it is friday !!! yahooooooooooooooo !!
I tested the first English calss today and they were not prepared and I was not happy with their attitude. I fired the class. Told the teacher that uhnless there was a 100% change in attitude, I really am not interested inteaching them.
Now, the second class is fantastic. I am so happy that they are learing a LOT.. Their teacher got the best grade. He really gets it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How cool is that ????????????? I love this class and I have heard that maybe the level three of the middle school will start up ...
weird news - a man was shot 2 times in cabo san lucas as he was walking from a restaurant to his hotel. he is fine but that is horrible.
another shocker - a girl was kidnapped in broad daylight in la paz. happened a week ago. they still havent found her and there were roadblocks put up, but not right away.
linda and nacho and their daughter have gone to san jose to visit the 2 boys for a 3 day weekend. I am happy for them, nacho has been working far too hard.
today DanD is birnging a bike. I have to control myself !! I want to go over to scotts house and see, but it is too early and they are for sure, to tired to deal with a crazy bike lady today hahahhaaaaaaaaaaaa NOw, I have been very proactive in writing U2U's to anyone who says they are coming south. They can drop the bikes off at the restaurant. Please God, let people help me, I can not do this alone. I just can't.
I ordered more t-shirts !! needed size large - now I have leftover XXL !! Must find soem big guys to sell to !! so cool to have good friends who are cooperating !!
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
october 21, 2010
it is thursday and we have been waiting for smiley and john and george and mary forever !! i assumed they wd be coming for lunch and have been preparing yummy food for 3 days ...Les jjust brought up their email and it says they will behere for beers IN THE AFTERNOON. I am so bummed. so , we ate lunch and are hanging out.
ther eis a raging war on baja nomads reagarding the birthdate of mama espinoza. what a waste of time. no thing can really prove anything one way or another. jeez. inthe real world - hwo cares ??? she wants to celebrate 104 - let the lady celebrate 104 years !!!!!!!!!!
a guy named akmaxx is bringing a bike that he brought up out of the garage !! I am so thrilled. this is so cool . really fantastic. it is coming all the way from Seattle !! so I wrote to Chris to see if he can swing a bike or 2 too. that wd be even more fantastic.
la bocana is having some of the most beautiful weather ever. no clouds. amazingly soft breezes. blue skies.
next week les will go to vizcaino to fix the geo tracker. it is overheating mega mega.
tomorrow the school kids have a test in Englsih,. lets see how they do ... I am considering stopping the first class. I have no desire to stress over kids that are acting up. for 30 pesos a student ??? NOT.
ther eis a raging war on baja nomads reagarding the birthdate of mama espinoza. what a waste of time. no thing can really prove anything one way or another. jeez. inthe real world - hwo cares ??? she wants to celebrate 104 - let the lady celebrate 104 years !!!!!!!!!!
a guy named akmaxx is bringing a bike that he brought up out of the garage !! I am so thrilled. this is so cool . really fantastic. it is coming all the way from Seattle !! so I wrote to Chris to see if he can swing a bike or 2 too. that wd be even more fantastic.
la bocana is having some of the most beautiful weather ever. no clouds. amazingly soft breezes. blue skies.
next week les will go to vizcaino to fix the geo tracker. it is overheating mega mega.
tomorrow the school kids have a test in Englsih,. lets see how they do ... I am considering stopping the first class. I have no desire to stress over kids that are acting up. for 30 pesos a student ??? NOT.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
october 19, 2010
well, i had tthree boys here for extra english classes this morning. they are so hard to pin down when they reach this age. it is as if they have a fire under them and cannot sit still for a second. so antsy. so rambunctious. how they learn is beyond me, the girls are so much more mature .... now I remember why I never wanted to teach kids before - it is hard an I take my hats off to any and all elementary school teachers.
so, bajadan is staying at scotts and he is bringing a brand spanking new womans mountain bike. i am beyond happy. i am ecstatic. he says it has been sitting in his garage for 4 years. if it is big enough for me, i will start riding. i think the boys will get a huge kick out of seeing us ride once I get Les a bike too HAHAHA
what else - juanchys stopped by and they caught quite a bit of yellowtail today. but this year is slow compared to last year. la nina is here and of this there is no doubt.
sad news: I heard from linda that there is an older couple with 2 handicapped kids and the whole family is going hungry. so i sent over beans and rice and meat. (thanks Jay and Victor for the major leftovers). One of their sons lives with them and works lobster - so he has cash - and he does not eat at home and pays the bills but gives no money for food. this is unacceptable and i have some thoughts about how to deal with it ... Les, however, does not agree with my tactical idea: put a sign in the tienda de consumo with a basket underneath : SO AND SO is hungry - pls donate food.
