Tesser. See A Wrinkle in Time.

I think we did all our errands in town this morning. The kids didn't even come back into the house but went straight to playing in the sun. They'll come in when they're hungry enough. I'm enjoying being able to sneak my lunch at the computer. (Normally off limits with food.) I'm also enjoying Faro del Caribe. Since we are 20 minutes from town we've started taking schoolwork to work on in the car. It's proving to be a good system.

The countdown is on for Grandma's house. There is anticipation also for the Family Fun Night that comes first. It's been missed these last 3 years while we were in in Costa Rica and then last year it was cancelled. Horrors! Hence the choice not to leave for Grandma's (15 hours of driving) until 7:30 PM. Thank God for a sister in a suitable overnight town. "Mom and Grandma won't even be there!" said CTM in explanation of our trip south, "They're going scrapbooking." Yay! It's a beautiful retreat centre in Boone, NC called Valle Crucis Conference Center. A whole weekend of scrapbooking with my Mom in such a beautiful place will be fantastic. The kids too will enjoy their hot dogs and croquet (or whatever) with Gran'Bob. I'll enjoy our food more. Experience has shown we don't need to bring snacks!

Reports of bad storms, landslides, etc. in Costa Rica. We wonder how we would have dealt with the difficulties. The main road to our place has been closed for more than 2 weeks due to a bridge washing out. Even the side road detour was washed out for a few days. We would likely have been the only ones to not be sure how to make it work. The Costa Ricans we knew were very resourceful. Some days the longings to be there again are stronger than others.