September 25, 2010

Les has the quad up and running for the first time in almost a year. it is a great sound ... means quick runs to the beach, means quick runs to the store, means quick and hard runs for Rex.

we had a fire at the house today. Les put some meat fat on the BBQ and walked away to put air in the quad tire. i was in the kitchen putting dishes away, when i hear a loud bang. So, I went outside and there is a huge raging fire ... i start to yell...i grab the extinguisher, scared that the gas tank is going to explode, pop the extinguisher open and nada. I mean, there was no hiss, no liquid. nada. So my thought is that i am using it wrong. panic. screma nd scream and scream and Les does NOT hear me screaming. Linda (neighbor) does not come over, Gary finally hears me and answers, i run to the front and finally Les hears me. I am in a stte of panic and can't even look back at the BBQ.  I run into the house in tears.

truth is: i am useless in an emergency. absolutely useless. Well, between Gary and Les, they put out the fire while I went to the bedroom to thank God for saving our house.

well, the saddest part ?????  the extinguisher was on empty. les thinks one of the kids played with it. that is why it did not work.  our house came SO CLOSE to going up in flames. so close. had the window broken and not only cracked (that was the bang), the fire would have gotten to the curtains and i have seen fires. there is no way to put them out. they are so fast. so fast.  luckily, there is not a sign of wind today.  so the fire raged above the BBQ and not to the palapa leaves.  i cant even imagine the disaster it could have been. my mind will not accept any images.

some of the surf club kids came by today looking for boards and wetsuits. we have boards, we have no more wetsuits.

antonieta, the delegado's wife, came over and we talked a little bit. she is having panic attacks, she feels her body going numb, starting at her feet and slowly rising. we talked about low blood pressure and making sure she is eating at least 5 times a day.  she went to ensenada and they could not find anything wrong with her, i think it is nerves. so, dr blanca recommended walking for pure pleasure. not to clean, but to relax.

it is an exquisite day in bocana and there is not one whitecap on the ocean. there are nice sized smallish waves. the temp is perfect. boy, do we ever live in paradise.

the English classes at school are going well.  it is a hard age to grab. once you grab them, then it is a done deal. but oh to grab their attention and make it last. that is why i did 30 min lessons. short and sweet.

tomorrow we are having pancho and sara and lilly over to lunch. lilly is not longer working the office, i bet he is a happier camper altho' he loved being a boss.

our 2 guests (Dave from san quintin and Bill from san diego) are staying one more night - yesterday they went out with juanchys and loved the experience. today they went to bocanita and are shore fishing. yolie called and they are doing lunch with her - she is making them shrimp.  juanchys came over and they are formally invited to the marinero dinner at 4 pm. Les will be going too. it is a lot of drinking and even more testosterone, i am not interested.

the power went out 2 times last night. the copa cabana renters had told us that there are some lines that spark during the night. i will be calling the electricity company to handle that.

shari's daughter Sirenita is about to have a baby (Izaac) and she has had some labor pains but no baby yet, maybe today is the day ?