Skyping my Family today.  I miss them and the xmas decorations around town really are making me miss home. 

Another week has flown by.  We went to the Market today and got a ton of veggies.  Made soup and also noticed that Gabi has grown 2 inches and has moved to the terrible 3's.  There is nothing left untouched or unspilled in this house. 

Times they are a changing

Something has happened and it is more foreign to me than living in a foreign country…I have finally lost control of the thing that I thought only I could be in control of.  It’s official… I have found myself out of control of the finances. 

I actually could relate for the first time to a T.V. mom.  You know the mom who takes care of the kids while the dad provides for the family and the wife knows little about his job?  I know little because he is just starting and he is always running around or on the phone and to tell you the truth; I am happy with this amount of information.  At this point I can offer no advice, stick my nose in the middle of anything or drive him crazy with “did you think of…” questions.  Ok, yes I still bother him with questions but I think I just ask out of habit because I really don’t care much for the answer.  I am loving being out of the loop.  Of course I still have a job and a job that I love but now I put the money in the jar for Rodrigo to worry about.  So, what do I do now? 

Well, I decided to become serious about my role as Dona de Casa (Housewife).  The first day was the worst as I cleaned and cleaned while I was messing up other things and then cleaning them again.  It is a job and you have to have technique.  You have to have a schedule and priorities.  So today after work…I tried it again and this time it was easier.  Easier because I am trying to change my mind about how I look at cleaning.  I started with the floors and worked up and made lunch at the same time.  My problem is that I only like to do the dishes in payments actually I do everything a little at a time and then move on to another thing which leaves me with many unfinished projects.  I did this in America too but here you can always see or feel the dirty on your feet.  Tile everywhere.

The second part of my plan is to find more places for us to go that are free, start to read about what goes on in the city and start to work on my casual Portuguese.  This is where I have failed at Portuguese; I didn’t learn how to bullshit.  You know Rodrigo knows 5 languages in Bullshit…I have to learn Portuguese the same way now. :)

Foolishness

I was recently laughed at because of the ideas that we have about how to live life.  I guess many people think we should just accept the life that Brasil has to offer and not try to change it.  It is the Box; if you live in the box there is little chance for riches but possibly just a good life.  It is true that Rodrigo and I think we can have it all and we have sacrificed many things for a better life which is in our definition; a life where happiness comes first.  We have traded security for adventure many times and we hate to be bored. Now I am willing to settle down but not willing to stop asking for more out of life.     

A childs lesson

Instead of Running away from who we are, we should start to embrace it!
-I saw this on Dr. Doolittle this morning.  A good reminder for the day.