8 Feb

This morning we had our BIENESTAR interview. It went well! I was forewarned by the other parents that the kids will do everything and anything to embarrass the parents. As most of you can imagine, there were a lot of laughs this morning! First, Andrés showed the nice lady my sunburn for a good 5 mins. Super cute of him, right??? I got a lesson on proper skin care. Then, she asked about my family and he told her that his Grandma is very fun loving. He also showed her a picture of them on a ride at Darien Lake. He said that Grandpa is cool, but his "fun room" in the basement is a disaster. There were a lot of theatrics with that remark. Everyone was laughing, even the lawyer!

Speaking of lawyers it looks like everyone wants a piece of the pie...so now I am not only paying the lawyer in Bogota, but also the lawyer in Putumayo. Tomorrow my documents will be sent to the lawyer in Putumayo to start the case there. I'm not sure when I will have to travel. I guess in 5 -8 days I'll know something. I was told the flight to Putumayo is super expensive. If that is the case then I don't want to bring Andrés. What's the point to sit around all day for an $800.00 ticket? Although the company would be nice...I'd rather take him to Disney world for a long weekend! Maybe he can stay with one of the other families while I travel.

When possible we are working on English. He has a little cheat sheet near the phone. I usually let him answer so he can practice. It's kinda cute. He speaks with a deep voice in English as opposed to his baby voice in Spanish!

It sounds like there might be a "field trip" to a salt mine later this week. Should be fun. Did you know salt is black before it's processed? I didn't either!