So today Trevor and I started the steps for immigration. We met with our immigration advisor Julie at the Real De Chapala Hotel. That is the hotel we stayed at last year when we were here. She basically uses their outdoor dining patio as her office here at lake side since her base is in Guadalajara. We did all our paper work and stuff, we have to go back and see her again on thursday to sign our application and then in about 3 weeks or so they will take us to Guadalajara to have our fingerprints taken as part of the final process. I will be soooooo happy if we can have our FM2's before we leave for Canada, and if all goes smoothly she thinks that is possible. I don't want to have a hassle at the Detroit airport like my dad did when we was leaving for Mexico. They said that because he did not have proof of residency here in Mexico that he had to have a return ticket showing when he would be leaving the country.....that is Detroit's policy, not Mexico's.
We did a bit of running around and picked up some chicken from a street vendor and brought that home for lunch. It is VERY good chicken. You get 2 chickens (flame roasted right there) 2 bunches of roasted potatoes, rice, roasted peppers and onions, 2 coleslaws, salsa, a bottle of pop and a crap load of home made tortillas for 215 pesos.....that is less then $20 Canadian. Needless to say that is what we had for dinner also...and there is still tons left over.
Today we finally got ahold of a contractor. He came out to talk about the stuff we want to do with the casita and around the pool. The back wall around the property is also in need of repair. He will be coming back on Thursday evening with a quote. Fingers crossed it is a good price since it would be so nice to get that started. Trev and I can't wait to be in our own place so we can finally unpack all of our stuff. The contractor (Steve) says that it would take about 3 weeks, so we figure in 6 to 8 weeks it would be done.
This morning Jose brought his son with him as he was running late and wanted a hand. His son then took his scooter so he could go to school. School is divided here into a morning group and then an afternoon group. So my dad drove Jose to the bus station in Chapala when he was done. when my dad returned I was in the living room and say him pull into the drive........with the drivers side light assembly missing and the wires hanging out. I though he had hit something but nope.......it fell out all on its own. He was on his way back home and he was coming down our street when he heard a noise and thought he had run over a bottle or something. He stopped and what he had run over was the light that had fallen out fo the van. All I can say is thank God that happened when he was driving because there is no way he would have believed me if I told him it just "fell out"!!
I guess these bumpy cobble roads will take a tole on a car but it is crazy that your light can just fall out when your driving down the street. Luckily it was in our sub-division and not on the highway.
Yesterday Trev and I booked a trip for this Friday to go and see the Teuchitlan Pyramids. They are about an hour and 40 minutes away from here. They are not like the pyramids on the west coast....these onces are round and date back to around 400 A.D. It should be a very cool day and should be alot of fun.
Other then that not too much is new.....Angel is becoming quite hunter. As I mentioned in a previous post she caught a lizard and last night it was a huge butterfly. She was pretty pleased with herself with lots of meowing and expected lots of pets and praise when she brought it to us while we were playing cards. Flash has mastered the art of napping in different locations around the house. We have a no furniture rule but he still manages to slip onto a couch at night when no one is looking.
Tomorrow I think we will do more painting. Trev will finish patching the tile in the jucuzzi and who knows what else. It is so easy for the day to slip away and not have done anything. I can't believe that we used to fit an 8 hour work day into our schedule. Like my mom said in the last post, we are lucky to get 1 or 2 things done a day. Often those 1 or 2 things are playing cards and making drinks. Hey...if you can only do 2 things those are pretty good ones!!
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