March 2007 letter from Spain

So which of your relatives have been thinking of moving in with you now that you braved the big change to pioneer a new life on the Finca? Our grandson was having all sorts of school troubles in U.K., and Julie has another son to deal with too. It's a long story, but suffice to say Jordan (age 15) has now moved in with us.

So we spent a lot of March getting him organized, buying a mountain bike and preparing a room for him. Lots of paperwork of course to get him a proper card to go to school.. and a lot of it is the old run around again.

But what a joy to have a strong young man around the house. One who is both ready to lift, and dig and work and paint, as well as to start learning more Spanish and even Catalan. I am sure you will hear more about Spanish schools and travails of foreign children in future lessons. But meantime I am making sure he writes home to Mum each week, and works with me to sort out his dyslexia. Won't be the first kid I have helped discover his full potential by any means.

His Nanna is tickled pink to have children around again. She never could get enough of them. And now we have someone else to help keep an eye on her and the dogs.

Seeing how a child who loves nature blossoms so quickly in the sun and the dirt and with nature is magically lifting all our spirits. We are already sure his extra help in the garden will easily cover the costs of his board and lodging. Now we know why old farmers always wanted an extra strong back ot two around the yard.

Regards,

Roseann and family.

PS I still don't understand how someone can have so much fun with a frog.... but it sure beats playing on the back streets with bad stuff in the city!

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