Day two update

Today was an amazing day. I am luck enough to be part of the best team.  Our house is farther finished than any others; we have a family who works daily next to us; and we have a great team with no egos and no one who is above doing any tasks.  Our family, Carlos and Leandro have been great.  Carlos is a semi-pro Bolivian soccer player; Leandro is a jkindergarden teacher.  They are out there working as hard as the team every day.  Additionally we have a group of five soldiers who are assisting us.  We originally thought that there were somehow connected to the family.  Wrong. They chose our family because our masons had the best tools and were the most organized.  And they are correct.  The foreman, Alberto, is amazing.  He keeps the workers and volunteers going.  He has taught us so much about concrete and brick work.  I am ready to bring his crew back to the US to fix our poorly constructed concrete.  Another big aha today regarded the hole digging for the septic system.  One hole needs to be 1meter; the other one 2.5meters.  We have the smaller of the two complete but the otheris killing every team.  So today, our team in their infiinite wisdom, decided to hire a backhoe/digger to get all the holes dug.  The Paraguay Habitat was concerned about the cost - $120 American $$$!  Seriously, we would have chipped in to BUY a backhoe rather than keep doing what we are doing.  So $5 a piece later we are ready to have mechanical assistance tomorrow.  More about that tomorrow.
So we are enjoying some giant $2 cervezas, thanks to Michele Gentry´s translation assistance.  And off to bed early for some rest.
More tomorrow,
Love Karen