warm water and batidos

Saturday is cleaning day here at Puentes. So that's what this morning looked like. Spenc's speciality we've discovered deals directly with the washer and dryer. The three of them were practially inseparable all morning. Clothes flying everywhere, a swirl of detergent whirling around him... I worked on sweeping and cleaning the bathroom. Dona Fide made an awesome Chow Mein (I don't know about that spelling). I definitely had my fair share. Dina Fide has been teaching us little by little how to cook things so when I'm on my own this Fall I'll have a good amount of things to cook Nica style.
This afternoon was great. We finally got to see Roberto for the first time this year. We met him at the Palacio de los Batidos. The batidos were great as usual but getting to see him and catch up was even better. We stayed there for a while and then came back to the house. Dona Fide and Don Omar were just leaving for a night with the other married couples of the church just as we were getting there. Rober and I went inside and played the guitar for forever and Spenc's boys from the street were all out playing so of course Spenc was in the big middle of all the mayhem. Mace-- Rober is sick at guitar and he taught me this really cool finger pickin thing. You've got to hear/see it!
After it got dark, Spenc came in and Rober left. Spenc and I ate with Debra just whatever we could invent/find ourselves in the kitchen which was perfect for tonight, everybody doing their own meal. And now, I've got to go to bed because tomorrow is Mother's Day and it's going to be packed with a million different fun things going on which require a lot of prepratory sleep.

Buenas noches!

M.