Everything is great!

What a storm we had yesterday! We went to the library with the kids to help Vanesa with her homework.......in human biology; immunology and locomotion. Errrrrrrrrrrm, what!? Didn't I study that for twenty years up to university level? We left the library soon after I started answering all of the questions as soon as they asked them. What were they thinking? Would we have gone to the library to check out questions on cars if I was a mechanic? There are times when females completely mystify me. Having said that it was great to get out of the house together. An extra added bonus was that after weeks of hot weather which Cecy finds intolerable, especially strong sunshine, it was cold (in relative terms). You didn't need to be Mark White (the chef at WWFC training ground) to see that a storm was coming. The sky was black and the palms were blowing all over the place. It was a really refreshing day.

Con mi diosa, qué linda

We got home just in time though because taxis don't operate when it's raining. Yes, that's right. You can only call a taxi when the weather is fine because the roads flood when it rains! Anyway, shortly after getting home the heavens opened, with a vengeance. The storm was directly overhead, how the hell did it get past the mountains? We are surrounded on all sides. There were a few screams as the bolts of lightning cracked down into the barrio but the girls were able to comfort me ;-D In fact I was watching a DVD by myself in the bedroom when I got the call to action. The rain had flooded the backyard and was nor running into the house. Action time! Shirt off I ran into the patio to check out the drain. It was blocked. OK, I was gonna have to reach in to see what the blockage was, hoping that it wasn't a snake. Good news? Yeah, it was a flip-flop! So a little drama for a change, actually a welcome relief.

Another bonus for the day was the chance to snap a couple more pictures. It's really difficult to get a picture of the wife these days as she's always critical of her photos. Another aspect of females I can't comprehend. When I spend all day every day telling how beautiful she is to me, why does she always think she looks ugly in her photos? Judge for yourself but I won't change my opinion.

Cecy and Juan Felipe

We all went to the Zona Comerciál Guatapurí a couple of days ago, the main shopping centre. It was just to get out of the house for a change once again, ice-creams for the kids (and they do have some great flavours here) and for me?.....What else but a cup of coffee in Juan Valdéz! Cecy fancied some grapes so we went to Carrefour but couldn't find any! What?!?!?! As it happens there were grapes but they were the wrong type. I can't tell you the names of all the fruits in the store, I'm still trying to get used to them myself although there is once that's seems to have been named after that song on Sesame Street...it's a Guanabaná.

 It killed me to see all the Xmas stuff in the store. I don't think I'll be able to start working until just after Xmas so I know it's going to be guilt central for me, not to mention that it is Cecy's birthday in January. Way to make a good first impression eh? Bollocks up Xmas and her first birthday together. Man! Am I going to have some making up to do once I start working.