Day 10 and Day 11

So I have to stop with the day thing - it took 5 minutes to figure out what day it was and if I missed something!


A new addition to the neighbourhood - our first Anole!

NO! it is NOT a Gecko! and YES it is cute + they eat bugs!


The monkeys are still in the tree (4 days now) - I guess the food and accommodations continue to be sufficient - I'm sure they will just disappear as suddenly as they arrived.


The oddest of bugs - they continue to amaze me - think horsefly but the size of a loonie - big black eyes and a body that looks like it is made of shiny green metal - looked like a transformer toy!  Will take a photo if he comes back (no I didn't kill it - but shooing it the patio door was way more difficult).


Yesterday I went to Karen's to help with some bookkeeping stuff (Lisle drove me there, and I walked back - 25 minutes up and down the hills - the flip flops were a mistake!!) while Lisle and Dean & Michelle headed to ICE.  Lisle needed to get our cell voicemail set up - it shouldn't be difficult but it is all spanish telephone menus for service (tengo uno por ...).  Of course no one will even speak to you without your notarized corporate papers that are valid for 30 days ($25 thank you) - apparently it is now set up, but I still can't seem to get the voicemail that it says is in the mail box!


Dean and Michelle needed to buy a cell and activate it - we did that in October - took the same 2 hours - they also have an interesting problem with their electrical bill.  It is sky high (an empty house - $260/month).  Dean said if they shut down the main breaker (no power in the whole house) the meter still shows a power draw!  Someone is getting a free lunch!  They have been writing letters, but now get to try to produce some action through a face to face conversation - let's see if that works!


Lisle returned with meat from the butcher - ribs !! they are marinating now - - YUM.


The day started with rain and a rainbow (sorry no photo) but quickly dried and was beautiful - and ended with a thunderstorm over the ocean (no rain here).


Today is a sunny and bright morning - coffee - house cleaning - flower rearranging (the tropical plants last forever so you just keep plucking out the dead bits - this time next year they will all be coming from our garden!)