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I walked into the bathroom yesterday...Abby put a pantyliner on her Dinosaur..I called Abby over and asked "why is your dino wearing that?" Her response " Because he was leaking".... (its her bath toy and he does leak)I think commericals during my soap opera are telling tooo much! ...
Move over Facebook and Blogger i have a new toy!
OK so my new "toy" is my Sony Reader....My bday is next week and i told my hubby (yes a few weeks early) ...YEAH I TOLD him what i wanted...sometimes a girl has to just get to the point!!If you don't know what a Sony Reader is its a digital...
In Abby's spare time she is a Dino Slayer!! She may be little but don't let that fool ya! ...
Abbys pre-school class made the local paper..Can you spot her? Want her autograph?...
A day in the life of Lamby (Abby's Lovey)Lamby was given to Abby when she came home from Guatemala...she has a rattle in her tummy and was bright white in the beginning..~Lamby is good at holding bottles! ~ Picnics~ Stroller rides~ Swinging~A bad thing happened to Lamby in August 2009...
I wanted Abby to model the outfit i guess i didnt say look serious! lol...
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Rescuer was woman's last hope in Haiti: 'We told her we won't leave'
A sweet sadness blankets Hector Mendez's face, appropriate, perhaps, for a middle-age man who has seen suffering and miracles at once....
Fugitive ex-Guatemalan leader captured
Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo, facing money-laundering charges in the U.S., was captured Tuesday on a farm on the Guatemalan coast, that country's attorney general said....
Former Guatemalan president charged in U.S. with money-laundering
Former President Alfonso Portillo of Guatemala faces money-laundering charges in the United States, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday....
U.S. seeks charges against former Guatemalan president
Guatemalan authorities Sunday were searching for former President Alfonso Portillo, who is wanted for extradition to the United States on money-laundering charges, a spokesman for the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) told CNN en Español....
Medical help on hold as groups await transportation to Haiti
Through treacherous floods and military coups, Gale Hull's organization Partners in Development has provided medical services to Haiti's poor....
Guatemalan lawyer arranged own slaying, U.N. panel says
A lawyer who left a videotape saying Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would be responsible if anything happened to him masterminded his own death last year, a special United Nations commission said Tuesday after an eight-month investigation....
Expat Mom
Dorian called me outside to see a bug the other day and this is what I found . . . My maid said it was a “grillo” or cricket, but it’s like no other cricket I’ve ever seen and it was at least two inches long! It was wounded since the...
Food prices in Guatemala have been going up for a while. When I first arrived, 8 years ago, you could buy just about any veggie for 1 quetzal a pound on market day. These days, we’re seeing up to 6 or 7 quetzales for some things! I went to buy...
This morning, Dorian asked me if I was responsible. He followed that up with “I’m not accepting any apologies.” I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean . . . I wasn’t planning on apologizing for being irresponsible! Irving was looking at our budget and was horrified to...
Being Canadian, I’ve seen my fair of snow and -50 winters and I’ve tried to let my boys know about that part of life up north. We have a couple of books that involve winter sports, plus some of their movies are set in real wintry locations. Today, I was...
Words Every Child Needs to Know
I bought a set of Ben 10 flashcards for Dante the other day. They are for shapes and colors and since he is a HUGE Ben 10 fan, I figured we could use that and he could do a little “school” too sometimes. Here’s the outside of the box ....
My kids are on a roll! Tonight they came up with a ton of funny little sayings that I have to write down so I won’t forget them. We read “Just Go to Bed”, a Little Critter story for our bedtime story. As I was finishing up, Dorian ran, jumped onto...
Global Voices Online
Syria: Bloggers Discuss Secularism
The Middle East is often associated with Islam, not only as a faith but also as a political ideology and a system of governance. Can secularism ever be implemented in the region? Is it any good? And what is secularism really? These are a few of the questions some Syrian...
Russia: More People Use Twitter
The number of Twitter users in Russia multiplied 26 times in one year. There are currently 183.000 Russians using Twitter. The recent statistics were published by the Russian Internet company “Yandex.” According to the data, 60% of users use the microblogging service on a daily basis and leave 150,000 tweets...
Azerbaijan: Suspect real estate deals in Dubai
Thoughts on the Road comments on recent news reports that $44 million in real estate deals were recently made in Dubai in the name of a 12-year old who happens to have the same name and date of birth of the Azerbaijani president's son. Another $35 million worth of deals...
Guatemala: Secretary of State Clinton's Visit
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton completed her recent Latin American tour with a stop in Guatemala to discuss the fight against drug trafficking, as well as normalizing relations with Honduras....
Pakistan: Climate Change and Global Warming
Every year the winters are shrinking, which is resulting in warming of climate and less and less greenery in Pakistan and elsewhere in the world. Pakistani Bloggers discuss how climate change is affecting our lives....
Emmanuel Midi blogs about “formation, animation, discovery” for children in Haiti's disadvantaged Cité Soleil and Bas Delmas communities after the January 12 earthquake....
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Eight dead, 45 hurt in Lahore blast
Eight people were killed and 45 injured Monday when a suicide bomber struck at a building housing an investigative agency in this Pakistani city, police said....
Unbearable pain for family of Indian boy who died in Australia
The family of three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa is dealing with 'unbearable pain' over his death, a councillor said Monday while paying respects to the boy whose body was found far from his home in this Australian city....
'The Hurt Locker' big win at the Oscars
The Iraq-based war drama 'The Hurt Locker' was named best picture at the 82nd Academy Awards and also got the best director Oscar for Kathryn Bigelow....
Lehigh defeats American U. 79-57
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- CJ McCollum scored 22 points and Lehigh beat American University 79-57 on Sunday night in the Patriot League semifinals.Dave Buchberger added 16 points, Marquis Hall had 11, and Zah......
Gonzaga holds off Marymount, reaches WCC final
LAS VEGAS -- Steven Gray scored 18 points, Elias Harris added 16 and No. 18 Gonzaga advanced to the West Coast Conference tournament final with a 77-62 victory over Loyola Marymount on Sunday night.M......
Appalachian St. routs College of Charleston 77-54
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kellen Brand scored a career-high 37 points as Appalachian State routed College of Charleston 77-54 on Sunday night in the semifinals of the Southern Conference tournament.The vict......
Project Somos Children's Village
Another full day of surprises and challenges or rather surprising challenges. Before leaving the project at Malacatan, I was asked to translate a conversation between the American volunteers, Janet and Dennis, the board members of the Guatemalan association which will actually run and own the project and the project...
I know I cannot expect any sympathy from my northern brothers and sisters when I tell them how sweaty I am from the heat and humidity here. The goods news, as I am told by Arturo, an 81 year old resident of Malacatan, is that it is much hotter...
Weeks Compressed Into Guatemalan Days
Everyday has been packed with activities and it seems I have been here weeks, not just days. Lloyd is a great companion traveler and we seem to have similar travel sensibilities or maybe we are both just really quirky.Tuesday was a wonderful day, visiting San Antonio Los Jutes, the...
Today is our first day in Antigua. Lloyd Bernhardt, a dedicated and active board member of Compassion Fruit Society, and I have arrived for our whirlwind trip to Guatemala. We have quite a busy itinerary and we now can look back at day 1 and are looking ahead...
Stay tuned here for upcoming Project Somos events!March 13thCome find us at Whole Foods Market for their Community "Soap Box" Days.8th & Cambie, Noon-5ishMarch 17th -Brainstorming SessionGreen Village, Green Mamas, Green KidsJoin us with special guest Manda Afochs Gillespie of Green Mama to discuss and brainstorm about making and keeping...
Many people that have come out to one of our public events have met Denis Knox. Denis is the man who generally welcomes guests with a hearty handshake and a big smile. He’s the one wearing the shorts, flip flops and the Panama hat at our booths during the summer...
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Two UN-AU peacekeepers found in Darfur after ambush
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UNAMID: 2 missing Darfur peacekeepers found
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Avalanche, crashes kill 7 in Germany
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Pru s Thiam aims to charm top UK shareholders on AIA
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UK & World News: Tributes to 'inspirational' soldier
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Semillas de Amor
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie….
There is a favorite children’s book, by Laura Joffe Numeroff, titled “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie”. Many parents know this book quite well. A little boy finds a mouse outside and offers the mouse a cookie. The mouse takes the cookie and comes inside and...
Our kids count the days for the hike on Friday. Everybody is ready to go, no laggers, ever, nobody wants to be left behind. Friday’s hike was up into the mountains on a foggy, cool day. As always the kids came home with lots of treasures and...
Mary Sebastian and her family are fundraising for our chicken project, check it out below. Questions? Mary’s email address is listed below. Pollitos para los Niños, help us reach our goal! Semillas de Amor has recently began construction of a chicken coop on the property. The chickens will be...
The Kids at Semillas Celebrate St. Valentine’s Day and Carneval
Friday, February 12th we celebrated Carneval and St. Valentine’s day with a huge party. Valentine’s Day cards for our favorite people, costumes and cascarones for Carneval. The party ended with a swim party. A fun day was had by all....
Hikes, Chocobananos and Our Home
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Guatemala’s President to promote U.S. amnesty to Obama (The Dustin Inman Society Blog)
Prensa Libre (Guatemala City, Guatemala) 2/17/10 Guatemala’s President to promote U.S. migratory reform to Obama Guatemala’s President, Alvaro Colom, said this morning that he will seek to have his counterparts in Central America to lobby jointly for a meeting or at least a phone call with the U.S. President to...
Guatemala: Secretary of State Clinton's Visit (Global Voices Online)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton completed her recent Latin American tour with a stop in Guatemala to discuss the fight against drug trafficking, as well as normalizing relations with Honduras.Source : Global Voices Online (subscribe)Explore : Artists, Central America, Music, Politics, World...
