Rancho Don Pedro now

This is how the house at Rancho Don Pedro looked two weeks ago when we were there.

Proud of our son and his wife

I have to take a break to tell about my son and daughter-in-law. This is our middle son. He has worked hard for several years for a medical testing establishment and his wife has attended medical school. She is finishing her internship this week and is very fortunate to have obtained a fellowship in La Jolla, California. My husband and I will fly up to where they are living now and we will caravan with them beginning on Friday, out to La Jolla. We are so proud of our son and daughter-in-law. It has been as they say, "a long haul". She is a dermatologist and will be working with some outstanding derm doctors/surgeons. They plan to settle in Houston when she has completed a year of work with the doctors. We just couldn't be more proud.

The painting begins

Rancho Don Pedro really started taking shape when the painting began. It was so exciting to see our project developing. Rancho Don Pedro is located about eight miles outside of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico where we lived for three years. Even though we do not live there anymore, it is truly a joy to visit and know that we will always have roots there. It won't be long and I'll have the finished product to show you.

An Iguana with a message

My Iguana-friend here says I need to start speeding this up. In his spare time he enjoys eating the mangos that fall from the trees at Rancho Don Pedro. They're so yummy! My husband actually declared Rancho Don Pedro an "Iguana Sanctuary". He sure did. The workers kept catching them and eating them for lunch during their lunch break. Even though the green ones are more attractive than the black and white ones, there are also Iguanas that are almost gold. They are huge and massive and very territorial. When angry they will fight, hiss, and the spikes on their back will stand up. The neck will bulge and they can be a frightening sight. I have yet to get a good picture of a gold Iguana... someday.

Rancho Don Pedro gets a bath house

Needless to say, the house had been gutted and all structures given extra support even though it had been through major earthquakes and was still standing with no real damage. The building to the right was added... a bath house. The left side is for the ladies and the right for the men.

Progress on the house and pool

You can really see the progress on the pool and, of course, the house. That is my husband and the architect in on the porch.