May 13, 2010 Thurs

mary and george, smiley and john were here for a nite - it was so cool talking to them...they are much more than guests now- I truly consider them friends....catching up on months of whats been going on is fun

they were wonderful to the bike club !!  they brought clothes and so much stuff to sell - shoes and curtains and blinds...amazingly fantastic. they will also bring more stuff next time and will - most importantly - keep an eye out at salvation army for bikes and a bike rack. now that is muuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuusic to my ears ....and best of all, if there is a best of all when everything is going so well .... mary and george bought a full team uniform !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  and Smiley and John donated too !!!!!!!!!!!   wow. 

so ....  I really thought those  were the LAST TWO uniforms we needed dough for - NOT so, turns out there are 2 more kids wanting to join the team !!!  So, Yolie Carlos and I brainstormed about who else might help and Yolie will visit them tomorrow

we are busy working on the design for the team uniforms. they are going to be just perfect.  the logo is not as great as i would have liked, but if the kids are happy, that is fine by me.  i did put my foot down at spending club money for the parents to get team jackets.  nope.  this money is for the kids.  i would love to get freebees too, but my thought is that we are adults and can work.  the kids cant earn big bucks. they can certainly help out and they have and  that is why i am proud to help this team.  but using moeny for the parents ...not my idea of right.

the surfers got a little talking to yesterday - if they dont get together and start worling now on fund raising - there is NO way i am going to seat it the month before.  they have to go to asuncion in august.  asuncion supported us, we must support them.  and then we have our 2nd annual contest here in bocana in dedember or january. got to prepare now. not later.

Cotty will do some garage slaes with the new items.   I am on my way over to drop stuff off.

Linda will do another garage sale

we called Juanchy's kid Grecia asking if she is interested as well

so, when I come back in a week, hopefully all will have been sold !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  LIfe is indeed, beautiful.

Time to pack, we are leaving tomorrow !!!   Must call Dudu, see about staying at his house in La Paz.

May 11, 2010

cleaned the house today - dusted - mopped - wiped down cupboards and counters...it is very VERY windy and there is sand everywhere ....

tomorrow mary n george and smiley n john will be here

talked to marc today - in a week they leave on their cross country trip. he is bored at work. the last week before you finish school or a job or get ready for a vacation, is always the hardest !!!!!  you are not here and yet you are not there ... I am talking about my son Marc who is in the air force and at the end of this month, may 31, willb e flying  to Korea for a year....after that he will live in England for 2 years. Knowing my kid, if he can live there forever, I think he will...  it is going to be a fantastic experince living in Korea.  Kim Chi is right up his alley - he loves loves loves spicy food, unlike his mom

ana banana called yesterday and it was so nice chatting with her. i rec'd a copy of a study that was done on the importance of having female friends.  the female body produces a hormone (cant recall name), when women get together and share problems and ideas, which males do not produce. this hormone causes stress to lessen.  they think that is why women live longer than men. i found it soooooooooooo interesting. and i do believe it is true.

the bicycle race in Asuncion has been postponed to May 30th. I think we will go up a day early and meet Shari (finally) !!!  have ourselves a big BBQ and some fun. I am trying to convince valentin and edith to go. he will be  a good  influence on the kids.  he tells them they can reach for the stars and touch them ....