29/4/7

It has indeed been a month of uncertainty. I got my car fixed, and did a few more things for my safety inspection, which was due this month. The car passed that on Wednesday, with a few things to get fixed for next time. I’ll get two tires this week when I go to Canas to price pool parts, and I need new brake shoes. And I got my dental plate welded in Puntarenas on Monday, but I went to Miramar to another dentist and am getting a new plate made there. The first one wanted $400., the second one $116. Quite a difference.
The builder is being swamped with red tape, trying to get a building permit for the new house. I’m sure I couldn’t remain calm going through what he has, and he knows the process. The final block was a surprise to me. When I bought the lot, I was assured it came with title. When we applied for the permit, it wasn’t in my name, and didn’t have title. Both people who said it had title, including my lawyer, now deny saying that. But, I had applied for title on both lots, and the lawyer has completed that now. Why he didn’t say something two months ago when we were in his office signing the contract to build, I don’t know. The municipality gave Carlos a ticket to get the building permit on Friday, but he can’t get the permit until Monday.
I had a lot of difficulty getting my driver’s license, but that finally came through on Friday. I had to drive to San Jose to pick that up. That is a long story in itself and the whole situation left me worried for a couple of weeks, but it’s okay now, and the story is better left untold. In Ontario, when they wrongfully took my A license, it took me a year to get it back.
The rainy season is sneaking up on us early this year. We got our first rain in early April, and have had about five since. Everything is turning green already, and I rarely have to water the lawn anymore. I am hoping that by May, all the troublesome paperwork will be done, and we can all get down to more hands-on work.