Oh Boy... Scorpions anyone?

Well todays Blog is a little nasty... as my House Fairy was out washing the laundry she was stung on the arm by a wasp. When she showed us, Jeremy went straight for the medicine bag to give Juanita a antihistamine. When he pulled the meds bag out he found the "MOTHER LOAD", literally, of Scorpions!!! A momma and about 50 babies just hanging out..... blech!!!

We took a few pictures and then proceeded to flush them down the toilet where hopefully they will rest in peace...
Sadly yesterday we found two big ones in the kitchen that while Jer was trying to kill them, stung my baby Taj and made him sick all day yesterday and the other one managed to sting Jeremy in the finger.
He did say earlier that he wondered what a sting would feel like.... so I guess now he knows!
I have now googled what the heck I am supposed to spray, sprinkle, wash or whatever with to keep them away!

Ok... so who wants to visit? hahah! they are not really that bad, but this picture is enough to give you the Hibi Jibi's!

New Additions!

Hey All,
Well it's Friday, which really means nothing here in Nicaragua other than I got to wake up for the second day with my TWO new additions!!! Taj & Charlie!
We took a trip to Managua to get Junior some antibiotics and just happened to go past the guy selling puppies.....and.... well I had already cleared the idea of getting a big guard dog for the house with my dad, so how happy was I to see a little Boxer puppy. He as huge feet and long legs and a big ol' head! His name is Taj and is a big gullump!!! He can barely run without tripping over his own feet and is a lickin' machine. He is buttery soft and is starting to show a new affinity for chewing what ever he can find... great : P
Then just by chance was THEE smallest dog in the world in the pen next door.... a Tea Cup Chihuahua!!! Another fawn colored little boy that weighs less than a pound and just might be the cutest thing in the world. You can hardly believe he is real he is so small. Like a toy. He is about the size of a pair of my sunglasses! His name is Charlie... aka Carlos.
So now there is Junior (top dog of course), Brad the squirrel, Taj the Boxer & Charlie the Chihuahua! My awsome little family and the farm begins...
Tomorrow we are off to buy materials to build the chicken coop and pig pen! Woohoo!!!

Retaining Wall 1

Sooo, for everyone who doesn't know already... I bought a house! Casa Swell! It was mostly finished, so I have been doing smaller renovations to the place, but what it was really lacking was a backyard. It was just a pile of dirt and there was no way to keep it held up unless we built a retaining wall. A BIG RETAINING WALL!!! Just my luck, 3 guys from Saltspring Island, BC were looking for a work/stay after new years, and they just happened to be STONEMASONS!
So far we are 1000 Piedras de Tierras into the job, the last 300 were delivered today, and only 1 man (Jeremy) is left from the original crew to finish the job! He def. has his work cut out for him, as he only has about a month left down here in Nicaragua. He does have help from the gardener/cuidador Felix, but still... each stone weighs about 90-100 lbs!
Here are a few pictures to get a better idea.... more on this to come...
Besos..xx

Brad the Squirrel...

This one goes out to my mom who is dying to see a photo of the newest addition to The Swell Farm.
My Nica "daughter" Jenny called me to tell me she bought me a present... which turned out to be a little grey & black Squirrel. His name is Brad and he is quite the new family member!
He eats anything and everything you put in front of him, drinks tea out of my mug, climbs your limbs to get up to your face to give kisses (& nibbles), fights Junior (the dog) for coconuts, and sleeps cuddled up in his house with a stuffed animal!
I thought at first that he was going to run away, but nope... he stays close to you and the house at all times. Follows you around like a dog and takes to everyone he meets like he grew up with them.
For anyone that knows me, they would know that I am ecstatic to have this new little guy, as I have always wanted to be surrounded by animals, like Snow White, Cinderella, etc...

Now I am working on building an area for some chickens and a new pet pig!
So here is a picture of the little guy...

1st Blog Ever...

Hey Everyone!
I finally did it. Finally figured out how to start a Blog.
I know that I am the "GO TO" for a lot of people down here in Nicaragua... from the Gigante Dog Rescue work to different people properties and what is going on with them. Then there is my loving family and friends who just wanna know...
so, here it is, a blog that I will try to faithfully keep up to so you will all be up to date on what is happening down here!