Summer winding down

All is well Here in Uruguay. The summer is winding down and school is just two weeks away. Yea.

Lots of looks, but no sale so far on our renovated house, but with a newly adjusted price and some very enthusiastic prospects we remain hopeful.
As it likely that our new business will be a while before serving the first customer, we press on with making our daily bread. Janine has tested the waters by sending out some resumes (curriculum vitae), one for an English speaking nanny. We'll have to see if the pay, traditionally low here, compensates for the time away from home responsibilities. This trade off will become even more acute when we have to spend much of the day at work together. Yeah, I know.


Luca starts high school this year, which means he goes in the morning while Vincent continues the 1:30 to 6:30 schedule. In the end, it looks like there will have to be some help;
either at home or at the store.

I helped Jani with her CV, which always require a photo here, something that seems off to me. We decided on this cheerful and pretty one that says "let me take care of your kids". This one on the right is maybe a little too  sexy and seemed to say "let me take care of your husband", so we ditched it. We're not that desperate....... yet.






The kids have been great this summer. They've had plenty of trips to the beach, invited by friends mostly. They have our local club as many hours as they want every day for futbol, swimming and whatever. It can be crowded at times, but it beats staying home. Hey, they have that too on some days.

 Hair has been trimmed, the supplies are being accumulated and we're counting down the days.

Fortunately, the weather remains nice for another two months. By April there's not too much chance for the beach but for me, spring and fall is the best weather. Montevideo has so many trees it's just gorgeous.




I've been building some screens for our windows upstairs. A surprisingly complicated task. All windows have bars or some shutters that make inserting screens while not disturbing the space for setting the windows in place a real challenge. I've got a few almost ready, just in time for next season.
Dale!