Hey all!

 This week has been fairly tame so far.  I was sick again at the beginning of the week, but I am alright now.  We have been going to the orphanage and have gotten two new little boys.  They are very cute and kind of mischevious.  Tomorrow we´re going out to play soccer so hopefully it will help the kids expel some energy.  This Saturday is the group birthday party at the orphanage so Liza and I are getting ready with gifties and treats for the kids. 

Things are fine around the house.  We just got the second season of Heroes on DVD so everyone has gotten pretty into that.  We have also gotten a lot of new people, including a guy that brought gymnastics rings.  He plans on hanging them on bars in the public park and doing his gymnastics.  Liza and I cannot WAIT to see this.

Next weekend, we are planning to go on an Amazon trek, but it might be shut down because more strikes are expected next week.  They are thinking Wednesday-Friday.  A 72 hour strike.  If this goes through and we can´t go to the Amazon, we might go somewhere else in Peru for a little trip.  The strikes completely shut down the whole town, so there isn´t a lot for us gringas to do on strike days.  We can´t even get to the orphanage.  So that´s what happening right now.  Some other news; we got news that we have a job for a bit while we´re in France, which is good news upon hearing about the dollar´s record breaking lows.  We´re applying for some other jobs now, but things seem to be falling into place.