Happy Birthday, Andy Pandy

Andy Pandy, Gordito - those were the nicknames of Andres now 26 years old. Born 5 minutes after midnight he was an easy baby to care for. Slept through most of the night from day one - not like Sam who didnot sleep all night until he was almost 2 years old. No colic - like brother Miguel who drank so much he cry with colic. Andy was and still is, I think, pretty easy going, making every effort to please those around him. I'm thankful for this son who has such a good head on his shoulders and a soft heart. Working on his masters while working in a stressful job scenerio he needs both. Happy Birthday.

I should probably also post about how things are going here in Santa Cruz. With almost two weeks under our belt her I'm sure I can't tell all there is. But we are slowly getting our house up and running. I'm working hard at trying to re-learn the city, the foods, cooking styles, and all that makes a Bolivian household function. Going into town the traffic has been scary. I'm learning to get used to cars one inch away, sudden stops and noisy horns. Four lanes of traffic zigzagging in what should be two. I'm also finding the marketing experience a bit much. So many people, so crowded, trying to keep the 1, 2, and 5 pesos coins straight and keeping up with the boy with the wheelbarrow who for 3 pesos carts our bags of food around the market. Haven't got the meat buying down by any means. I couldn't recognize the 'pork chops', but we ate them after cutting away a thick layer of fat. But the fresh fruit and vegetables in abundance can't be beat.
Our living room furniture is on order and our cabinets in the kitchen will soon be delivered. Jorge will come tomorrow to install all the light fixtures. I really appreciate how the Centellas family has helped us. Enrique, our 25 year old nephew has been driving us around in his VW beetle helping us buy things from pots and pans, to selecting furniture. He tranquilly maneuvers his little car around the big buses and Toyotas.
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