Tuesday, October 30, 2018

I only got up once during the night finally waking/getting up at 6:45.

Teresa soon left to get her hair done and I went to Carbon de Lena for breakfast.

I couldn’t get the new roll of tape open for the life of me even after cutting through a couple of layers.

I left the apt about 7:30 and the frog was still lying low on the fence.

I had my usual breakfast plus a 2^nd cup of coffee for 12,200 since the mall doesn’t open until 9am.

I made a quick stop to another electrical store a block away but they don’t have our light switches either.

Walking down the hill I saw a couple of garbage cans now gracing the remodeled park.

I stopped at a small store and bought another permanent black Sharpie that we might need to mark boxes we’re moving.

Outside Exito I found a recycling center where I got rid of a used AA battery I had.

Outside Home Center I showed the security guard my new roll of tape so he could put a sticker on it.  Another guard came over, he spoke very good English I explained my problem.  He managed to find the end of it quickly and I had him hold it in place while I put it in the dispenser.  He said he learned English by only using Duolingo.  Imagine that.

Teresa called me and reminded me of her 10:30 appointment and I told her I’m on my way.

We left the apt at 9:45 and caught a taxi to El Tesoro mall.  At the doctor’s office we arrived at 10:15 for her 10:30am appointment.  She was finally taken at 11:15.  (I noticed from the doctor’s office that the old Cinemark sign now says CMK.) 

The doctor said she merely has a cyst but he wants her to get a mammogram.  It’s been about 3 years from her last one and I have reminded her occasionally that she needs one every year.

We looked in a furniture store at a nice table and chairs but the price was something like 5 million pesos.

I added 10mil to Laura’s cellphone so she could start calling Une and Direct TV.  Une says that Teresa has to call and Direct TV told her to call back later.

I understand we’re going to take the dining room table, chairs, sofa, and living room table to the antique store to sell on consignment.  If we haven’t sold the table and chairs after 4 months we will move them to the finca.

Teresa then informed me that the woman at the antique store would only pay 500,000 pesos for the tables and chairs and since Teresa paid 2 million we’re going to keep them.

Teresa and I had lunch at J&C Delicias for 93mil for 2 lunches, 2 juices and a lunch to go for Laura.

About 2pm a rainstorm came through.  We’ve been pretty lucky with the weather thus far.  Unfortunately the light rain continued for throughout the day.

Don and another man arrived at 2:30 and helped dismantle the large, heavy dining room table.

We all carried the two pieces, chairs and more bags of clothes and a couple suitcases of clothes and glassware.

I thought I was going to have to walk over to the new apt again but Teresa and Laura sat in the cab with Don and I and the other man squeezed into the back and held on for dear life.

We unloaded everything and the 2 men carried everything up AND put the table back together.

About 5pm the ladies were putting clothes away and I asked if anyone wanted to see the movie tonight.  Teresa wasn’t interested in Bohemian Rhapsody and she said Laura had to stay and help her so I went alone.

It’s about a 6 block walk to the mall.

I added 40mil to my empty Cine Colombia card and then asked to buy one ticket.  The only regular seats were in the first row and there were NO preferred seats available.

I walked back to the apt.  In the darkness I could see the bright lights of a restaurant just down the hill from us – Tito’s Pizza.  I was a little surprised when the portero (doorman) said “hello Terry”.

About 6:30 we left the apt, I with my gym bag to refill and Laura with my suitcase filled with plastic bags.

She put the suitcase in the front seat of the taxi and we all got into the back seat.

At the old apt I offered to switch my gym bag for the suitcase.  As soon as I picked it up I knew something was wrong.  It was heavy, too heavy to contain plastic bags.  Teresa was already in the building but with Laura standing next to me I said “this isn’t my suitcase.”  I carried it upstairs and said “I hope we’re not bringing back something we already took to the apt”.  Upstairs we opened it and it contained glassware.  Uh-oh.  Teresa had a fit and I tried to calm things down by saying that none of the 3 of us noticed it wasn’t the right suitcase.

She told Laura to go get the right suitcase and I tried to get Laura to eat first.

Teresa and I had dinner at La Casita Parilla and we got a dinner and juice to take back for Laura.

Laura came back at 9pm.

Teresa has an 8am appointment tomorrow morning to get a mammogram.

Joke of the day

Today more money is being spent on breast implants and Viagra than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.

MOVE IMMINENT

Today, Wednesday, we plan to move the beds so obvioiusly we’ll be sleeping in the new apt for the first time tonight.  Either late today or tomorrow we’ll move the refrigerator and washing machine and a few leftover items.