Ticks out of control!!!!

It is unreal how ticks are out of control in n Maine! There Lai that welcomed us to Maine told us that this yeast they ate it'd control. But we'r didn't know how.  She asked if Rufus had his flee and ticks medicine.  We used some kind of oil but that's it.

This morning our Sunday morning dream get up and when Ben saw him scream "DADDY YOU HAVE A TICK ON YOUR EAR!"... sure enough.  We keep looking but we nothing. 

The next morning,  I felt like if dean found something and rush to the bathroom.... this time he said he felt one in his EYE! Sure enough. 

So,  this time,  he listened and put some mosquito repellent in his legs.  Bur guess what,  I was playing with Ben and the house is surrounded by trees and we didn't ge any because we haff the repellent.  But Ben was collecting sticks for the fire and on his shirt was a big one! Either jumped or "flew". 

That night we check our bed and we  found 3. So we think is thru Rufus that Dean are getting the ticks from.  So Rufus has been sleeping on his bed in he livingroom. 

We haven't found more but we are careful. The only thing we sence is our reflex, I can feel the crawling on my back and even on my head.

It is ok... we are still enjoying Maine.

We closed the day with a good lobster. Yummmmm

 

First & Second day in Maine 2021

We'r have had so many good memories and we recognized that our most favorite place is Eastport!  We're could walk everywhere and the shops, views,  and the beach was just right there. 

So on Sunday we were exploring a bit the area and discover a farmer gentelman from Holland, a good place for Ben to play at water front, and a light house called Marshall point. This is a beautiful corner.

There so many more things to see in here. We will continue exploring the area.

God has great ways to shows us His love.

We are still coming to Maine

Since 2008, after John and Henrieta or H let us use their cabin; we have been coming to Maine every year.  On 2019 and 2020 were an exception because we'r helped Fela and Armando moved to FL and we helped them and we'r vacationed there that year.  2020 obviously wasd a no-no year for everything. 

Again thanks to H, we were able to come.  I had been looking for so many places to vacation included in PA but nothing.  All of the sudden after we visited H on Easter and mentioned that we were not having any luck finding places in Maine and that our Land Lord in Eastport died of cancer our days in Maine do not look promesing.

She ran to her files and took the time to even copied for us. We were calling that places I am not sure how many times until mrs. Betty answered and the only days available were in June.  So we right the way say yes to a new and closer place than Eastport, called Tenants Harbor.  It is located near Rockland and Camden. 

So we prepared, took Rufus and Ben. And we also rented a mid size SUV.

We left Friday, June 18 at 9:30 am. We were hoping to make it to a hotel near Rangley to see moose but traffic was horrendous. There is a reason why we leave at night... there is light traffic or not traffic at all!

We're plan this time to stop and have lunch or breakfasts in a park or somewhere like that instead of driving and eating. 

 

Rufus is not enjoying the trip as he used to.  He is 11 and he sleeps missy off the time so traveling and moving up and down in a higher car looks incredible difficult to him. 

Been travels fine when here has an electronic toll with him.  We set boundaries and time limits.  He has to experience the trip as well. We want to do a book with him called "Launch into the Teen's Year". So we are preparing for it and I cannot wait to hear what Ben has to say about it.

We decided not to go all the way to Rangely and instead we stay near Boston.  We were 3 and half hours away.  The people at the hotel were so nice and didn't charge us because we canceled last minute.  We rest till next day... zzz

We arrived around 3. We had the chance to stop several times and the views and smells are one of the reasons why we love so much Maine. 

We have noticed that Maine has been hurt from COVID regulations and restrictions. 

We hope and pray they will recuperate soon.

Aniversario-Anniversary #9

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This week is is our 9th wedding anniversary.  We have been thru so much and at the same time in so much good things.   Sometimes it feels that it has been longer that  and another times it feels like if it was yesterday.  I love my husband, the father of my two boys!  (Ben & Rufus)  There are times that he gives me so much headaches and so other times good times... I will not change his for anything... he is my blessing from heaven.
Sometimes I think he is going to loose his temper!
 But that is him!

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2006

Ben

Ben y su apple juice.

Helping daddy with the groceries at the store.
Ben ayudando a papa en la tienda.

My dearest son Ben went for his 6 months check up.  He is doing so well and thank goodness he doesn't have anymore that ear infection that is giving him so much pain.  Thank goodness he is well and with so much energy to burn! =) 

Mi querido hijo tuvo su chequeo de rutina y el esta muy sanito.  Gracias a Dios esta sanito, ya no mas infeccion en el oido.  Siempre con tanta energia.

We haven't been in touch for a while again~No nos hemos comunicado mucho.

