the tin shack he lived in for months/ our kitchen for a whilehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4495.jpgIMG_4495https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4494.jpgIMG_4494https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/img_4306.jpgIMG_4306our land, getting the weeds out https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p19-04-14_16-57.jpgP19-04-14_16.57https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p12-03-14_16-081.jpgP12-03-14_16.08[1]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/p04-05-14_14-58.jpgP04-05-14_14.58a key holder my Nonna gave my dad and mom long ago2014-05-06T00:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/04/27/machismo-by-any-other-name-smells-just-as-bad/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3796.jpgIMG_3796Drinking and diaper changing are equal opportunity sports in our house ; )https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_3801.jpgIMG_3801Drinking and diaper changing are both equal opportunity sports in our house ; )https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/img_1024.jpgIMG_1024Don't tell this papa that taking care of the baby is women's work!2014-04-27T23:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/01/08/down-the-drain-cultural-contrasts-via-what-we-waste/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2843.jpgIMG_2843https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_2810-e1389209407333.jpgIMG_28102014-04-21T23:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/04/14/building-my-own-yellow-brick-road/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p01-01-12_00-251.jpgP01-01-12_00.25[1]our good friend Nery comes to visit (and lets Lucia ride on his bikehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p02-03-14_20-20.jpgP02-03-14_20.20a float from the carnaval celebrationhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p27-02-14_18-01.jpgP27-02-14_18.01holding on tight as Lucia prepares to throw herself into another wavehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p01-01-12_06-42.jpgP01-01-12_06.42the view from a truck one dayhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p15-04-14_11-34.jpgP15-04-14_11.34the beginnings of our porchhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p15-04-14_10-19.jpgP15-04-14_10.19my chile tustahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p08-04-14_12-25.jpgP08-04-14_12.25more graffiti makes me happyhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p08-04-14_10-46.jpgP08-04-14_10.46beautifully melodramatic poetry on the streethttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p08-04-14_16-261.jpgP08-04-14_16.26[1]an iguana visiting our house... Conan using the banana to show to-scale size of iguana, not to feed the beast ; )https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/p15-04-14_10-20.jpgP15-04-14_10.20the first ripe tomatoes from our magic garden2014-04-21T23:43:30+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2014/04/20/a-blind-man-and-a-deaf-man-meet-theres-a-joke-waiting-here-somewhere/2014-04-21T23:42:32+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2013/06/10/you-are-a-great-mom-and-you-and-you-and-you-and-her-and-me-too/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/newborn-lucia.jpgnewborn luciaour just-born luciahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lucia-mama-love.jpglucia mama lovelove love lovehttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lucia-mama-love-again.jpglucia mama love againThe bond changes and grows...https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/lucia-11-months.jpglucia 11 monthsAlmost a year! Wow!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/get-out-lucia.jpgget out You'd be desperate to go into labor, too, with this belly2013-06-10T17:46:33+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2013/06/02/home-is-where-the-peanut-butter-is-or-where-the-queso-is-or-wherever-the-hell-i-left-the-apple-core/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mex-exile.jpgleaving the US as a familyhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/beach-dad-lucia-me.jpgpaw-paw's visit to mexicohttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/new-arrival.jpgnew arrivals, conan and lucia with paulinahttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/abuelo-and-emma.jpgabuelo and emmanueal, lucia's neighbor/big brotherhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/aunt-meya.jpgwith abuela and aunt meya on our roofhttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/conan-me-juquila.jpgconan me juquilalooking out over juquila2013-06-11T02:39:49+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2013/03/11/one-and-a-half-degrees-of-separation/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/3generations.jpg3generationsmy mama, visiting me and her granddaughter Lucia. 2013-03-12T00:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2013/01/17/a-cold-conspiracy/2013-01-18T04:01:59+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/12/05/feliz-navidad-for-real/2012-12-06T04:20:37+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/12/03/a-visit-from-the-dead-multi-cultural-style/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_22791.jpgIMG_2279https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2279.jpgIMG_2279https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2278.jpgIMG_2278https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2275.jpgIMG_2275https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2273.jpgIMG_2273https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2271.jpgIMG_2271https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2270.jpgIMG_2270https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2268.jpgIMG_2268https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2265.jpgIMG_22652012-12-04T14:32:23+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/11/17/fame-without-fortune/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_22501.jpgIMG_2250circus freaks of juquila!https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2250.jpgIMG_22502012-12-04T15:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/11/08/extreme-driving-a-year-round-oaxacan-sport/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_17563.jpgIMG_1756[3]https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_16912.jpgimg_16912Conan's new favorite sport2012-11-08T06:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/10/28/a-new-flavor-of-popsicle/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2231.jpgnew flavor of bolishttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2230.jpgcoconut bolis2012-10-28T00:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/10/08/a-little-dose-of-positivity/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1403.jpgIMG_1403https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2091.jpgIMG_2091https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_1302.jpgIMG_13022012-10-14T21:09:19+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/10/08/nevermind-the-pharmacists/2012-10-09T15:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/09/05/hamburguesas-epic/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_10101.jpgIMG_1010https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1006.jpgIMG_1006https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_09401.jpgIMG_0940[1]2012-09-26T03:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/09/26/a-work-in-progress-day-after-day-after-day/https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_2094.jpgIMG_2094https://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_2093.jpgIMG_2093clothes rinsing and spin cycleshttps://exiletomexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_2092.jpgIMG_2092the dishwasher2012-09-26T17:27:33+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/08/27/that-was-then-this-is-now-the-move/2012-09-20T16:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/08/27/hello-world/2012-09-20T16:33:08+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.com/2012/09/05/lucia-in-the-sky-with-diamond-earrings-or-not-and-other-mama-drama/2012-09-20T16:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://exiletomexico.comdaily1.02018-05-16T15:17:54+00:00