Things I am getting used to.

February 11th, 2008

1. Fireworks going off at any time morning, noon, night and mostly middle of the night.  Mike Styron said, it is part of their “worship” to different saints of idols.  Very interesting.

2. Dogs barking constantly.  Dogs roam free here, without any apparent owner, in and out of everywhere, even restaurants.  They seem to bark all night long.

3. A fine layer of dust everywhere, all the time. It makes the floors very slick.  We are forever slipping and sliding all over the place around here, even with shoes on. 

4. A strange horn like sound.  Jackson  first identified it.  He asked what it was.  I said, “I don’t know, maybe a strange bird.”  He didn’t think so, he felt is sound like a type of horn.  We here it all the time, and yesterday we figured out what it was.  We went out walking and saw a man walking with a small box and then he pulled out a horn and blew it.  It was the sound we had been hearing.  He is the ice cream man selling ice-cream.  Even at 7 in the morning.

5.  The trash truck rings a bell like a cow bell. Chenoa said some of them play the William Tell Overture.  I didn’t understand what it was the first day and missed taking out our trash.  Ugh, now I know.

6. Yesterday we saw a herd of cows walking down the street right among the cars and tekos.  The kids thought that was funny.

7. Yesterday we all had a big event.  I will post pictures later, but let me just say I am super proud of the kids.

See you soon!

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