Ecuador 0, Chile 0

We had the Chileans on the ropes, and then one of our players was ejected for an unlucky foul.

Next qualifier: Thursday, in Montevideo – in Peñarol’s stadium, not in the famed Estadio Centenario.

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Today I mowed one of the lawns and pushed Samuel in his stroller for an hour, which didn’t put him to sleep. He’s been napping less and less. The good news is, he is very interested in numbers. He calls out the numbers he sees in books … and on billboards, keyboards, athletes’ uniforms, etc. He also has been saying color and animal names.

I can’t take credit for this. What has inspired him is Baby Einstein. Let no one disparage that show.

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Today, also, Karin & I cleaned house. Not the house we just bought, but the one we’re living in, my parents’ house.

In Ecuador, my parents loaded their belongings onto a truck and bought plane tickets to the United States. They’ll come to Mishawaka on Sunday. They’ll stay at Mary’s & Martin’s house until their things arrive.