Saturday, August 15, 2009

my first real day off! i slept in and unpacked hahaha. the cake people from san diego were here when i finally made it up to the big house to play with the kids. they come about once a month - just for the day! - and bring cake and ice cream to celebrate all the birthdays that month. the kids, especially the boys, LOVE these guys. they were a lot of fun. i had a great day with the ladies, too. they're talking to me more and joking around with me which is always a good sign.

this picture makes me so happy. tonito is helping jamie read, and sergio's looking on. YAY!

tonight there was a party for a son of one of the ladies. she put a huge pinata and cake in the car before she left, and one of the other ladies told us where the party was. we could see the house from the boys' house...it was bright pink but way off in the mountains. teddy and i were watching the house to see if we could catch a glimpse of the party...we swore we heard someone singing happy birthday...

after dinner the ladies had mexican music blasting from the tv and i was dancing with blanca as we were practicing walking. i kept dancing with the kids that were walking through and all the ladies came in to watch me and were laughing hysterically. i'm pretty quiet during the day because i can't have like a full conversation with them, so to see me be my normal self was not what they were used to. i'm sure they were impressed by my sweet skills, too. it was so funny...

3 comments:

  1. Hil, Its so HOT in NY! how is it there- its more inland than the mountains....do you get any interaction with the toddlers???
    Hows your place?? got a PILLOW?! LOL
    Did you go to church???
    MOO-aw! I made tacos again tonight! Just like el poblano!!! HOWS THE FOOD anyway? you gettin fruit???

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  2. the weather has been absolutely beautiful. never too hot but sun every day. i see the toddlers at meals and whenever i go over there to play with them. my place is great. i'm still in kim's house in chloe's bedroom. becky has an extra bed in her apartment now but we both really, really like having our own rooms so i'll probably be here for awhile longer. i have 4 pillows...way more than i know what to do with hahaha.
    rocio did register for school...i checked.
    food is good...we get tacos a lot. el poblano #1 is within walking distance. #2 is so much better. it's kind of sad. this one is just really big and impersonal. oh well, the taces are still delicious.
    fruit is mad cheap here. it's awesome. they sell grapes and every kind of melon on the side of the road for way, way less in the states and less than the grocery stores here. i'll be just fine :)

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  3. Hil ~ do they sell mangos on the side of the road as well? They were really delicious for us and so much cheaper than in the states. Are you advised to WASH THE FRUIT!!!? We even had a very diluted bleach solution to dip our fruits and veggies in so we wouldn't get "digestive problems". You probably have one of those cast iron digestive systems with no problems. I am in the process of sorting my Mexico 2003 pictures and momentos, partially due to your blog.
    Love and miss you, Gma BE

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