I can guarantee that they will have food taken care of by the end of that day and forever BUT Les is afraid that I will cause problems ....and I will .... but I have never turned away from defending the underdog. However, that being said, I will try and talk to the fisherman lobster guy first.
I am reading Graham MacIntosh's first book about walking down the Baja Peninsula. He sure put himself at risk by not providing for water sources along the way. It is a horrible reading in that he seems so badly prepared ... there is another guy doing the same thing right now but with a burro (which graham also did, on his second time walking, and also wrote a book, which I bought). This second guy has 3 dogs. I personally think that taking dogs is cruelty to animals. the desert sand is no place for dogs. it just isnt.
there is a homeopathic doctor staying at copa cabana tonight and seeing people tomorrow. it is the first time such a doc comes to town and eduardo specifically asked me to house her. however, i heard she is charging 500 pesos a person, so she can pay for her stay ?????? I will probably ask her to pay up ....her name is Dr Leticia.
so, bajadan is staying at scotts and he is bringing a brand spanking new womans mountain bike. i am beyond happy. i am ecstatic. he says it has been sitting in his garage for 4 years. if it is big enough for me, i will start riding. i think the boys will get a huge kick out of seeing us ride once I get Les a bike too HAHAHA
what else - juanchys stopped by and they caught quite a bit of yellowtail today. but this year is slow compared to last year. la nina is here and of this there is no doubt.
sad news: I heard from linda that there is an older couple with 2 handicapped kids and the whole family is going hungry. so i sent over beans and rice and meat. (thanks Jay and Victor for the major leftovers). One of their sons lives with them and works lobster - so he has cash - and he does not eat at home and pays the bills but gives no money for food. this is unacceptable and i have some thoughts about how to deal with it ... Les, however, does not agree with my tactical idea: put a sign in the tienda de consumo with a basket underneath : SO AND SO is hungry - pls donate food.
I can guarantee that they will have food taken care of by the end of that day and forever BUT Les is afraid that I will cause problems ....and I will .... but I have never turned away from defending the underdog. However, that being said, I will try and talk to the fisherman lobster guy first.
I am reading Graham MacIntosh's first book about walking down the Baja Peninsula. He sure put himself at risk by not providing for water sources along the way. It is a horrible reading in that he seems so badly prepared ... there is another guy doing the same thing right now but with a burro (which graham also did, on his second time walking, and also wrote a book, which I bought). This second guy has 3 dogs. I personally think that taking dogs is cruelty to animals. the desert sand is no place for dogs. it just isnt.
there is a homeopathic doctor staying at copa cabana tonight and seeing people tomorrow. it is the first time such a doc comes to town and eduardo specifically asked me to house her. however, i heard she is charging 500 pesos a person, so she can pay for her stay ?????? I will probably ask her to pay up ....her name is Dr Leticia.
Monday, October 18, 2010
october 18, 2010
the t-shirt sales are going really well. i am so happy. this is how i will be able to buy allthe parts the kids need to upkeep their bikes !! A bajaNomader is oging to donate a brand new bike this Friday. he bought it for his wife and she never used it .... ohhhhhhhhhhhhh my goshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh how cool is that ???
i taught the kids today. they are so hard to teach at this age. i never wanted to teach the young ones. i am really doing this because i know how important it is for them to learn english. i am good at what i do because i love it so much. but they talk and dont pay attention and if i could, i wd just sit down til the settle down but i only have half an hour. some are attentive and really are learning. the ones who good off have NO clue as to what i am talking about. i have to give them a test on friday. we shall see how they do.
