Hello everyone! Let's try this again. I just lost an entire post, pictures and all, twice. Internet in Nicaragua. I'm just thankful to have it. My creative chi is almost drained but I've managed to get all the pics back up. Let's start with this one of Ian and Brad. Freakin' adorable. I never thought I'd fall in love with a squirrel but let it be known, I have. Lea is obsessed with Brad. She sits at the base of whatever tree he is in, and anxiously awaits his descent. Unfortunately for Lea (but fortunate for Brad), this little guy is way too fast and way too smart for our silly little mutt.
To continue from the last update, we finally got our first storm. Last Saturday, as I was finishing up a lime and cilantro marinade for a tasty chicken dinner, the sky opened up. We quickly learned that with the rain, comes power outages. We managed to whip up a quick meal by candle light (the stove is propane) and somewhere along the way, decided that it would be a good idea to indulge in excessive amounts of rum to help put ourselves to sleep. (Bad idea.) By the time the computer battery died somewhere in the middle of our fourth episode of "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," we were pretty lit. Between the stagnant, ninety degree air, the absence of a blowing fan and slight inebriation, sleep was not in our favor. Then, just as we thought it couldn't get any worse, the monkeys chimed in from the trees outside our window. They did their thing all, miserable night long. At sun up, the electricity came back on.
So, as many of you have noticed from our FB "status updates," we're mobile. This is our '88 Isuzu Trooper that we bought for the lovely price of $2500 from a guy named David who lives in San Juan Del Sur. She is rusty and old but we had Roger's mechanic take a look at it in Rivas, and she checked out. The four-door option is nice, as there is plenty of room for boards and dogs. Wouldn't you know it though? Three hours after we bought the Isuzu, the Land Cruiser lady called and said she be willing to part with her baby for five. I'm a strong believer in signs, and Ian and I had already discussed that even five grand would be pushing our budget at this point. We both agreed that the Trooper came into our life that afternoon, to stop us from buying the Cruiser. Plus, we wouldn't have been able to have the Toyota for another month and already yesterday, we were able to drive over to La Vista to check out the progress on the house, have a nice breakfast in Iguana, and surf fun, Melly-size Colorado's. And today, we're going on an adventure to San Juan Del Sur. We decided the extra $2500 is enough to fill our new house with furniture and appliances. So be it. And here are some pics ....
I had to post this picture of what I call, a "Party Papaya." Apparently this is a small one too. I was skeptical as I cut it open yesterday thinking it's size would hinder its sweetness. I was wrong. The meat was as sweet and juicy as Hawaii's sunrise varietal. We've been eating really well since we've been here. Ian has been making a ton of guacamole and yesterday we fried up some corn tortillas and made fresh, homemade chips. Yummy.
And here's one more cute pic of Taj. He's getting bigger by the day.
Well, more later. It's been such a struggle trying to get this one up that I should post while the internet is cooperating.
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