The ants go marching two by two, Hurrah Hurrah!

Well, maybe not “Hurrah!” when they’re marching around your kitchen. Cara first noticed them on the floor during the week she was here. After moving the trash can and cleaning the floor with a bleach cleaner, we didn’t see them again. Until last night. As we were getting ready for bed, we saw the little buggers crawling in the cabinets above the sink. Where the food is stored. We took the food out of the cabinets and cleaned the shelves with a bleach spray. This morning the disgusting little creatures were marching around on the counter. All food is now in zip-lock plastic bags, and everything is sprayed again with bleach.

We’ve had three meetings with Mike. Last night he said he just wanted to get the feel for what we wanted. At 10:30 this morning we met him there with his gray construction specialist (concrete) and a window maker. They took measurements and by noon, there was a window estimate ready and a list of some of the materials we would need. Mike took us to lunch and then to a large Ferreteria to look at tile samples. They will give him about 15% discount and there were several patterns that we like. At 5:00 Mike picked us up and we went to the Neptuno with an electrician and the painter who will also finish the walls. We are very impressed with Mike and his workers, and with the advice and suggestions that he is giving us. He thinks he will have final estimates for a budget tomorrow. At that point we will have the opportunity to change plans according to where we want to spend money (or not).

The Neptuno’s elevator is still not working. All week they told us it would be today because this weekend is a big holiday (and all the other owners in the building are Ecuadorian