i am busy writing toeveryone who comes south about bikes and walmart visits. i am sure they think i am nuts but if i dont get people to help, there is no way i can continue. since i am stubborn and do not want to give up. i go on.
the next race is soon. turns out the fish tournament will be on a friday and a saturday - 29 and 30 october. i personally think this is fantastic.
yesterday alonso brought the new certificates for the next race. they are fantastic. i am so proud of him for helping out. really amazing.
i think that victor who was here with jay and the gorup will bring a used bike too. and a trick one !! he says he can get them in ensenada sometimes if he keeps an eye out. whoooooooooo hoooooooooooo
maciek, les's brother, told us that the hotel will be finished next year and we want to go for the inauguration. poland trip via england on the horizon.
i taught the kids today. they are so hard to teach at this age. i never wanted to teach the young ones. i am really doing this because i know how important it is for them to learn english. i am good at what i do because i love it so much. but they talk and dont pay attention and if i could, i wd just sit down til the settle down but i only have half an hour. some are attentive and really are learning. the ones who good off have NO clue as to what i am talking about. i have to give them a test on friday. we shall see how they do.
i am busy writing toeveryone who comes south about bikes and walmart visits. i am sure they think i am nuts but if i dont get people to help, there is no way i can continue. since i am stubborn and do not want to give up. i go on.
the next race is soon. turns out the fish tournament will be on a friday and a saturday - 29 and 30 october. i personally think this is fantastic.
yesterday alonso brought the new certificates for the next race. they are fantastic. i am so proud of him for helping out. really amazing.
i think that victor who was here with jay and the gorup will bring a used bike too. and a trick one !! he says he can get them in ensenada sometimes if he keeps an eye out. whoooooooooo hoooooooooooo
maciek, les's brother, told us that the hotel will be finished next year and we want to go for the inauguration. poland trip via england on the horizon.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
october 2010 sunday
we had the race today and it was amazing. much easier to do since we had a smaller group
the church sponsored it, they made ceviche for the whole gang. i tried to sell stuff but there were no people to buy at all. quite odd. but the race was good. lots of baby blue colored team racers out there !! and a couple new kids want to join which is always a good thing. I sold so many t- shirts and this is just fantastic. bajanomadders took a bunch, kiu took 2, patricia took 2 ... scott took 1 .... pancho took 1. out of 24, I probably only have 6 left !!
the guys who were here donated money to the cause - they did not want to take t-shirts - Victor donated 200 pesos and promised to bring a bike :))))) a trick bike too !!!!! kids will love that !!! and then Jay gave me $20 and will mail the shirts to kiu in hong kong and patricia in connecticutt
now i have to get a medium to shari in asuncion
2 large to jose baja cat in san diego
2 large to wiley and carol in cabo san lucas
the church sponsored it, they made ceviche for the whole gang. i tried to sell stuff but there were no people to buy at all. quite odd. but the race was good. lots of baby blue colored team racers out there !! and a couple new kids want to join which is always a good thing. I sold so many t- shirts and this is just fantastic. bajanomadders took a bunch, kiu took 2, patricia took 2 ... scott took 1 .... pancho took 1. out of 24, I probably only have 6 left !!
the guys who were here donated money to the cause - they did not want to take t-shirts - Victor donated 200 pesos and promised to bring a bike :))))) a trick bike too !!!!! kids will love that !!! and then Jay gave me $20 and will mail the shirts to kiu in hong kong and patricia in connecticutt
now i have to get a medium to shari in asuncion
2 large to jose baja cat in san diego
2 large to wiley and carol in cabo san lucas
Saturday, October 16, 2010
october 16, 2010
we have a full house with jay and his friends
the 4 form copa cabana left and we shall miss heather herb and their 2 great kids
we are on our way to punta abreojos in a minute to get the ambulance for tomorrow
the church is sponsoring a race - i just got asked to make a cake for a raffle. this last minute business is so horrible in my opoinion. but it is the mexican way and i must adjust
i have 24 t- shirts to sell. i hope they sell fast so that we can buy new ones and so make some cashola for the club to buy more bike stuff
the 4 form copa cabana left and we shall miss heather herb and their 2 great kids
we are on our way to punta abreojos in a minute to get the ambulance for tomorrow
the church is sponsoring a race - i just got asked to make a cake for a raffle. this last minute business is so horrible in my opoinion. but it is the mexican way and i must adjust
i have 24 t- shirts to sell. i hope they sell fast so that we can buy new ones and so make some cashola for the club to buy more bike stuff
Thursday, October 14, 2010
october 14, 2010
just read a scary story that shari wrote on evacuating a 70 year old out of g negro. made me remember my scare with les 10 days ago. we must get medivac insurance. i need to know that he can leave at any minute and be at a hospital within 2 hours. life and death is not to be played with. I love him and love la bocana but if the choice is la bocana or Les, guess who wins out ???????????? no brainer.
