Too Hot to Type

Sorry I haven't posted the last couple of days, but it has been ridiculously hot and we haven't done much other than melt.  Today was 35 degrees with no wind from 9:30 on.  Its supposed to stay around that temperature for the next few days.  This is one of those times when we are not hoping for any rain.  If it rains for an hour or so, it will get so humid that it will feel well into the 40s.

The weekend was spent teaching Ken and the boys how to bake a few "Canadian" items.  Ken had a couple of requests so we showed them how to make haystack cookies (muskrat houses to the Anderson family members), banana bread which they were not familiar with and how to make a rue for sauce or gravy.  I can't believe that a country that has about 15 different types of bananas, doesn't have a recipe for banana bread.  It was a big hit with the boys and we took a bunch to church today since it was bring stuff to eat to church day apparently.  I'm glad it was because there was lots of local favorites there like cheese empanadas, different buns and cupcakes for the kids.

Tonight after it got dark and cooled off, we went down to the town plaza again because on Sundays, there is a artisans market which sets up and stays until about 10:00 at night.  A lot of it is the kind of stuff that ends up in Canadian garage sales, but some of it is quite nice.  The most impressive one was a guy painting pictures with spray paint.  He did a lot of outer space scenes, but tonight, he was working on a mountain scene with trees, a lake, and lightening.  It looked very much like a Glen Scrimshaw when he was finished.  The kids picked up a few odds and ends at the market to appease them, but we didn't end up buying anything major.

Lukas and Logan took the opportunity to walk through the spray fountain to cool off, and amused all the onlookers.  Small Caucasian children are a rarity around here, so everybody points and smiles at Jordan and Logan.  The locals have a strange habit of having to touch the heads of Logan and Jordan as they walk by, or they pinch their cheeks.  I would bet Logan had his head rubbed a good 30 times at the market tonight.  It seems they think it will bring them good luck or something.

Tomorrow, after homework, we have to go to the Bolivian immigration office and report that we are staying over the 30 day limit.  Its strictly a formality, but we want to make sure we do everything by the books while we are here.