Monday, July 14, 2014

         The busier we are, the faster the time goes and we run out of “day” before we run out of “list” on our P-days.  Glade went to swim and work out at Casa Campo—which by the way means field house—and I walked outside since it was Monday and allowed. 

I needed Jen here to do my hair, but had to settle for another do-it-yourself haircut and color.  It turned out okay but is really a lot of work.  I can’t wait to go to a shop and have someone else do it while I relax!

         Then, David took us to the City Mall where we found a ring for Glade so that people won’t wonder if he has a spouse!   He isn’t wearing it yet since we couldn’t get enough cash from the ATM to pay in full.  He wanted the discount for a cash payment which meant tracking down an ATM that would work.  However, he realized too late that there is a limit and after the third use, the security system kicked in and wouldn’t give him anymore cash.  The nice lady helping us with the ring said she would give him the discount anyway if he used his credit card—but that wouldn’t work either.  So we paid a deposit and they are holding the ring.  He will pick it up next week and pay the balance then. 

When we got home, there were “fraud alerts” on his computer from the credit card company about the multiple uses of his card.  We are grateful for this security watch and service even though it put a crimp in our ability to finish the transactions today.  He called the company and all is well.

This is across the street from the upper guard station.  It appears these workers are clearing land for a building project.  It looked like terribly hard work and they were using huge picks, shovels, and wheel barrows.  This is all of the "heavy equipment" they seemed to have.  

Just to the right of center you can see a plane.  It will circle around behind our building and we can watch it land in the scariest airport in the world :)

Waiting for David with the big shopping bags.

I wasn't quick enough with the camera to catch the bus I wanted a picture of, but these two will do.  They are the nicer buses that people here use a lot--not us, however!!

This is just in front of the mall.  We can walk to the grocery store from here since it is just one lot over from the mall.