Dec 8, Tuesday

Christmas has arrived at the house. Les got me the tree last week and I decorated it. This is one of my favorite parts of the year - the tree has new ornaments from Europe - SLOVAKIA - ENGLAND - POLAND ...so, I remember our trip and family and good friends. And I know that Alessandra in Rome will remember me this year too - she has Mexico on her tree !  So do manyother family member - Maciek - Marta/Tish - cousin Kaszik .... cousin in Krakow ...

this morning the garbage guys and I are going out to do a big cleanup. I have 45 minutes to showtime and a lot to do before then.
My sister Maureen drove to Ensenada yesterday in their huge truck since both of her cars broke down. When it rains, it pours - literally - since it was raining cats and dogs, on highway 1 in Mexico, they saw a horrible accident where an older guy turned over. they pulled over to help him out of the pickup. Put his money and keys and stuff together. someone else with a cell phone called and the ambulance came right away (great to hear). It took them forever and they were exhausted when they got home. I do hope La Bocana appreciates this family's efforts ... it involves Mom and Maureen and Les and myself .....bigtime.

But GUESS WHAT !!!  Les wrote to the Chinese porta potty guy and they are really indeed no kidding interested in recycled plastic.  I wrote to my friend Kiu who lives in Hong Kong, gave him the contact and phone number. Can youi magine La Bocana Punta Abreojos Vizcaino Guerrero Negro all working together and recycling plastic by sending it to China !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  wow .............

I need a scale.  I would like to pay those who collect paper and plastic.....

-------------------------------------------------- and here is the horror story of yesterday told from my mom's point of view:

Dearest,
Well, off went Maureen and Rich and here some of the lowlights and highlights of their oddissy . Their car broke down in the right lane on 2 lane expressway. cars and trucks just whisking by. finally fixed it I guess but don't know details. they got back at 6 expecting the kids to be here. apparently from their side of narraganset on there was a black out. I had left them with Nicole, watching tv and it was raining and Nicole said she was all right with them . (obviously wrong decision on my part) when I tried to call them nobody was answering the house phone (no power) nor Nicole hers (she had muted it) and fell asleep with Kyla and Kristen had gone to the neighboors house against what Nicole was telling her to do.
So I thought - they must have gone out to dinner (did not know about black out. Naturally Rich is PISSED OFF, and rightfully so.
During the trip, maureen and rich saw a car upside down in a gulch between the going and coming road, she gets off because she sees a man's leg by the window and starts pulling a man oout, with rich's help. An elderly man, bleeding a lot from a wound to the head, all his papers, wallet and passport floating around. Maureen retrieved them and meanwhile someone went to call an ambulance. he was in shock according to maureen. Then when she gets there in ensenada, the guy isn't there. They left the stuff there...
On the way back total chaos because of the rain, mud everywhere, half the city without lights, and their favorite lunch place in the black. they ate and it was ever so easy to get through the gates - less the 20 min.

Then their mother/mother in law has a huge SENIOR MOMENT and goes home. Had i had a sleeping pill i wd have taken it.  not good and thus ends the day. There was so much wind, trees overturned and i haven't turned the news on yet.
kisses and i will try to call you. love mom//

poor mom
poor maureen
not poor rich since they leave the kids alone without even Nicole all the time.

but what a terrible story ...

Now the engine guy is writing me again and asking for the porta potty details. Does he have nothing better to do ????  Why not let me do the legwork and call around andemail around  ???? urgggggggggggg

Merry Christmas season to all of you .... I love my tree

we have no diesel for the truck
have to run and get some in Punta Abreojos since we want to go around cleaning today and tomorrow
i am putting gas in the police car so they can get the diesel. Les is in Vizcaino and I do NOT want to drive onthe wet sand