Camp Guatemala 21

June 2021

David and Elizabeth get a 10 adventure at Grammie and Gdad’s house in Guatemala. Read more

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- Jun 10, 2021, 11:20am
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitude: 218 m
- United States Illinois Brown Township Fisher 40.316818, -88.35908540°19’1” N 88°21’33” W
Day 1
Leaving Fisher Illinois soon
June 10, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Just got a text that the AA plane is running late from CMI

Let the adventure begin
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- Jun 10, 2021, 8:07pm
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: 183 m
- United States Texas Tarrant County Minters Chapel Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 32.906117, -97.03608132°54’22” N 97°2’10” W
Day 1
Dfw
June 10, 2021 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
After 1 hour delay, we made it!
McDonald’s for dinner.
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- Jun 11, 2021, 9:34am
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitude: 1,536 m
- Guatemala Departamento de Guatemala Municipio de Mixco Campanero Cerro El Campanero 14.596087, -90.59367414°35’46” N 90°35’37” W
Day 2
Our flight to Guatemala
June 11, 2021 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
•Kids did great on the planes
•Granddad surprised us at Terminal E
•Took the Skylink to Terminal A
•Grabbed McNuggets to eat before and during the plane
•Identified that I was traveling with 2 gkids and the gate agent reassigned us from Row 30 to Row 9. Yeah! And I didn’t even ask.
•Glenn got the exit row (but no kids can sit with him)
•David and Elizabeth both slept during the flight
•Flight landed at 11:30pm. Customs was a breeze. Covid 19 test accepted
•Taxi home. Kids went straight to bed. Slept in til 7am
•Getting settled and unpacked. 2 zoom calls this morningRead more
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- Jun 11, 2021, 6:30pm
- ☁️ 64 °F
- Altitude: 1,536 m
- Guatemala Departamento de Guatemala Municipio de Mixco Campanero Cerro El Campanero 14.596112, -90.59355314°35’46” N 90°35’37” W
Day 2
Day 2 Time to Rest
June 11, 2021 in Guatemala ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
•Slept in til 7:00am
•Weekly Bolivia Zoom call with Virginia (KS), Linda (AL), Dorothy (Bolivia) and me (Guatemala) from 7:30-8:15
•Member care zoom from 8:30-10:00 (Canada, Spain, US, Guatemala and Panama
•David was awake before 7:00 and Elizabeth slept in til around 8:30
•Both kids had cereal for breakfast.
•Started unpacking. Dad loaded up the car seat and Elizabeth went to the bridge to pick up Juana
•I made Mexican casserole
•Lunch was a little bit of this and a little bit of that
•David did 1/2 of typing lessons and 1 hour of scratch
•While unpacking, came across dollar store version of Barbie doll-E loved it
•After lunch, we talked about our travel day and we reviewed some of our goals
•While David and Gdad went to the bank and grocery store, Elizabeth and I had a 2 1/2 nap. Read that correct. Two and a half hours!
•Watched Indy500 episodes of YouTube Kara and Nate
•David not feeling well. Feverish! Glenn calls pharmacy for children Tylenol. Motorcycle delivery.
•Popcorn for supper
•Hotel for Dogs-Netflix; highly recommended
•Pjs, prayers and time for bed (9:30) David is sleeping in bottom of bunk bed and Elizabeth is in the double bed. Both remembered “Mr. Froggie and Miss Piggy” hand puppets I have in my office. While FaceTime we would use them.Read more
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- Jun 12, 2021, 12:08pm
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitude: 1,536 m
- Guatemala Departamento de Guatemala Municipio de Mixco Campanero Cerro El Campanero 14.59608, -90.59373514°35’46” N 90°35’37” W
Day 3
Day 3 Building a Doll House
June 12, 2021 in Guatemala ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
•David was awake by 6am and Elizabeth was up and dressed by 7am
•David had fever 101.5 -children’s Tylenol to the rescue
•Read a short chapter from Phil Burk’s book
•Cornflakes and strawberries for bfast
•We started building a doll house for Elizabeth’s “wannabe” Barbie doll
•El Fenix chips (Thanks Patty) with Mexican casserole for lunch
•Another good nap with Elizabeth from 12:30-3:15
•David did 1/2 hour of typing and then some other computer programming
•Watched Benji
•Ramen soup for David and pirates eyes for Elizabeth
•David still fighting his fever
•grandDad read several books to the kids and I read several short stories from Phil Burks “How to eat a FAILURE SANDWICH”
•Reading goodnight book “why you sneeze, cough and other things”
•David still fighting a fever, Tylenol. Good thing it taste good!Read more
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- Jun 13, 2021, 10:41am
- 🌧 70 °F
- Altitude: 1,542 m
- Guatemala Departamento de Guatemala Municipio de Mixco Campanero Cerro El Campanero 14.596, -90.59382514°35’46” N 90°35’38” W
Day 4
Day 4 Rainey Day
June 13, 2021 in Guatemala ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
•David was up like at 4:30
•He still had fever, so I gave him some more Tylenol-finally it started working
•He heart smiles when I hear “Grammie, thank you!” Or “Will you help me, GrandDad?”
•David took a shower and we filled the bath tub for Elizabeth. Everyone is clean!
•We watched Neil Tomba at Northwest at 8am, then Luke’s sermon at 9:30.
•All the whole, Elizabeth and David played with Legos. They even stood for the singing. Elizabeth likes playing with Mr. Frogie and Miss Duckie (not Piggie).
•Elizabeth just said “I know what Water is in Spanish. It is Agua.” Then she told us that leche is milk.
•David’s fever finally broke around noon but came back later in the afternoon
•Had baked fish sticks, rice, green peas and salad for lunch
