Hailey has arrived! She came on Friday night - we picked her up at the airport and she was wearing sweat pants and uggs...LOL Didn't take her very long to strip in the car into shorts and a tank top. We stopped at the Jolly Roger for a quick, cold beer before heading home.
On Sunday, we decided to take Hailey for a drive down the east coast as the weather really wasn't the best for hanging at the pool and suntanning. We drove almost all the way to Nagua. We stopped in various little towns along the way, took lots of pictures. We discovered a few awesome beaches that were really worth the trip. We also stopped in Gaspare Hernadez at a little jean shop and Hailey found a couple of pairs of jeans.
Today we took Hailey to Puerto Plata shopping at La Serena (dominican walmart). Found a cute bathing suite, daisy dukes in white and a shirt. Found Christopher Columbas's fort at the end of the Malecon. Pretty cool except we forgot the camera!!
Ross's only complaint thus far is we forgot to pick up ice cream today for his cantelope (from the fruit truck on the side of the highway). We got a couple of pineapples, cantelope, and the sweetest oranges. Tough beans for Ross!
Now, for the very best part of my day.......I have two of the bestest daughters in the world...well, truth be told, I have three of the best daughters in the world BUT...can you say BIG MAC SAUCE????? Hailey and Kaylen arranged for me to have a WHOLE tube of big mac sauce...guess what we had for dinner tonight....oh, you guessed and are SO smart....we had home made BIG MACS...did I tell you how much I LOVE BIG MAC SAUCE?????
I think I have died and gone to heaven....
mmmmmmmm....BIG MAC SAUCE
Monday, February 21, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sparky
Well, this last week has been relatively quiet. Our neighbours in Casa 6 were getting settled and we spent some time showing them around and giving them a few pointers. Went to Cabarete on Sunday for a couple of beverages and a snack on the beach. Ross did some sightseeing. Got a couple of good slaps.
Our pool repair is almost complete. Just a little finishing work and it should be good to go. Just have to vacuum it and get the water filled and chemicals added. I was a little concerned when the plumber had a hammer and a chisel and there were some very large chunks of concrete flying, a huge hole in my hard...but I must say that I am pleasantly surprised with the results.
It's been very, very hot and dry here. No rain to speak of in about six weeks now. Everyone you talk to says how unusual it is for this time of year. We did have some angry thunder yesterday but it didn't pan out into anything.
So, today I had a complete mental fart. Okay, I really screwed up. No, I didn't smash the car up.
I decided that today would be a good day to burn some dead branches and trees. Looking back on that decision...it really wasn't a very good one to make.
I started our subdivision on fire. Not just a small smoking fire but a raging inferno. I burned almost everything in site on one lot. It took five of us with buckets and garden hoses to put it out.
Ross asked me as I struck the match and started the paper burning if I had the garden hose ready "just in case". No sooner were the words out of his mouth when the inevitible happened...the wind picked up. Needless to say, we had a few frightening moments but all was well.
We now know the lay of the landscape in that lot. Not pretty I might add. There were empty paint cans, beer bottles, wood, dead tree branches and even an old pair of shoes!
It actually turned out to be a good thing...no one can sneak through that long grass anymore!
Just call me Sparky!
Our pool repair is almost complete. Just a little finishing work and it should be good to go. Just have to vacuum it and get the water filled and chemicals added. I was a little concerned when the plumber had a hammer and a chisel and there were some very large chunks of concrete flying, a huge hole in my hard...but I must say that I am pleasantly surprised with the results.
It's been very, very hot and dry here. No rain to speak of in about six weeks now. Everyone you talk to says how unusual it is for this time of year. We did have some angry thunder yesterday but it didn't pan out into anything.
So, today I had a complete mental fart. Okay, I really screwed up. No, I didn't smash the car up.
I decided that today would be a good day to burn some dead branches and trees. Looking back on that decision...it really wasn't a very good one to make.
I started our subdivision on fire. Not just a small smoking fire but a raging inferno. I burned almost everything in site on one lot. It took five of us with buckets and garden hoses to put it out.