Hi dearest friends,
We haven't be able to communicate a lot in a long time.  But we are here, enjoying life, praying that God is keeping you well and blessed!
As another good friends, and by watching Julia and Julie movie, I got motivated to continue this at least for a bit or more often than before since I gave up facebook for lent.  So I will be here writing little things and adding some pictures about it.
So far, Ben is in preschool twice a week for couple of hours.  Dean is still teaching, Rufus turned 4 in human years (32 years in dogs years ~he is getting close to my age!).  Me, Felixa, trying to find things to do around the house, at church and trying to keep friends with our updates.
All righ, see you soon!

Queridos amigos,
No nos hemos cuminicado mucho desde ya hace tiempos.  Pero aca estamos, disfrutando la vida, orando a Dios que el nos mantega bien y bendecidos!
Tomando ejemplo de varias amigas y despues de ver la pelicula Julia y Julie; me motive a continuar escribiendo por lo menos por una rato o mas constante que antes pues he dejado facebook por ayuno durante la Curesma.  Asi que estare aca escribiendo aca  cositas y añadiendo algunas fotas sobre el tema.
Por lo tanto, Ben esta en preschool, dos veces a la semana por un par de horas.  Dean enseñando, Rufus cumplio 4 en años humanos (32 en años de perros~ya casi me alcanza!). Yo, Felixa, trando de encontrar cosas que hacer  en la casa, en la iglesia, y tratando de mantener a los amigos conectados por este medio.
Bueno, nos vemos pronto!

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Hiking around Lancaster County-Caminatas al rededor de Lancaster

Entering the park-entrando al parque

Together, as a family, we decided to go for a walk at the Chickies Rock Park in Marietta.  The view were fenomenal! - It wasn't a long walk, probably 2 miles.  Here are some of the pictures we took.

Justos, como familia, decidimos ir por una caminata al Parque Chickies Rock en Marietta. La viesta fue espectacular! - No fue una caminata larga, quizas 2 millas en total. Aqui algunas fotos.

Vista del tranvia-view of the railroad

It is a bit dried - Esta un poquito seco

The family-la familia

Rufus drinking water-Rufus tomando agua

It was a bit hot-estaba un poquito caliente

Rufus!!!!

I miss my gall bladder!

A week I left to Honduras, my gall bladder was removed because developed stones.  Deep inside of me I did not want that but the doctors were very persistant about me having complications back home IF I don't do it... in few words.  I did have complications and big ones actually that I got scare that I would not be able to eat MY FOOD any more.

With Dean, we have been thinking in doing this liver cleansing diet way back.  WHY I DID NOT READ THE BOOK BEFORE!!!  It basicly guide you to clean your liver, as the book says!  One of the sections it is about your gall bladder and HOW important is to your body.  No wonder I never have stomach problems before.... I was actually proud of it (maybe that was my problem to begin with)   

Honduran meals are mostly fried food.  So by the 2nd week there my stoch inflated like a ballon and I was having cramps and diahrriah with some nauseas.   It is intersting that when I asked the doctor what kind of diet should I keep after the operation, he said: "no diet, you should eat as you were eating before!".

Making this story short. I need my gall bladder back and I think I realized how much I needed specially when I read that this help tremendosly with your digestion and for other things.  GOD did not creat things just to set them there to do nothing!...

Now, I am totally milk tolerant, not even cheese.  Some meat, specially pork, one of my favorites.  And to add to the list wheat... special in process food or bake things because it takes longer to digest so it quickly transfor to SUGAR and/or FAT!  Creating in me a person close to develop diabetis (runs strongly in my parents-both of them) and cholesterol!

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When I read that I could have clean my liver and flush my stons with a healthy treatment... I wanted to cry!  It makes totally sense.  For example, fish.  I never have problem with fish-not tilapia or any one.  But as soon I tasted the fried fish in Lago de Yojoa.... that afternoon I was unconfortable, with stomach ache and burping.  I was feeling bad already but that did it.  Next follow two days my stomach was bad so I decided to eat mostly fruit and vegetables till the rest of the week because the following Monday we were returning from Honduras.

Now... I am considering a indefined raw/vegitarian diet.  If I want to eat cheese or any dairy product or meat or fried things I need to take a pill to help me.... AHHHHHhhhhhh, I miss my gall bladder!

Bebe first time to the beach-Bebe primer viaje a la playa

 The last weekend in October 2011, Kass & LaMar Stauffer, Alicia Nafziger, Dean, Benjamin, and Felixa went to Angola by the Bay to spend a relax weekend with friends.  It was the first time Ben went to the beach even though we did not go to the beach because it was cold.  The funny part was that Lancaster had so much snow and by the time we returned home all was gone ~  En el ultimo fin de semana de Octubre, Kass, LaMar, Alicia, Dean, Benjamin y Felixa fueron a Angola by the Bay a pasar un fin de semana relajado entre amigos.  Fue la primera ves que Ben viajaba a este lugar; aunque no fuimos a la playa porque estaba muy helado.  Lo divertido fue que en Lancaster nevo bastante aunque para el tiempo que regresamos a casa ya todo se habia desecho.