Thursday, June 8, 2017

PIc-of-the-Week for June 8, 2017

Hola Amigos,

Yes, I missed Tuesday.... and Wednesday!  Somehow, with three active grand-kids visiting here, time just gets away from me.  We have been having a very busy time, and we're hoping that Ben will survive the chaos and noise that he's not used to.  I believe the kids are having a great time.  They have a BIG wading pool,



 a sand box, and lots of books and toys to keep them busy here at the house, as well as two dogs to pet and pet and pet and get kisses from and pet and pet and pet some more!!  The dogs are actually pretty tolerant, and I've told them to stay away from Zoey or we'll get wet spots on the floor, so they're pretty good about that.  Sam has nipped Eleanor when she persist on being in his face.  She doesn't seem to get the message to back off until he's nipped her pretty little nose!  (Everyone has survived!)  Those of you following my Facebook page have seen many of these photos, but for those of you just getting this bi-weekly letter, these will be new.

Of course, one of the more exciting things to do down here is feed our local burros.  Eleanor called the "beeros"!  She and Grandpa gave each of the burros a couple gumdrops, which are much appreciated (by the burros!)  



The kids got to go swimming with their Uncle Ryan.  He took them out into the "deep" water, and they had a grand time; especially David, and he can hold his breath and dive underwater and paddle like crazy.  And Eleanor loved being held out there by strong Uncle.  And the water is feeling pretty good and warm, and no little stinging jellyfish....yet!  Last night their Mom and I took them swimming after dinner, and I've got to say, the water was a wonderful temperature and it was very enjoyable.  

Eleanor has become Grandpa's helper.  He is cleaning out the bee goop from our hurricane shutter holes, and putting in the shutter bolts.  She insists on knowing what he is doing, and then she helps.  She hands him the bolts one at a time (with a washer) and he puts them in (after cleaning out the holes).  

We've also taken a ride in Grandpa's Woody....no seatbelts, no carseats, no windows!!!  And everyone survived.  We took a ride to El Viejo and had a nice taco lunch, and the kids really loved the fresh air and no restrictions!  In fact, Eleanor was very disappointed when for the next ride we had to take the pickup with the car seats.  :-(   Check out our June 2017 album for a video and other pics of the ride in an antique car.  



We've also been working on cleaning out the freezer.  Although the kids, except for Aaron, don't eat much, we are managing to get rid of quite a bit of stuff.  (It helps that we have two more adults here to help us eat!)  That is nice before we leave for the summer, as we'd like to shut down at least one of our 3 fridges!! 

The troops are leaving on next Tuesday to meet up with Tim (their husband and Dad) and spend some time traveling and visiting friends in the US.   We will be starting to wrap things up here and getting ready to travel to the US ourselves.  Since we drive, we're not sure when we're leaving... it will depend on the weather (getting too hot!) and our task list.  Ben has some unfinished projects he needs to track and figure out what to do with, like the boat, and the Jeep (which will be runable but not perfect).   And then there's the tires on the car trailer, which need replacing (3 years ago these were brand new...remember our broken u-bolt in the middle of Baja on that trailer?  Those memories are coming up on Facebook right now!)  Ben did some research and found out those tires, one of which is going bad, were manufactured in China and had a recall.  That may be why the tire guy in El Rosario had them available for a decent price!?!  Anyhow, he called and found out that Les Schwab (tire store in Oregon) will replace them at no cost.  So we'll take two or so at a time up to the states and swap them out.  (What you call a "long range" project, in more ways than one!)

OK...If I'm ever going to get this out, I'd better do it now.  Like I said, more pics in the June 2017 album.  

I'll leave you with a cactus flower blooming in our courtyard.  It is getting tighter now, so it is evidently a night-blooming cactus.  I managed to spot it before it closed completely.



Hasta la proxima vez,
Tus amigos en Baja,
Harriet, Ben, Sam, Zoey, Rebecca, David, Aaron, Eleanor and Ryan!!!  




1 comment:

  1. So cute!! These are memories the kids will have forever!! <3

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