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Concerns

  • January 14, 2007
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  • Expat

  A few days ago Nancy wrote a post about reasons to move to Mexico, and I agree with them based on what we have observed on our trips down, and what we have read in our research. I would...

Sacrifices

  • January 6, 2007
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  • Dogs

  As the time for our move draws closer, reality has started to sink in. Nancy has talked a lot about getting rid of most of our things so we can make a clean break. I am all for this,...

Happy New Year!

  We spent the last few days enjoying a visit from Number One Son and his family, which includes our two delightful grandchildren. New Year’s Day meant a feast and festivities with them and also my younger sister and her...

Book Synopsis

  As stated in a previous post, I just finished reading How to Learn Any Language Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and On Your Own by Barry Farber. I guess I am smart since a number of the suggestions he makes...

We’re getting our move on

  • December 28, 2006
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  • Food

  Several things happened today: I sold one of our dog kennels for $150 and a bookcase for $20 both of which had been sitting around getting in the way for way too long. Ca-ching! After we had $170 bucks...

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Teaching an Old Dog

  Ok, I’m not THAT old! But sometimes when my Spanish studying isn’t going very well, I feel like an old dog. Seriously, I am studying Spanish every day. I am trying to do my own Immersion Course since I...

Hand-Me-Down Holidays

  If you’re one of the people on my gift list this year, don’t be surprised if you receive a gift from me that was lovingly selected from my own cupboards and shelves. We are moving next year, and I...

Language Obsession

  I am starting to feel the pressure to really concentrate on learning Spanish. Our move is coming up fast! Since Paul has more of a facility with languages, I want to make sure I don’t fall behind and then...

Back Story

  I thought it might be a good time for a bit of our “back story.” Back in about 1991, my son was graduating from high school. My ex-husband had traveled in Mexico for about a year after our divorce...

February, Come Quick!

  It is snowy here and the news is full of snarled traffic and 20 hour commutes in the sudden icy weather. I am very glad I’m not working now…no worries for me about a commute. But the cold weather...

The Top Four

  One of the issues that has been a challenge for us is that we know we want to move to Mexico but we haven’t decided WHERE! We now realize that it is very hard to work towards a goal...

Dreamland

  • November 12, 2006
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  • Food

  Both Paul and I have been dreaming a lot lately, and for both of us most of our dreams have related to relocation. Interesting, no? In talking about this, we realized that while we have planned and talked of...

Accumulating Disease

  I have spent the last couple of weeks making piles of things to go to Goodwill, the dump, for a future garage sale, and to be sold on Ebay or Craigslist. One side of the garage is full of...

Attitude preparation

  I think the success of any endeavor is determined to a large extent by the attitude of the person undertaking it. One needs to proceed with a positive attitude and high expectations of success. For a project as big...