Hello. Welcome to my 101st post.
Good News: We had to book separate tickets back in May and Shar was on a different flight then the kids and I. Good News is that at the airport, they switched her to our flight for free!
Bad News: Both Sharlene and I have our names on a "no Fly list" which means we cannot, ever, electronically check in to a flight. We must always wait in line. I mean how many Michael McDonalds can there be out there? Or Sharlene McDonald's for that matter... oh to be an Achmad Mohammed Massoulah. Those guys never get hassled...
Good News- they let us on the flight with only the very slightest of hassle.
Bad News: Our first flight was delayed for almost an hour. Turns out the First Class bathroom had lots of problems and was leaking profusely into and under the main cabin.
Good News: We weren't in First Class, so I didn't get blamed for the toilet clogging up like I usually do!
Bad News: They deplaned us and sent us to the other side of the airport for a new plane.
Good news: There are electrical components running where the bathroom was leaking- electrical and watery type things do not mix- at all!
Bad News: The new plane took an hour toget ready for use-- more waiting... three hours delay in total.
Good News- Our plane arrived in San diego before flight curfew (airport is downtown SD, I think no flights in or out after 11pm...) and our ride was there to pick us up! ( Thanks Leonard!)
Bad News: It is about 1 hour from airport to home- it was very late by the time we got to our house.
Good News: 2 dogs and cat still alive at our house!
Bad News: When we arrived home at 12:30am our house stank of propane (tank on, pilot lights all off- all windows closed). Our power was off ( someone stole the power lines leading to our corner- so the p0wer was out to our neighbourhood- the rest of the colonia had brown-outs because of other stolen lines... ) Our house was now flea infested... I was in the house for 5 minutes and counted 24 fleas on my legs... cannot stay here tonight- find motel...
Good news- we found a motel with less fleas then our house! Actually no fleas, only a VERY loud air conditioner.
Bad News: Power was out for 5 days in total- all of the food in our fridge and freezer is a moldy, mushy mess that stinks worse than the kid at camp who doesn't shower all week... No power, no phone ( don't know why yet) Flea infested home.... where will we live?
Good News: Rancho Yugo (YUGO's outreach centre in Tijuana) has a trailer they can lend us. They will even feed us while the outreach is on! Praise God.
Bad News: Need to flea bomb house, get power and figure out what to do with stinky fridge ( one pot had 2 inches of moldy fuzz on it...!!)
Good News- After flea-bombing the house, there are now only an average of 2 or 3 fleas at a time on me! Power restored on wednesday- we can now vaccuum!
Bad News. No phone, a mysterious $70.00 extra phone bill. Numerous trips to vets, power companies, phone companies, pet stores, grocery stores, in border lines etc. to try to figure out how to move back in our house. Fridge still smells like a hockey equipment bag...
Good news: Our visas should be in so I can start working on importing vehicles (other wise I won;t have anything to drive soon!) Need visa to get license, need license to import vehicles, need vehicle to do work!
Bad News: Shars visa and 2 kids visas are in . Not mine. Don't know when it will be in.
Good news: We have a date for Shar's surgery! Sept. 5th.
Not so good news: She needs to be there in Calgary from Aug 24th to 29th for pre-op appointments. She has no place to stay in Calgary and this makes her time back much longer... Because of the earlier date of going, her plane ticket is much more expensive.
Good news: We got coupons for $125.00 off 1 flight because of the delay! Ticket more affordable!
Bad news: Fridge still smells like a donkey's underbelly.
Good news: Some folks are coming by tomorrow and we'll give the house a good cleaning from top to bottom, evict the horrid smell and possibly the fleas. We may then be able to move back home, finally, after living in suitcases for 2 months.
Well, that's it-- it's not all over yet. We'll still not have a phone until possibly monday (or longer) which means no internet or communication... we hope to get settled so I can meet with my pastors in E. Tijuana to discuss the upcoming classes... Please pray that we can do that soon!!
Thanks,
until next time,
Mike
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