we may have a guest coming tomorrow. matter of fact, we may have two groups coming tomorrow. one is baja dan - heard of us thru baja nomad :) and the other is jay with 6 people and they want the copa cabana. so, it turns out they will have to wait a day since herb and heather are there !! glad there is competition for the house !! very cool !!!
Edith and Valentin stopped by today. it was nice to see them, it had been a while. they are walking for exercise .... such a healthy couple. dave should be coming right before the fishing tournament - we are not sure if he will stay til the tournament day or leave one day before.
jaunchy took the gang fishing today. no fish. to speak of.
we may have a guest coming tomorrow. matter of fact, we may have two groups coming tomorrow. one is baja dan - heard of us thru baja nomad :) and the other is jay with 6 people and they want the copa cabana. so, it turns out they will have to wait a day since herb and heather are there !! glad there is competition for the house !! very cool !!!
Edith and Valentin stopped by today. it was nice to see them, it had been a while. they are walking for exercise .... such a healthy couple. dave should be coming right before the fishing tournament - we are not sure if he will stay til the tournament day or leave one day before.
jaunchy took the gang fishing today. no fish. to speak of.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
13 october 2010
talked to my friend lynn today and her daughter is getting tens of scholarship offers every day. i am so prud of lynn !! she really succeeded in her professional life, in her personal life and in life in general !!
I taught today and then kids are learning quite fast. the first class got candy for learning all the verbs, the second class did NOT. ridiculous. they had so long to study.....
there is a rumor about tuna but it is not confirmed .... it is south of us, but not here yet.
george and mary and smiley and john are trying to get a hold of us ...something aobut dinner - which I think will be tomorrow !!!
I taught today and then kids are learning quite fast. the first class got candy for learning all the verbs, the second class did NOT. ridiculous. they had so long to study.....
there is a rumor about tuna but it is not confirmed .... it is south of us, but not here yet.
george and mary and smiley and john are trying to get a hold of us ...something aobut dinner - which I think will be tomorrow !!!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
12 october 2010
well, freddy calles last night and told me that altho he was not happy with the teens, and he is thinking of branching out and only having his club be the younger ones, he is not mad at me. I also showed memo and nacho the note and email which proves that the bikes doanted by mary george smiley and john are in face part of the club and not intended stricly for andres personally. what a mess, and i have come to the conclusion that carlos was at the helm of all our hadaches. thank goodness, it is over. yolie came over today and picked up money for the t-shirts i have ordered, i would like to sell 24 this weekend. we need the boost of cash !! i have asked dave who will be here within 10 days t bring us tires and patches and chains and a chain fixer. very cool. very cool indeed.
i need the bikes to come down. i am hoping i can coordinate with jose and someone else to do this !!
we walked ont he beach today and there was quite a bit of trash. makes me so sad. and it is only the young ones that go there - no adults ever go to the beach. so, the teens are trashing it up. how frustrating.
a guy named chuck came over today. he is a nomad, lterally, he does not have a house.
i need the bikes to come down. i am hoping i can coordinate with jose and someone else to do this !!
we walked ont he beach today and there was quite a bit of trash. makes me so sad. and it is only the young ones that go there - no adults ever go to the beach. so, the teens are trashing it up. how frustrating.
a guy named chuck came over today. he is a nomad, lterally, he does not have a house.
