Alexandra turns 4!!!!!!

Hola Familia y Amigos!

Things here are crazy and good. Things were shut down from the flu scare for a while, and now things are back to normal. The school year is being extended by a few weeks to make up for lost time. No one we know has gotten the flu. We did hear that it may have been around since November, and just not identified until April, so we could have already had it. We were all a bit ill for a while there. Who knows.

Alexandra turned 4 on May 16th. I am a bit slow updating this. Alexandra had a "party" at school, and then we took her to her favorite place for dinner. It was nice. She got a "computer" and she really likes it. Pink even. Time seems to be flying by. The school year got extended until July 10 (which is the current update). I am so looking forward to being out. So are ALL the kids. It is hot here right now, and it is beating all of us down. Teachers, students, etc. We are planning on driving up to the states when we get out, but no definite plans on where we will be when yet. I am planning on working at the school again next year, so we only have about 5 weeks off for the summer break. Considering it takes at least a week of driving time to get there and back, we don't have as much time as we would like.

We moved to a different/nicer location house about a week ago. We have a much bigger yard, and it is much quieter. The place had not been lived in for about 1 1/2 years, so Joe has been battling the "rats". We have not seen a single sign of them in the house, but we have seen them out in the bushes, so they are around. Joe managed to feed them 10 ice cube size death pellets in about 2 days, so we know they are active. We also haven't seen as many squirrels around, so they might have helped. Either way we are very happy with this place. The parking area is nice, the security is good, the house is laid out well for us, and the kids love it. It is also MUCH cooler and quieter here. We can sleep with the windows open!!!!! Not much else happening here besides just life. Good overall, so we can't complain.