August 1, 2010

Here we are in August already - which means half the year is gone.  time to reassess where we are at !!

lots has been acccomplished, really. the bike club started out with 4 members and is now up to 28.  wehad no bikes and i think - with this trip - every child will have his or her own bike to practice on. thanks to Gene, every kid has his or her OWN helmet and his or her own drinking bottle. thanks to Jerry, each one will have a Bocana Beach Club T-shirt. and thanks to many many many people, they finally have a uniform. I missed July's race unless it really was rescheduled for August 8th, in which case I will barely get there in time for it :))))

I bought many things for other kids whose parents will not let them get into biking since we have to go out of town - I bought skateboards and smashball paddles and goggles and boogie boards. So fun and one day we will have a sports center - I so remember going to gratgny field in Miami and playing pingpong all summer long. Swimming in the public swimming pool another summer. Just hanging out another summer. These kids deserve no less.

You know, probably La Bocana should really have a sister city. That would be amazing.

Tomorrow I think Maureen and I go to Los Angeles. That will be a horrible and long day with traffic and nightmare consulate visit. But, if we get mom's apartment papers for her - yahooooooooooooooooo