Back at Grammy’s one day Ouest surprised her with a song. Grammy has always talked about how she had wanted so badly to play the piano, but when she was a kid they were far too poor to even consider such a thing. So she was over the moon when I told her that Ouest had asked us if she could take lessons. Then, a few weeks back Ouest’s piano teacher asked her to pick a song she’d like to practice. We thought about it, and the idea of learning, How Much is that Doggie in the Window, immediately came to mind. It’s sort of an inside family joke that Grammy somehow always ends up singing/humming that song. So anyway, Ouest practiced and learned the song. I won’t post the video here, but I had to pull some stills from it.

Grammy’s reaction when Ouest hit the final note.

It meant the world to her. You could almost see the memories of her childhood racing through her mind. She was so happy and proud of Ouest, and so was I.

Got the Porsche back, this time with brakes. That makes it even more fun to drive.

There’s always something fun to find in the garage.

One last dinner at Aunt Beth’s house to say goodbye to Annie.

And then home again. Queretaro International. That’s about the entire place right there. About the only thing we don’t like about San Miguel is living ninety minutes from the airport. It’s a pain. On the other hand, it’s remarkable how quiet it is living in a place where there is never anything in the sky. If there is a plane or helicopter flying over San Miguel it is such a surprise that it actually makes the local news. It’s quite funny, actually.

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