Monday, October 11, 2010
11 October 2010
oh my gosh !! how cool is it that the Copa Cabana is really being rented out to Herb and Heathere and their 2 kids !! I feel like it is the first real inhabitant and the house is welcoming them. I sure hope the shower works out, too bad Les got the gallstone and therefore didnt have time ot fix it already .... which was the plan.
Well, looks like I finally got thru to Nacho about the bikes and how they belong to the club. I am so lucky that I emphasized that with George and Mary and Smiley and John, because to be perfectly honest - never in my wildest dreams did I think that we would have such a serious argument about it ... Carlos is adamant that the bike was given to Andres. Well, why Andres and not Julian or Cristian or any other kid ???? Just not fair and in my world, the kids should earn their own bikes .... just like I planned way back when. First we all work together to get the first not so perfect bikes and then all can work until each one gets a bike. Thanks so much George and Mary and Smiley and John for the bikes !!! They are awesome and I am so lucky to have friends like you to support us ....
Les has a bump on his arm where they inserted a IV and it swelled up while in the hospital. We are waiting for Dr Romero to come home since he is in la paz til wednesday. At least Les is taking it sorta easy .....
English class went really well today. Finally the kids are picking up on how easy it is !! They even said today: This is easy !!! Yahoooooooooooooooooooo that is my goal and I reached it. Whew ......
I am worried about Marisa - she is still in los angeles as far as I know and still has no place to stay and who knows if she has picked up the car .... and my son Marc, her husband, in Korea and really not listening to what is going on here ..... his wife is not well .... she is over stressed and not handling life.... my son my son, listen and head what people are telling you.
Well, looks like I finally got thru to Nacho about the bikes and how they belong to the club. I am so lucky that I emphasized that with George and Mary and Smiley and John, because to be perfectly honest - never in my wildest dreams did I think that we would have such a serious argument about it ... Carlos is adamant that the bike was given to Andres. Well, why Andres and not Julian or Cristian or any other kid ???? Just not fair and in my world, the kids should earn their own bikes .... just like I planned way back when. First we all work together to get the first not so perfect bikes and then all can work until each one gets a bike. Thanks so much George and Mary and Smiley and John for the bikes !!! They are awesome and I am so lucky to have friends like you to support us ....
Les has a bump on his arm where they inserted a IV and it swelled up while in the hospital. We are waiting for Dr Romero to come home since he is in la paz til wednesday. At least Les is taking it sorta easy .....
English class went really well today. Finally the kids are picking up on how easy it is !! They even said today: This is easy !!! Yahoooooooooooooooooooo that is my goal and I reached it. Whew ......
I am worried about Marisa - she is still in los angeles as far as I know and still has no place to stay and who knows if she has picked up the car .... and my son Marc, her husband, in Korea and really not listening to what is going on here ..... his wife is not well .... she is over stressed and not handling life.... my son my son, listen and head what people are telling you.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
October 6, 2010
well, the worst is over. les passed his gall stone all by himself and there will be no surgery now !!!! not even the gall bladder will be removed. he is home and healthy and we are thrilled with this outcome.
i am on the hunt for bikes and other sports stuff and mark at UTC is fixing up 3 of them. so nice of him. so very fantasic. now i still am looking for a BMX bike. and bike parts.
tomorrow, les will visit the kids and i will be herefor my doc appt in hillcrest to biopsy my mouth bump. not fun but hey, better to be proactive.
i am on the hunt for bikes and other sports stuff and mark at UTC is fixing up 3 of them. so nice of him. so very fantasic. now i still am looking for a BMX bike. and bike parts.
tomorrow, les will visit the kids and i will be herefor my doc appt in hillcrest to biopsy my mouth bump. not fun but hey, better to be proactive.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
October 2, 2010
well....santa rosalia was hot and we hit various places
first the lab which was empty and the woman got our blood out fast. i have high sugar and high cholesterol. #$%^&*I(
shall i say that again ??? #$%^&**( !!!!!!!!!!!!
then we went to the ultrasound - Les has a gall stone that is out of the gall bladder, it is near his pancreas and may not be operable ....
but
the doctor also was in a wheelchair, a fancy dancy electric one and i asked him why ??? well, at his rancho, a bag of sand fell on his head and broke 3 vertebrae. He cant walk, has no feelings in his legs. But, the man was working with an assistant, he was smiling and I am truly amazed at his sense of spirit. he said he woke up in the hospital after fainting after the accident. he realized he could move his hands and not his legs and said thank you God for leaving me my hands....humbling experience, folks, humbling ...