Ross asked me as I struck the match and started the paper burning if I had the garden hose ready "just in case". No sooner were the words out of his mouth when the inevitible happened...the wind picked up. Needless to say, we had a few frightening moments but all was well.
We now know the lay of the landscape in that lot. Not pretty I might add. There were empty paint cans, beer bottles, wood, dead tree branches and even an old pair of shoes!
It actually turned out to be a good thing...no one can sneak through that long grass anymore!
Just call me Sparky!
Monday, February 7, 2011
hmmm
I went to Puerto Plata last Thursday with a lovely Dominican lady, A'Myra. She is a seamstress. She knows Puerto Plata.....and where the really good fabric store is...YEAH FOR ME! Now don't get too excited for me. Without her, I'd never find the place again!! LOL Old Puerto Plata was so very interesting...very old wooden buildings painted like a rainbow...very, very narrow streets, in fact some were so narrow the SUV was squeezing it's way through! I'm hoping to make another trip with her soon so I can start learning my way around.
Now you are probably wondering why I would have a seamstress sew for me, but alas...I don't have my sewing machines here so I have to pay someone to sew for me. We picked out some lovely fabric for bedroom basement curtains. When Hailey arrives (in 12 days) we will pick out paint and get that room finished. Ross has hung ceiling fixtures so just needs a few homey touches yet.
Tomorrow is the "big" day. We will officially harvest our first banana hand (that's the whole stock thingy). I'll be the cutter...Ross will be the catcher. We guestimate that the "hand" will weigh about 60 - 70 lbs. Once the bananas are off, we will then cut down the remaining tree as it will die anyway. No fear though...I have two more hands growing and five more trees that are well on their way.
We have met our new neighbours that bought Casa Numero 6 across the road from us. Absolutely lovely Polish immigrants, accent and all...good salt of the earth type of people. We have been offering them all sorts of advice and think we maybe overwhelmed them the first two days. We had them here for dinner and they reciprocated the next day by cooking dinner for us - fantastic meal was prepared. They hope to live here full time in the next five years or so.
We celebrated (oh yeah...NOT) Superbowl Sunday at our local watering hole. Ross enjoyed the game and taunting the Montreal contingency. I wish I had brought a laptop or pencil to stab myself in the ear with as I was so bored (anyone who knows me well knows that I hate football).
We have finally had some monsoon rains the last day or two. I don't have to water the trees. It rains for about 10 minutes...the sun comes out for an hour....it rains for about 10 minutes...You get the picture.
BUT I DON'T HAVE TO SHOVEL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now you are probably wondering why I would have a seamstress sew for me, but alas...I don't have my sewing machines here so I have to pay someone to sew for me. We picked out some lovely fabric for bedroom basement curtains. When Hailey arrives (in 12 days) we will pick out paint and get that room finished. Ross has hung ceiling fixtures so just needs a few homey touches yet.
Tomorrow is the "big" day. We will officially harvest our first banana hand (that's the whole stock thingy). I'll be the cutter...Ross will be the catcher. We guestimate that the "hand" will weigh about 60 - 70 lbs. Once the bananas are off, we will then cut down the remaining tree as it will die anyway. No fear though...I have two more hands growing and five more trees that are well on their way.
We have met our new neighbours that bought Casa Numero 6 across the road from us. Absolutely lovely Polish immigrants, accent and all...good salt of the earth type of people. We have been offering them all sorts of advice and think we maybe overwhelmed them the first two days. We had them here for dinner and they reciprocated the next day by cooking dinner for us - fantastic meal was prepared. They hope to live here full time in the next five years or so.
We celebrated (oh yeah...NOT) Superbowl Sunday at our local watering hole. Ross enjoyed the game and taunting the Montreal contingency. I wish I had brought a laptop or pencil to stab myself in the ear with as I was so bored (anyone who knows me well knows that I hate football).
We have finally had some monsoon rains the last day or two. I don't have to water the trees. It rains for about 10 minutes...the sun comes out for an hour....it rains for about 10 minutes...You get the picture.
BUT I DON'T HAVE TO SHOVEL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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