I really have to make it a point to write more often. I enjoy doing it and I want this to serve as a journal of our "happenings" here, be they everyday kind of stuff or special occasions. I'm just so behind that I don't know where to start anymore. Let's see, last week, grandma Carmelina fell in the bathroom and hit her back against the bathtub. Fortunately, she wasn't seriously hurt, but she is having some pain and also difficulty doing some everyday chores. David spent the night over the weekend to help her and we're lending a hand with cooking etc. Being here, we're witnessing more signs of aging that we'd otherwise only hear about. The weather seems to have taken a turn - last Saturday was a "summer" day, tons of people on the beach. Esteban, David and I woke up early and rode our bikes for almost an hour... adjacent to the "Paseo Maritimo" there is a dirt bike path which goes all the way to the city of Malaga. When we got back, we had banana and chocolate chip pancakes (Juan brought our favorite pancake mix from home) and country potatoes with Pepper plant sauce (just like Toasties in P.G!) Esteban is back to riding his bike to school every day and of course on weekends with David. Pablo takes turns between his bike and his scooter.
Also, today was somewhat of an eventful day because David and Pablo rode the school bus to/from school for the first time. Pablo was so excited to ride the bus that he even forgot to give me a goodbye kiss - sniff, sniff. He's proving to be quite the independent little guy, very persistent and strong-willed. Of course, this temperament can be challenging at times but we try to channel his determination in a positive direction. Fortunately he loves to draw and write and he's now writing his name, his brothers' names and "mamá" and "papá", accent included. David has mastered the Spanish grammar rules around "accents" and is a stickler about them so he makes sure Pablo and the rest of us don't miss one.
Also, today Juan rehearsed and recorded with his new band (Moroccan musicians from Granada) called Juan L. Sánchez y el Jardín de la Sultana. I videotaped some of the songs for marketing purposes. They already have 2 concerts scheduled in the end of May and in mid-June. I'll share a link to Juan's new band as soon as I can.
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