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We had another uneventful day here in Mexico. We are very strict about staying indoors and “sheltering” here. On Day 1 of this trip, we registered ourselves with the embassy here and they frequently send out emails and text messages when needed. We are getting a lot more communication from the embassy as of late.Continue reading “Day 78”

Today was another uneventful day. I went downstairs to do some IT work for a couple of the chrome books during the kids schooling. I got. Couple good pictures of them clowning around a bit. I spent the morning working in my office. It’s odd, the courts are closed until April 7, and I can’tContinue reading “Day 77”

Today we stayed inside of course. The Mexican government is increasing shelter in place orders because of this virus. The kids had homeschool, I didn’t really work because I needed to get some plane tickets refunded so I took an Uber to the airport to do that. The airlines phones are constantly busy so thatContinue reading “Day 76”

Today Bonnie had the brilliant idea that I make the snack so she didn’t have to stress about doing both that and the lesson plan. This was a game changer and the morning went off without a hitch. I still had some time to work and lately have been relying heavily on my paralegal andContinue reading “Day 75”

This morning our oldest turned a faucet on and was audibly mesmerized. She said “wow, the water is running!” Bonnie made breakfast and after we ate that, the kids watched a movie. For lunch we had the kids make their own guacamole. My oldest son ruined a batch of guacamole a weekago by “secretly” addingContinue reading “Day 74”

Today was much better than Day 72. On day 72 we were on our second day without running water. We have been without running water for 3 days. Today a plumber showed up and cleaned the water filter on our roof. The water filter, when taken out was covered in a thick black silt. AsContinue reading “Day 73”

Day 72 sucked. Here’s some photos of the downstairs units backyard.

Just another typical day of homeschooling and working. After school we had lunch and then did our daily prayers for the city and state we are living in. After that we just lounged around and were lazy with most of the day. It’s really difficult living in a foreign country and being told to stayContinue reading “Day 71”

Today was day six of homeschooling the kids. When I say “homeschooling” I take zero credit. Bonnie does the homeschooling while I am in my office working. We have chrome books for each of the kids to do some online lessons and to practice their typing skills. Funny, I remember taking typing my sophomore yearContinue reading “Day 70”

Day 68 was the first day of the week that Bonnie started the kids on their homeschooling. Day 68 was very rough, and I’m happy to report we still have four children. * Day 69 was better than Day 68, but not by too much. The kids were less rowdy and they actually stayed onContinue reading “Days 68-69”