Nao Aqua Quente

This weird contraption located in our laundry room is the Brazilian version of an apartment water heater. Usually, life is good. We have hot water even when we are running steamy showers in three bathrooms at once. Today though, I hate this machine.

It died. I have been waiting for the repairman for two days now. He was supposed to be here today by 1:00. It is now 1:17. I hate Brazilian time...which is whenever we feel like it.

This morning, Ro, Hannah and I took pioneer showers. We warmed up water on the stove and then used a pitcher in the bathtub to clean up. Jackson the renegade is still stinky. He is down playing basketball now. Maybe nobody will notice.

6:00 p.m. UPDATE: He came. He fixed it. Jackson showered. Phew!!

Phew....finally back in Sao Paulo

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. It seems weird to post to "Departing the D" when I was in the "D." We had a great visit at home. I worked. Ro fished. Jackson went to art school and Hannah took driver's ed. In between that, we ate a ton of great BBQ, caught up with some friends but ran out of time to see everybody, and shopped and shopped. We squeezed in a "girl trip" up to Mackinac Island and Ro and Jackson made the "guy trip" in Grayling with Rick and the guys. My Mom and Dad were fabulous hosts putting up with all of our shenanigans.

I put together a few of our photos from Michigan together in a Facebook album. Check it out.

We are so blessed with amazing friends and family. Trips like this one really remind me of that.