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MANOLO BACK IN ASUNCION!!!!

shari - 5-10-2008 at 10:34 AM

I am soooo happy to announce that our dear Manolo came home last night to a wonderful reception of his family & friends. We will be seeing him this afternoon and I will post a photo later. Thanks again all our nomad amigos who prayed for his recovery....it was a true miracle!

Diver - 5-10-2008 at 10:47 AM

Wonderful news !!
Huge thanks to Shari and Tio Miguel !!
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Kell-Baja - 5-10-2008 at 11:51 AM

Thats Great!!! Have a wonderful visit.

bajaboolie - 5-10-2008 at 02:28 PM

Glad to hear he's back!

Santiago - 5-10-2008 at 02:51 PM

OOOHHHH - goodie. I would love to be at that party!

Bob H - 5-10-2008 at 04:14 PM

Who is Manolo?
Bob H

Diver - 5-10-2008 at 06:12 PM

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Originally posted by Bob H
Who is Manolo?
Bob H



http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=30659#pid3121...

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Bajaboy - 5-10-2008 at 06:58 PM

Good to hear...can't wait to see him in July.

Zac

Bajagypsy - 5-10-2008 at 08:12 PM

Thhat is wonderful news. Pretty good mothers day present for his wife!!

Skipjack Joe - 5-10-2008 at 08:23 PM

Great news. I hope his remaining years are many.

Sharrone - 5-10-2008 at 09:04 PM

So glad he is home with his family. May he have a long and healthy life.:spingrin:

jorgie - 5-11-2008 at 06:28 AM

A gift to Asuncion

Iflyfish - 5-11-2008 at 07:08 AM

Good One! Thanks for the update!

Iflyfish

shari - 5-11-2008 at 07:40 AM

Thanks all, I shall pass on your greetings today...yesterday the Mother's day bash got way too wild and crazy and we ended up staying there much tooo long and had an outrageous time...picture this...over 400 ladies all dressed up...women who rarely go out and never allowed to drink beer...suckin back tecate like there was no maņana...they fed us all, plied us with beer, entertainment, a huge raffle where everyone got a prize, and then a wild dance where the seņoras let their hair down....way down...it was hilarious to see them in their heels staggering around on the dancefloor with a tecate in their hand!!!! No men allowed so they were totally uninhibited. My friend Suzanna from Vancouver was here to witness the spectacle and sure enjoyed THIS cultural phenomenon. Anyway....Manolo will have to wait till today...

Iflyfish - 5-11-2008 at 09:16 AM

La Vida Loca!

Iflyfish

bajaboolie - 5-11-2008 at 10:27 AM

Oh my, so the official Mothers Day is recovery day for that wild group of moms! Would have been fun to be there!

shari - 5-11-2008 at 03:18 PM

Actually May 10th IS the Oficial Mother's Day in Mexico! No matter what day it falls on everyone gets the day off and a big party is held in every town and village honouring the moms in a big way.

So this afternoon I was able to finally give Manolo a big hug in person...he's at home with his family and very happy to be among the living. He lost some weight and has lots of impressive scars everywhere...the big zipper on his head is something else! He is very weak still but is gaining strength daily and should be ready to cook for us all by the Christmas holidays!!!! He personally wanted to extend his thanks for all your support...their family hasn't had an income for 8 weeks and the money sent was put to a very good use for travel and medications and made the whole ordeal much easier to deal with. I couldnt bear to take a picture as he is still very weak but at the first party, I will or maybe when he's feeling a bit better. But he has ALL his faculties and will fully recover. HIs first day out of the hospital, his brother in law showed up with some sink parts cause he couldn't figure out how to put them all together so he woke Manolo up for a bedside consultation!!! Boy do we hope he recovers quickly...everyone has along list of little jobs for him. Gracias NOmads for your overwhelming support in time of need.

[Edited on 5-11-2008 by shari]

shari - 5-11-2008 at 05:46 PM

I've been thinking here washing dishes from yet another great Arce/Nomad Abalone dinner bash. I have been reading a lot of kind of nasty comments about each other on this board and I just wanted to express my heartfelt thanks to the NOMAD Board...the last couple of years through this board I have met some outstanding human beings who changed our life in so many positive ways...I am listening to my Michael McDonald Motown collection...thanks to lurker Kevin...can watch a DVD amigos have shared, have a fantastic library, lots of cool used clothes thanks primarily to Baja Boy's trendy friends who are my size, can print photos for the locals and give away herb teas to my cuņadas....turn them onto new foods like pesto and bagels, even look good in a bajagypsy skull bikini....and Juan has been blessed by quantities of fishing gear to play with, Harley T-shirts, sirena has cool clothes, surf stuff for her pals etc etc etc...you see how our new friends from this board have enriched not only our lives but of our family and friends here too...it is a wonderful cultural sharing experience for all of us and we are all learning from each other.

Yes we come from different backgrounds, economic conditions, countries and cultures but we are all human and want to be happy in our own ways. And we have alot to share when we come together....I thank my amigos here for their kindness, understanding, support, generosity and sincere friendship.

[Edited on 5-12-2008 by shari]

Bajaboy - 5-11-2008 at 08:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by shari
I've been thinking here washing dishes from yet another great Arce/Nomad Abalone dinner bash. I have been reading a lot of kind of nasty comments about each other on this board and I just wanted to express my heartfelt thanks to the NOMAD Board...the last couple of years through this board I have met some outstanding human beings who changed our life in so many positive ways...I am listening to my Michael McDonald Motown collection...thanks to lurker Kevin...can watch a DVD amigos have shared, have a fantastic library, lots of cool used clothes thanks primarily to Baja Boy's trendy friends who are my size, can print photos for the locals and give away herb teas to my cuņadas....turn them onto new foods like pesto and bagels, even look good in a bajagypsy skull bikini....you see how our new friends from this board have enriched not only our lives but of our family and friends here too...it is a wonderful cultural sharing experience for all of us and we are all learning from each other.

Yes we come from different backgrounds, economic conditions, countries and cultures but we are all human and want to be happy in our own ways. And we have alot to share when we come together....I thank my amigos here for their kindness, understanding, support, generosity and sincere friendship.


Well said Shari...we all need to focus more on the positive and bite our tongues with anything negative. Life is too short.

Zac

Bajagypsy - 5-12-2008 at 06:17 AM

Ditto what Shari said, can't we all just get along?

encanto - 5-12-2008 at 10:09 PM

Shari--I don't know you but want to thank you for maintaining the high road on Nomad and always being a beacon for the best of Baja. And for being such a spiritual and nurturing mother and vecina! God bless you and thanks esp. for the good news about your friend Manolo.

Iflyfish - 5-13-2008 at 09:23 AM

Shari,

Thank you Shari and others for your patients and for sharing your invaluable insights into the culture of Baja. I have learned so much from our dialogues as I am certain is true for others too.


Iflyfish

awfulart - 5-13-2008 at 12:24 PM

Good people, good thoughts, good results.

:bounce::bounce:

Wingnut - 5-13-2008 at 04:32 PM

Shari, wonderful thoughts. I hope all the nomads can take a lesson from your message. We all tend to get a little too involved in our own little worlds and it's really refreshing to see how quickly we all can turn it around and actually help someone. I think this board is a tremendous asset to those who love and embrace the baja and it's people. Keep up the good work...:spingrin::spingrin::spingrin: