It was an emotional weekend – Friday through Monday. Things were not going my way. The VPN internet service wouldn’t work, the new love seat turned out to have a not completely attached arm, the family room air conditioning unit started dripping, and I discovered mold on the patio furniture. Add all that to the…
We had our first tremor last night. Just Dean and I were home, sitting on the couch. As former Californians, it’s almost reassuring. The Earth moves for Californians (so many innuendos here). A quake in a concrete house with all-tile floors is a different experience than in our wood-framed U.S. houses made to move with…
Moving to a new country brought many changes. MANY changes. But the stage we are in life would have brought so much changes anyway. Jack will be attending Florida State by the end of this month. Neil started high school. Young adults we love as our own are heading to other universities, new jobs, many…
I sat down at my kitchen table for my morning cup of coffee when I spied a very tall, very thin ladder out the window. Wait, there's a leg at the top of that ladder. What? That does not look safe. And then I heard the chainsaw. I'm pretty sure that really isn't safe. I wasn't…
In California, it seemed as if malls were dying a slow death. Too much online competition, alternative spots or specialty stores, or just not enough disposable income. Maybe it is just a temporary decline. But in Panama, malls are everywhere. Big malls, little malls, strip malls. They all have a mall name: Multiplaza Mall, AltaPlaza…
Neil survived his first day of high school! New country, new home, new school! This kid is knocking it out of the park. High school is daunting enough but Neil put on a uniform and walked into the unknown. I swear he's the bravest of us all. I'm so proud of him. He has…
The Yerems in Panama 