•Elizabeth ate an ice cream sandwich like playing a harmonica
•Elizabeth said she wanted a dog for her doll house. It was then I realized I had purchased a lego dog. She and I put it together, with some help from grandDad. First time I’ve ever put a lego project together. Did you know that there are no words, just a picture map?
•Elizabeth and I took a nap, while Glenn and David were downstairs reading and David did fall asleep.
•We watched 30min episode of Eamon and Bec
•Supper, then we read from a chapter of Phil’s book, Bible story and brush teeth
•kids in bed by 8pmRead more
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- Jun 14, 2021, 3:29pm
- 🌧 66 °F
- Altitude: 1,542 m
- Guatemala Departamento de Guatemala Municipio de Mixco Campanero Cerro El Campanero 14.596083, -90.5938814°35’46” N 90°35’38” W
Day 5
Day 5 Rainey Day with fever again
June 14, 2021 in Guatemala ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
•David was up at 6am and the 3rd day with fever
•We decided that if the fever was still around, we would need to take him to a pediatrician
•I cancelled my zoom call, and Glenn connected with Ann for the name of their doctor friend
•Appointment at 2pm, but first wanted a blood and urine work done
•Just up the Blvd is a lab work place where Glenn took David. David was convinced he would rather be put to sleep than have a needle stuck in his arm to get blood. Poor guy.
•In the meantime, Elizabeth and I stayed home. She played with her Barbie doll, doll house and legos.
•I made alphabet soup for lunch
•David did his typing lesson and some scratch
•Elizabeth and I took a good 2 hour nap while David and GrandDad stayed downstairs on the couch and read (I think Glenn took a quick nap)
•Doctor appointment was changed to 5pm after getting the lab results. David has an infection in his ear, right side of throat. Medication is prescribed
•Everyone went to bed early. Glenn and I are reading Phil’s book
•Glenn didn’t take photos either of David during his doctor appointment, but I do have a few of ElizabethRead more
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- Jun 15, 2021, 11:47am
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,545 m
- Guatemala Departamento de Guatemala Municipio de Mixco Campanero Cerro El Campanero 14.595497, -90.59415414°35’44” N 90°35’39” W
Day 6
Day 6 Pollo Campero
June 15, 2021 in Guatemala ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
•I’m getting stir crazy
•Elizabeth helped me make blueberry muffins
•I had a zoom call with my Azmera friends
•David had a little fever - poor guy
•David asked for a pad of paper, and with markers he drew “Dogman”, colored and cut it out. He reminds me of Gary and his drawings.
•We had lunch at the patio version of Pollo Campero at theSan Kris mall
•We even had time to trim David’s finger nails. You do what you gotta do. Insert smiley face.
•We ran some errand “when are we going to get there?”, stopping at the frame store, Dollar City to get hair bows and some colors then to Office Depot, pharmacy.
•Stopped by pharmacy to get additional Tylenol and Glenn went to the bank to pay neighborhood dues while Elizabeth and I were in Dollar City.
•”just a spoon full of sugar helps the medicine goes down”
•2.5 hour nap for Elizabeth and a small nap for David
•David has a low grade fever this evening - We still give David medicationRead more
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- Jun 16, 2021, 5:30pm
- ☁️ 64 °F
- Altitude: 1,536 m
- Guatemala Departamento de Guatemala Municipio de Mixco Campanero Cerro El Campanero 14.59607, -90.59366614°35’46” N 90°35’37” W
Day 7
Day 7 Still sick with fever
June 16, 2021 in Guatemala ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
•Unbelievable! Both David and Elizabeth slept past 7am
•David still has low grade fever ALL day
•Cereal for breakfast snd soup for lunch
•Long nap
•David was given some hot wheel cars, during the afternoon he constructed a ramp and enjoyed the leisure afternoon
•After baths and shower, we watched the 1990 version of Beethoven. Only 1/2 of it, we’ll finish it tomorrow
•David still has a low grade fever. Glenn’s been dialoging with the doctor and we’re given him a little more dosage of the medicine.
•Both kids have been very good - too bad David’s been sick so far. Hopefully he’ll feel better soon.
•not too many pictures todayRead more
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- Jun 17, 2021, 11:08am
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,536 m
- Guatemala Departamento de Guatemala Municipio de Mixco Campanero Cerro El Campanero 14.596055, -90.59365114°35’46” N 90°35’37” W
Day 8
Day 8 Learning Counted Cross Stitch
June 17, 2021 in Guatemala ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
•Kids had Pop-Tarts for breakfast
•While I had 2 zoom calls, the kids played with their toys
•David still not feeling well.
•Before lunch, I started teaching David cross stitch
•I found a simple project with 3 hearts and a verse. He cross stitched one long line then 1 heart. And that was enough for the day.
•Ate tuna fish sandwiches for lunch and finished the ice cream from the other day
•Elizabeth took a two hour nap while David laid on the couch rested
•Elizabeth woke up happy rested and ready to tackle the world
•I heard some children’s voices outside so we all put our shoes on and walked around the block
•As we walked I noticed bicycles in the carport, hoping to find one small enough for Elizabeth
•Israel and Pedro were two neighborhood boys that wanted to play with David
•Still with fever, we said “maybe tomorrow”, then Elizabeth said in her southern draw, ” I want to play with those boooys”
•Drove to doctors office to get free samples of medication for David, then back home
•Supper and the last half of “Beethoven”Read more
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