Family news

Chano and family are working hard to fill the order for the rice gift packages for Christmas.

We have the rice (may have to mill it fresh, but that's not a problem). The problem is milling it, bagging it, and then making gift bags of local burlap with a capiz pointsetta to decorate it.

We have some left over capize pointsettas from last year but it means subcontracting with our capiz workers again, and buying supplies.

In the meanwhile, the driver/handiman has found a used water pump...will have to wait until Monday to get the money from the bank to pay for it....only 3 more days to put up with 90 db grinding for 4-5 hours a day...it's so loud that the neighbor complained...we do turn it off later at night, although last evening we ran out of water and I had to run it from 7 to 9 to get enough water for the washing up etc. during the night.

Ah, the wonders of living in a tropical paradise!