April 2, 2011

I'm trying to update this blog once a month. The handy cell phone calendar is great help. As I write this Andrés is playing video-games. He only has 3 games because (as most of you know) they cost about weeks worth of groceries! For some reason he doesn't want to rent them. Whatever... !

I can't complain about Andrés' adjustment at all. He's trying hard at school (from what his teachers say). He comes home and does his homework (at least the stuff he writes down in his agenda) right away. Overall has a good attitude about going to school. I know some kids were making fun of his accent a few weeks ago. He's so much better than those kids because he's fluent in Spanish and very proficient in English! Speaking of English, it's really getting good. He's practically bilingual now. On top of that his voice changed! He's a little man and not my "baby" any more.

The best quality is his sense of humor with me. He's super funny and loves playing jokes on me. This month included a fake tarantula. It was a really good scare.

He told me a few nights ago that he was afraid of having to go into 8th grade. He doesn't think he can write a 5 page paper. He was so serious about it. Pobrecito...

He also told me that I shouldn't wear skirts. I'm not sure why, but he's not a fan of the skirt. When I do wear a skirt to work, I get looks! I get lectures! I get problems! I laugh it off, but he's serious.

One concern I do have is that he doesn't do much without me. It would be cool if he joined something. Soccer is out of the question. I'm never going to live down the fact that he was walking around on a broken tibia bone for a week before taking him back to the Doctor for a second opinion! I was thinking boy scouts, but it seems like a cult nowadays. I just wish he had more friends. It doesn't help that he's super guarded when he meets new kids. I hope in time he can relax those defensive walls!

Well, cheers to Spring. I have to say, this past month was a little depressing. Lack of sunshine, prolonged winter, and the fact that I'm totally broke didn't help much. :) We did a lot of TV watching! He likes a show called "Niñas Mal" on MTV Tr3s. It's like a Mexican soap opera about these high society bad girls that have been sent to reform school. It's pretty funny. Also, it was filmed in Colombia! Super cool!

As always, thanks for reading!