Lawyer, Air, & Car

Today was a day of frustration as far as accomplishing anything...we spent much of the day in conversation with our lawyer trying to counter some of the inane requirements for residency; such as, having to come to the U.S. to get a Honduran Consulate to notarize papers that supposedly legitimize who we are....and my question is: "How would he know if we were telling the truth?"

Another chunk of the day was in negoitations for air conditioning for the children. We recently received a gift designated for this and we are making progress toward the installation, although it's a bit more than we had hoped it is absolutely necessary. Poor Pedro's allergies are a mess; his skin almost looks as if it's raw and it's caused by the heat.

We have been scouring the classified ads to try to find a minivan we can afford. Since our police incident the other day we desperately need alternate transportation. It looks like we can find a used van in the $8000 to $10,000 range...any takers?