Thursday & Friday January 14th & 15th, 2010

Well, how is everyone today (I know its Friday, I’m late for my blog), hope everyone is doing absolutely great!
We woke up feeling ok; Ross was better than last night, still a bit on the fuzzy side, but a lot better than we thought he would be. We are expecting Ed (or mechanic) to come to scope out the engine on Betsy, her check engine light is on, and expecting handyman (hopefully today) to come.
Francisco got her at 3:30, when he was supposed to be, Ross and him went out to by some lexan for our bottom half of our front door. They got back, Ross went back to bed and Francisco got our front door fixed. He looked at my door frame for the bathroom off the bedroom and we have termites, he pulled the doorframe out and I could see where they ate away at our wood, neat, I have never had termites before. Francisco has a friend that works in wood so he is going to build me another frame (termite proof wood) for 500 pesos. He also drilled the holes in the floor for our safe and will have to wait until Ross buys a couple of anchors to hold them in. We also had him order some sand and cement for the roof.
We left at 7 to go to Nellys, we are to meet Bruce, Bernice and Jo there and hopefully Mel and Chantal will show up on their way back from Mazatlan. We pulled up at the same time Bruce and company got out of their cab and we all sat and had a wonderful dinner of ribs. Ross played for most of the 1st set, then had Jimmy (Ralph’s brother) play for the balance of the 1st set, Ross still wasn’t feeling that great. Just after the end of the 2nd set Bruce and company left and who shows up, Chantal, Mel and Carson, the rest stayed in the van and slept! We had a great time, dancing and talking and once they band was done, they helped Ross take his drums upstairs and then we all left, Mel, Chantal and Carson to their hotel room and us, home to bed!
We slept until 11 until the dogs started barking up a storm and went running out to the back of the yard, I went to find out what the commotion was, it was the guys with the sand and the cement. I love having dogs for a doorbell, since we don’t have one. I started coffee and we finally got rolling. Ross went out to get the anchors for the safe holes and I putzed on the computer. Handyman got here again at 3:30 (two days in a row is great!) got the safe in, but as it rained cats and dogs (gatos and perros) last night it was too wet for him to start on our roof. I asked him to fix my rope lights I have on my back walls and he tried to put them up so they look good, but we need some parts which he is going to pick some up for me for tomorrow.
At 6:35 we realized the time and we ran out of the house for Ross to get to his meeting and for me to see if the Sunset Market (a grocery store in the mall that Ross’s meetings are held) had some crock flip flops. As my foot still isn’t doing well, I am wearing flip flops all the time (my foot is still swollen to wear other sandals) and I need some arch support. I couldn’t find any; I bought some other ones that I think are ok because they hurt my foot when I step in them, so that means it is hitting my arch!
We stopped off at Korsario’s for supper, they are closing at the end of the month, and sales aren’t keeping up with rent. We both ordered a hamburger and fries; I got my free shot of tequila and Ross called Harold and Sue to see if they wanted to come join us. Harold wasn’t in but Sue and her friend Alex (he is a paramedic that Sue and Harold has adopted as their son. We all had a nice chat then they walked back to Sue’s and we got home, I walked the dogs then right to my blog! Yeah!
Well that’s it for today; we need to watch the rest of Corrie Street so that is done before we record this Sunday’s.
Ross Kim and Critters in Paradise
(With Bruce, Bernice and Jo in Guayabitos, and Mel Chantal and company in Mazatlan)