To do past due

I got about a million things done today.  Anytime I get more than two things done in one day it feels like minor miracle.  We’ve been trying to get Jesse’s tooth looked at for quite a while.  It only took a full year to get my post put in (yes, a full year) but that really isn’t an issue for me – I had about 5 appointments where the post didn’t fit right yadda yadda – it was always something.  So now, a year later and some 5 years after the root canal I have a poste.  Our dentist is amazing and respectful to the kids and we absolutely love him, but sometimes he makes appointments verbally and we find out later he put something different down in his agenda and then we miss the appointment.  Sometimes he takes forf’ingever to return a call/text/email.  Sometimes I think he’s avoiding us or wanting to break up with us and then he finally returns a call and apologizes profusely and schedules us in.  And then we fall in love with him all over again and remember why we wait for him.  And sometimes WE procrastinate and don’t call and make appointments and before you know it a year has gone by.  So, the last time he saw Jesse he determined he’d need a root canal.  We tried a few days of garlic and went back in, but the infection was still raging so we went to antibiotics and then waited for the dentist to return our calls and/or texts.  And waited.  And finally he scheduled Jesse in and apologized profusely and we saw him today and are in love again.  He started the process of what will probably be a 4 appointment (or more) root canal.  They do them slowly down here but Jesse’s is being done even slower due to pain.

I also finally found the MexPost location today!  Well, we went on a reconasiance trip last night while using the car heater to warm up.  I had tried a month or so ago and the last known location seemed to have closed up.  Our local internet site suggested a new location.  I misremembered the location and sqandered one scouting trip looking for it in the wrong place.  Last night we found it and today while jesse was waiting for his appointment I headed there and MAILED the Christmas thank you cards.  Well, just Papa and Tata and Chris and family’s.  We’ll send more next Wednesday.  it will be interesting to see if they get there.  They are supposed to take 15 days, so keep an eye out!

Then I headed down to the tourist area (5th and 14thish) to find the martial arts studio.  I didn’t exactly find it, but I think I found the stairs that lead to it but since there was a locked gate at the bottom of the stairs I couldn’t exactly find out.  I think I started looking into martial arts classes for the kids in May of last year.  Scouting trip done, I know I can only approach the place from 10th and will have a field day looking for parking.

And last, but certainly not least, i found whole wheat flour.  So many times down here you really need to stock up when you find “weird” items.  Whole wheat flour is one of those things that seems to be either feast or famine.  Chedraui, Mega, Wal-Mart, Soriana and San Francisco haven’t had it for a while.  Bodega did have it.  So we’re good to go again with WW flour.

Two posts in two days.  That’s got to be some kind of record!

Resolutions for the week to come.

damn. I forgot them already…

1. Answer 5 emails languishing in the forgotton inbox each day.
2. Rock Tuesday’s interview.
3. Really and truely lose a kilo. Not bounce between numbers.
4. Make a list of items ordered and verify arrival.
5. Speak an hour of Spanish to the gurls.
6. Volunteer once at Angel Notion (this will be easy as they’ve already slotted me for Wednesday am)
7. Talk to the kids about regularly volunteering at AN and schedule an informational tour.
8. Try the drumming class (boys?) at La Cieba next martes o Jueves (5-pm)
9. Try the Arte Huichol class at La Cieba next Friday with the girls (6-8pm)
10. Light a fire under jesse’s ass to see if he really wants to volunteer at the golf classic.