Hillary Clinton calls for Latin America to fight drug corruption (Dominican Today)
Guatemala City.– US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for Latin AmericaSource : Dominican Today (subscribe)Explore : Americas, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guatemala City, World...
Guatemala: UN and partners seek $34m to fight food insecurity (Relief Web)
Date: 05 Mar 2010 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsSource : Relief Web (subscribe)Explore : Americas, World...
Guatemala City - The government of US President Barack Obama will work very hard to block the Armenian genocide resolution now working its way through US Congress, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday in GuatemalaClinton told a ...Source : The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe)Explore : ...
Clinton urges Latin America to fight drug corruption after arrests in Guatemala (Washington Post)
MEXICO CITY -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for Latin America to fight drug corruption in a regional swing that ended Friday in Guatemala, days after that country's drug czar and national police chief were jailed for allegedly leading a police ring that stole cocaine from drug...Source :...
Guatemala News
Guatemala's anti-drug tsar arrested
Guatemalan security forces have arrested the country's anti-drug tsar and national police chief in a case involving stolen cocaine and murdered police officers....
All Guatemalan Regions Improve Illiteracy Rates
Guatemala, Mar 4 The 22 Guatemalan departments are currently covered with advisors of the Cuban literacy program "Yo, Si Puedo" , through which a full municipality is already free of illiteracy....
Guatemala: UN To Assist Drought-Stricken
Saturday, 6 March 2010, 10:44 am Press Release: United Nations New York, Mar 5 2010 2:10PM The United Nations, together with the Guatemalan Government and aid partners, today launched a $34 million appeal to counter food shortages affecting 2.7 million people living in the Central American country's so-called 'dry corridor,'...
Guatemala arrests show drug corruption to the core
The arrests of Guatemala's drug czar and national police chief underscore how deeply the world's multibillion-dollar drug industry can corrupt small countries with weak institutions - a trend the Obama administration warned Wednesday threatens global security....
Organized Crime Infiltrates Guatemala Police
The Guatemalan society is witnessing another dark episode that reveals organized crime infiltration in police corps, after a gang inside the National Civil Police was dismantled....
Guatemala's Top Drug Enforcement Officials Arrested
Via the BBC: Guatemala police chief arrested over 'cocaine link' Guatemala's chief of national police and the country's top anti-drugs official have been arrested over alleged links to drug trafficking....
The Ties That Bind
MADE you LOOK! I'm not really pregnant, but I am PAPER PREGNANT! Screw my worthless ex-husband and his lack of ability to keep a family together. I can do this by myself! (Um, and with the help of My Jesus, my mommy, my friends and family!) Big talk, I know....
Latin Family Connection - Three King's Day Celebration
Central Kentucky has a terrific Latin Family Connection group that Ella and I are blessed to be part of. We went to KaZoing! this past weekend to celebrate Three King's Day which is a Latin American tradition.The Hispanic Tradition of celebrating the Three King’s Day or El Dia De Los...
Ella and I decided at the very last minute to run away and visit Papa Tom in Florida before Christmas. We had SSSOOO much fun. We played on the beach, walked, swam, hula hooped (pretty sure that hooped is a made up word), and just generally had a fabulous time...
My sister's son is the funniest kid (and I mean the opposite of "ha, ha" kind of funny) in the world. He hates being forced to do stupid shit like wear a Rudolph nose and antlers. On top of that he had to walk around the school singing Christmas...
Each night when Ella watches me wash my face she is amazed at how brave I am. I told her that one day she would be a big girl and then she would be able to wash her face like I do. Last night she was ready to try to...
Is this not the most precious thing you have ever seen and heard?? Love it, love it, love it! Love her, love her, love her! Love her tiny voice and her sweet heart!...
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Govt. should reframe its Kashmir strategy: PoK PM
Karachi, Mar.7 (ANI): Criticising former President General Pervez Musharraf for damaging country's strategy regarding Kashmir, Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Prime Minister Raja Mohammed Farooq Hyder Khan has said the government should 'reframe its policies' concerning the issue....
Ghaziabad Police search godman for kidnapping girl student
Ghaziabad, Mar 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police were searching for a 40-year-old self-styled godman who allegedly kidnapped a 27-year-old student from her house....
Pak likely to appoint Brit lawyer to represent it in water dispute with India
Islamabad, Mar.7 (ANI): The Pakistan government is likely to appoint a British lawyer to argue its case concerning the river water distribution issues with India at international forums....
Three Bollywood actors starring in Hollywood's "American Empire"
Nevada (US), Mar 7 (ANI): Hollywood production "American Empire" will have three-four Bollywood stars, according to reports....
Enthusiasts in Bangalore run to celebrate Women's Day
Bangalore, Mar 7 (ANI): Over 800 enthusiasts in Bangalore hit the streets today to participate in a run on the eve of International Women's Day....
Engineering students showcase innovative robotic designs in Pune
Pune, Mar 7 (ANI): The Annual National Robotic Contest ROBOCON 2010 brought together students from across the country in Pune to showcase their designs for robotics....
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