Thursday, September 27, 2018

Last night it took me a little while to fall asleep (Coke? Coffee? Both?) then I got up twice during the night - I heard it raining both times.  I finally woke up at 6:15 and Teresa was already up, at 6:30 she came in and got 20,000 to give to Laura for – an interview?  I got up at 6:45 and Laura left the apt at 7am for what I guess was a job interview.  Teresa left 5 minutes later for a class at the gym.

I watched the 2-hour Today show covering the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford against Kevin Kavanaugh.

Teresa came back and reported that she talked to a lawyer in Notary 1 of Envigado and was told that a Union Libre won’t allow her to get a visa to the US.

I tried to discuss the issue with her and finally we called Jose Cruz and she talked to him for awhile.  When it was my turn we discussed it and decided that getting a Union Libre certainly wouldn’t hurt and might help her get a tourist visa when the time came.

Laura came back at 11:30.

Teresa called Notaria 31 in Laureles and it appears things have changed and now WE have to make arrangements for a Spanish/English translator!?  I asked her to call Notaria 1 and see if maybe they supply translators.  By this time it was noon and we were getting hungry so we ordered lunch from La Casita Parilla.

At 1pm it started raining and it soon was a downpour.  Maybe I could have predicted this since the high today is only supposed to be 79.

I understand Teresa wants to invite Ana Maria over today so I told Teresa why don’t we wait and go to the notary on Saturday?  She agreed.

The rain finally stopped just before 2pm.  It started again about 4:30 but it didn’t last long.

Laura told me she got a letter from a family asking her to be their au pair – in China.  She said she’d like to learn more about the Chinese culture but not the Chinese language and I agree.  They only want her for 6 months, though.  I told her to be careful with her correspondence because the longer it goes on the more likely they will believe she will be their au pair.

Teresa told me that since I’m going to be watching football game tonight she will go meet with her cousin Cecilia.

At 6pm it started raining again; after all this is the beginning of the 2^nd rainy season of the year.

Because of the rain Teresa decided not to leave the apt.

I made waffles for dinner; it’s been a long time since I last made them.

I watched the game between the Vikings and the Rams except from 8pm-9pm when Teresa watched her Yo Me Llamo program.  I was happy to see the Vikings lose although we’ll have to deal with the 4-0 Rams later in the year.

Today’s Step Count was 2,218.  (This should be a record low since I never ventured out of the apt all day.)

Joke of the day

A young couple took their six-year-old son to the doctor.  With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small penis.
After examining the child, the doctor confidently declared, 'Just feed him pancakes. That should solve the problem.'
The next morning when the boy arrived at breakfast, there was a large stack of hot pancakes in the middle of the table.
'Gee, Mom,' he exclaimed. 'Are these all for me?'
'Just take two,' she replied. 'The rest are for your father.’