I also had my mamagram and all is fantastic. Come again in 2 years !! yahooooooooooo
I do have other issues, which i will take care of while we are caring for les in san diego ...
the bike club rides tomorrow, they are all going and they are all excited about winning. they have been training so hard !! Mary and George stopped by and dropped off a bike !! it is a suiper duper race bike !!! oh my goshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Smiley and John brought it ... I am stupefied and happy and wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww They are the BEST.
first the lab which was empty and the woman got our blood out fast. i have high sugar and high cholesterol. #$%^&*I(
shall i say that again ??? #$%^&**( !!!!!!!!!!!!
then we went to the ultrasound - Les has a gall stone that is out of the gall bladder, it is near his pancreas and may not be operable ....
but
the doctor also was in a wheelchair, a fancy dancy electric one and i asked him why ??? well, at his rancho, a bag of sand fell on his head and broke 3 vertebrae. He cant walk, has no feelings in his legs. But, the man was working with an assistant, he was smiling and I am truly amazed at his sense of spirit. he said he woke up in the hospital after fainting after the accident. he realized he could move his hands and not his legs and said thank you God for leaving me my hands....humbling experience, folks, humbling ...
I also had my mamagram and all is fantastic. Come again in 2 years !! yahooooooooooo
I do have other issues, which i will take care of while we are caring for les in san diego ...
the bike club rides tomorrow, they are all going and they are all excited about winning. they have been training so hard !! Mary and George stopped by and dropped off a bike !! it is a suiper duper race bike !!! oh my goshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Smiley and John brought it ... I am stupefied and happy and wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww They are the BEST.
Friday, October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010
Les is not feeling well - fever for last couple days and then last night - a pain in the upper stomach.... today dr romero says maybe gall stones or gall bladder infection. so tomorrow we head to santa rosalia for an ultrasound. i looked up the proper diet and got rid of everything bad inthe fridge. now we are both on a diet. for sure, we need it.
news about town ??? taught the kdis today, they were quite goofy. hard to teach young teens.
marc called and he is fine, marisa is in a hotel and will call superxicana later or tomorrow. she is dealing with life and will consider la bocana later...kids kids kids. why do we make life so difficult as a kid. seems to me, life becomes a lit simpler as we age. things that made a difference, just dont anymore.
shari wrote that sirena was in dire danger with the birth of the baby. poor thing. everything seemed so fine until the last minute. my gosh - what a scare. and some are saying that the c-s ection might have been unnecesaary. i dont think so. one must listen to docs once in while - c-ssections are NOT the norm in mexico like in other countries where the doc wants the easy way out.
so Baby Izaak is here .... welcome to the world.
Punta Chivatans are on their way home - a newsletter from Ed says life is picking up there !! His place in Asuncion will be done in December !!
Yesterday was Nachos birthday.
news about town ??? taught the kdis today, they were quite goofy. hard to teach young teens.
marc called and he is fine, marisa is in a hotel and will call superxicana later or tomorrow. she is dealing with life and will consider la bocana later...kids kids kids. why do we make life so difficult as a kid. seems to me, life becomes a lit simpler as we age. things that made a difference, just dont anymore.
shari wrote that sirena was in dire danger with the birth of the baby. poor thing. everything seemed so fine until the last minute. my gosh - what a scare. and some are saying that the c-s ection might have been unnecesaary. i dont think so. one must listen to docs once in while - c-ssections are NOT the norm in mexico like in other countries where the doc wants the easy way out.
so Baby Izaak is here .... welcome to the world.
Punta Chivatans are on their way home - a newsletter from Ed says life is picking up there !! His place in Asuncion will be done in December !!
Yesterday was Nachos birthday.
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