It's Friday

It's Friday and it's hot again! The morning has started out rather warm here so we are grateful for the air conditioners that we have in the apartment. The one we have in the living room cools the apartment really well with the two bedroom doors shut and fan placed strategically on the floor. Our summer has really been rather mild in comparison to some in the past. It is nice to think that our last summer here is not too bad.
Speaking of good things happening yesterday afternoon we picked up Marcos and drove across the city to the clinic to pick up some test results. Traffic was unbelievably light and then when we exited onto the street where the clinic is all the lights were green as we drove down the street. What can be more than an hour-long trip to go and get home turned into a lot less than an hour. Clayton just marvelled at how well things went. He is storing up all the good memories of trips that go well. Of course, once we exited off the interstate to the street to our apartment we were reminded again of where we are since that street is full of pot holes!
We did get to baby-sit Marcos yesterday. At 20 months he is getting more and more into the explorer and moves from room to room opening drawers, getting into places he doesn't need to be and pulling out the books on the lowest book shelf. It is fun! He loves to watch "Dora the Explorer" on the DVD especially likes the songs. That show uses both English and Spanish which he is learning simultaneously. Javier is learning the English from Dora and knows the songs! He said that he found himself singing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" while he was walking their dog, Max!
Life is pretty normal for us right now. Whatever that is! We are glad that traveling is not a part of our life right now and that we are getting to stay at home.
We received word that Dad's "lung mass" was a residual of his pneumonia and would take 2 - 3 months to resolve. That scare has been lifted.