Day 10 of July

Ok, the son has been home for over two days, and I learned a few more things. 1) He had his "fortune read" by a monk at a temple -and I guess it was eerily right on track 2) he stubbed his toe at the same said tremble, and it had since become infected 3) he also stepped on some sharp coral and sliced the bottom of his foot open. 4) he was one of the youngest participants (average age was 22) 5) only Patrick and one other person were first year students 6) in this group of volunteers ther were only 3 Canadians and the other two were from edmonton, but they were not in Patrick's group. 7) I have seen a picture of one of the Thailand soap stars and there is a striking resemblance. 8) Patrick has learned and enjoys cooking Thai food. Just had a delicious supper cooked by him. 9) jet lag seems to kick in around the second and third day. 10) it only takes two or three days for the son to completely mess his room up once more....... Bill and I trekked down to salsa fest today, with miss maya. We once again parked up on crescent heights hill with the bat mobile. Maya loves the wind blowing through her ears. To me the venue seemed much bigger this year, but Bill disagreed with me, so my memory must be mistaken. It was a beautiful day for a festival. So beautiful, that the streets were wall to wall with people, little people, strollers, bikes, balloons, and the odd policeman. Unfortunately most of the line ups for the salsa testing were extremely long, so Bill and his bag of nachos didn't get to taste everything. We were there by noon ( it started at eleven) but even when we left around two, the crowds were still pretty thick. There were a few bottle necks, but they usually occurred when there was an alcohol serving place. ( go figure). Maya did so well. It proves that she a territorial dog. Only once did she growl, and that was when we were standing still and a teenager bumped into us.(she was loud and giggling) otherwise, there was no barking, growling or anything. When it got crowded, I would pick her up and put her in her carrying pouch. Bill was right about one thing, Maya is a great chick magnet. No wonder he takes her with him to all the festivals. Anyway, because the son made a delicious meal, I volunteered to clean up his mess, and he made a big one. Monday is just around the corner, enjoy it. Stacey