Udderly Ridiculous

Not exactly mooooooving right along here. Still waiting for the Thanksgiving gift. Thanksgiving is over right? Just checking. I seem to recall eating Guatemalan turkey.

Well, while we wait for a sign from the heavens, some dear friends were nice enough to take us on a little journey to two villages and a dairy farm. Max learned how to disimpact a cow while everyone else drank milk from the source and watched them pee and poop. No fancy machinery here either. Just a lot of guys pulling and squirting into buckets...milking the cows. Going to the farm was great for us because we really wanted Max to know where his chocolate milk and hamburger helper came from. I think he has a strong appreciation for cows now.

Seeing other villages is always an eye opener also. Living in Antigua for the entire duration of our journey makes us forget at times how tough life is for the majority of people here in Guatemala. Seeing so many young children working so hard really makes us thankful that we can be with our little jefe Max. We hope for better lives for all.

Our journey was ended with a wonderful traditional pork meal that was wrapped and cooked in banana leaves. We sipped special Guatemalan hot chocolate after dinner, and all of this was courtesy of our friend Ana Maria. As a way of thanking her I cooked her a wonderful traditional American meal...MEATLOAF!!!! C'mon...it's a really good meatloaf. OK, so I probably owe them a little more, but those of you who have had it know. And what better meal after a trip to a dairy farm. Sorry to all of the cow friends we made.

I return to Chicago in the middle of the night Monday morning. Booooooooo. But hey, back I go to Antigua for Christmas and New Years........AGAIN!! Never saw this coming last year. At least my precious pale white skin will be done some good here during the holidays.

Wish us luck next week. We need it!!!

xoxoxoxoxoxoooooooo Mark, Jen, y El Rey de dos anos MAX