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Worming Is A Verb

August 30, 2010 2 comments
little girl holding an earthworm in her hands

“Worming” around our house means digging for earthworms. When we go over to visit my parent’s house, Mrs. Sayuri and Pop-Pop (my dad) go “worming” in their back yard. She gets so excited when they find one. And surprisingly she giggles with delight when they squirm and squiggle in her hands. She often describes them [...]

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Cockroaches Ate My Pajamas?

November 14, 2009 1 comment
laughing little girl, giggling little girl in bed, giggling three year old girl in bed sheets

To say that we had a cockroach problem at our previous residence is an understatement. After more than eight years of living in Costa Rica I had never seen so many nor any so huge. There was one type that I affectionately named “the monster” it was that big. You know…the giant kind that look [...]

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