Every other day post? Unacceptable!
Wednesday July 31, 2024 - Santa Rosa, Colombia-
I seem to have fallen into an every other day routine which I am not happy about. Sorry about that.
Tuesday July 30. Did I mention that today I have a 9-month old?
Today was a day that will live in infamy! We went to Colombian Costco!! A day to remember for sure! We made our way down to Pereira after after breakfast to meet with mom & dad since they hold the prized membership.
First, a question; have any of you ever gone shopping while hungry? And while shopping, has anything NOT on your list ended up in your cart? Perhaps that $10 bag of pistachios? And by chance, have any of your unplanned treats ended up open WHILE you are still shopping? And then next thing you know, there is a big bag of Hershey nuggets sitting in your cart ALSO OPENED? How that other bag got opened was just an insane coincidence! As we went to the checkout, I complained to the cashier about the poor quality of the packaging and the pre opened containers. She laughed a lot harder than I anticipated. Perhaps I’m funnier than I think (not likely) or perhaps I butchered the Spanish language with my attempted humor.
Since we have that lot in Santa Rosa, otherwise known as a finca or farm. Any good Colombian farmer carries a machete. So ve been in the market for one down here. Now, to be clear, my better half has opinions about such a purchase and let’s be clear…she is not a supporter of my farmer dreams. I did find that PriceMart sells machetes and I thought fate was on my side but once again, my dreams were twarted!
Don’t let the price freak you out…divide by 4000 to get to the US dollar price. Apparently Pereira had run on machetes and I was late to the party! Claudia won this round!
After we were all checked out, the hunger pangs could no longer be ignored. Right there, at PriceMart, was a food court. Just like any other you would see at Sam’s or Costco. Pizza, hot dogs, fried chicken…there was nothing else the human body could need! My argument must have been convincing enough and we stayed. Claudia was up making the order while the in-laws picked a table. They were pushing the stroller where peanut had drifted off to sleep in. I felt the need to tell them not to get used to this extravagance. We cannot go around flaunting out resources like this. This was a one in a lifetime event…drink it in!
Claudia needed to run an errand with her dad. That left me to take the kids and mother in-law back to their house. As we got into the car, I asked my mother in-law “Tienes miedo? ( are you scared of my driving?). She laughed and said “no”. I asked “porque no!?” To which she laughed again. We got home and peanut was still in need of a nap. He slept but in short spurts. He was rubbing his eyes and clearly wanted to sleep. I brought him back to the room we used to stay in. There was no bed for him so I stacked pillows making a barrier but though he was tired, he did not back down from the challenge. I had to lay down with him to try get him to relax. Vishnu would have none of it. He found my glasses fascinating and discovered that my scapular was a tasty treat. Next thing you know, he heard mamis voice in the living room and all thoughts of napping were gone.
Hanging with Grandpa. Nothing better on earth than grandpa!
Random picture of my little man!
Ironically, I was accused of “falling asleep “ back in the room with peanut. Fat chance of that! It was like trying to cuddle with a caffeinated squirrel! You remember the squirrel from Ice Age? Yup, just like that!
Anyway, we had a light dinner with grandma and grandpa before we headed home. Great eventful day.
Wednesday
Long day spent at the property. Today we worked some shifts. Nani wanted to stay home and care for peanut while Clau, me and Santi headed to the property. It was a bit fun talking to Julian, the neighbor who gave us some insight of things we need to be aware of. Most concerning and Interesting was the note that there is some form of a wild cat living near by that has been eating neighbors chickens and geese. Apparently, it stands about knee high, brown front and striped tail. I did some google searching and came up empty. So Julian recommended not going into the wooded area alone or without protection….thats a win for Wes in the machete department. I know that sounds ominous but we’re not really worried about it.
Julian harvesting coffee from the neighbors lot.
I finally got to explore the bamboo part of the lot. It was difficult getting down there but once past the initial thickets, it opened up inside.
I found Dwight’s cousin. This little fella was about as big as my hand…a really fast. It appeared to go underwater which will cause me to start therapy again. I’m trying to convince myself that it only glided across the top of the water but it all happened so fast. Just another stupid thing for my childish brain to think about, spiders with snorkels!
A run into town for some necessities gave me this photo opportunity. Anyone else find this funny?
This man! The whole reason for this blog, remains absolutely adorable! Never mind my silly nick names and anecdotes. He is putting on weight, he now has 2 lower chompers (lower teethe), he is now crawling off and on. His smile is wonderful and laugh infectious.