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Not sure if this post will make it to publication. OH seems to be having internal difficulties this evening.

201.2 this morning. I like that... Heading back down to where I wish to be.

Where to start... Little things to share... My dad was tired on Saturday and slept for most of our visit. He woke occasionally, smiled spoke, and then drifted right back to sleep. He finally woke up close to dinner time. So I sat with him encouraging him to eat. He tried a ravioli, and swore he ate his meat (like a 5 year old) even though he hadn't touched it. I tasted it to show him it was good, but he said he was going to have a candy bar instead. I said, okay and left it at that. At one point he looked over and saw a framed photo of himself and my mom. It was a portrait I arranged some 30+ years ago. He commented on what a lovely picture it was. Since there are a few family photos on that table, I asked which one. He smiled and said, "The one of the President and First Lady. It's such a nice photograph of them." I got a big kick out of that. I have no idea if he was in that moment unable to recognize himself and my mom, or if he was just thinking it looked like a official White House photo of a president and a first lady, or what was going through his mind. But there was such firm happiness in his voice when he said that, it made me happy. It's the little moments that can bring me joy on those days when is a shell of the person he once was.

Brother came down from Reno to take Ron and me out for our b'days. We had a lovely lunch. I'm getting three meals out of it! LOL! Score for VSG combined with tirzepatide. The best part of it was a warmed butter cake with vanilla gelato for dessert presented with a sparkler instead of candles. I'll post on TT.

My 30 days of no lifting is over. I got to work out for real today! Whoo hooooo! Damn it felt good. I will probably be a bit sore tomorrow even though the weights were super light. I did 6 sets of Russian twists with a weight ball. That might prove to be problematic tomorrow... LOL

I LOVED the Bad Bunny half time show. I am appalled by the negativity surrounding the half time show.

Buster has an ear infection in both ears... Boooo.... Poor guy! He goes to the vet tomorrow.

Hasta la bye bye!

Lots of rain this weekend, but we did have good luck Saturday morning with our boat ride. Infrastructure here is not the same as at home, and there were times when entering or exiting the boat was more difficult for me. But the crew, and even the other passengers couldn't have been any sweeter or more kind. When we had an opportunity to swim, I exited the boat just fine, by jumping off the deck into the water. Oh my, so satisfying. I thought about your Windstar cruise Liz, and how fun it must be to have the water activities deck off the back of the ship. Getting back into the boat was pretty much impossible for me. There was a ladder, but nothing to grab on the deck to hoist yourself out. All the young sailors took my hands and pulled me out of the water smoothly and onto the deck. It could have been an I'm old, this is embarrassing moment, but it was not. They cheered and were so kind. I think that's one of the lovely things about this culture. There is a lot of care and respect given to older women. We had to leave the boat by Zodiac Raft, and everyone else was being dropped off in front of this crazy stairway, with a walk back to town. When I got in, sailor said, I'm going to drop you right on the beach, and he did. So much easier. I told the other people in the raft, You can thank me for this easier exit. : )

Yesterday it rained most of the day, and we took advantage of the down time to nap and read.

Today we wanted to tour some things in the town, and we walked to an old and lovely church, and then later up the hill further to a Grotto to honor Our Lady of Lourdes. So beautiful, set up on a hill, nestled into the jungle/forest, overlooking the harbor. When we were alone in the grotto, DH pulled up some Gregorian chants/songs on Spotify, and we listened as we sat and reflected. And then a hummingbird put on a show. Anyone who knew my Mom knew she loved dragonflies and hummingbirds. DD wore one of her hummingbird broaches to her funeral. Is my Mom sending me signs she is okay, and she is still with me? Maybe. It gives me comfort whether I'm making too much of it or not.

Seaside lunch again, and now DH is taking a little nap. Our sleep gets disrupted here as we are right across from the breakfast room. I don't really care for the hotel, but it is in a super good location, so we are both being careful to not dwell on it's shortcomings, but to embrace this paradise in which it sits. Not that difficult of a task. : )

You are on fire! One advantage of having to get a new refrigerator is that there has been a thorough cleanup there! Won't have to think about that for a while.

119.8 - back down .2 even with the snacky eating. We had salsa and chips, shrimp, a hot dip with chili, cream cheese and cheese, and split a bread pudding slice four ways.

I thought Bad Bunny's show was good and it was intriguing how they set up the stage. The Seahawks dominated the game and the Patriots deserved to lose. Not Drake Maye's best performance.

Yesterday afternoon we finally went to the beach. It was south facing so the wind was at our back which made it quite warm. A lot of people came and went in sweatshirts and long pants because they probably thought it would be cold.

Today might be another beach day unless we go with our friends for a late lunch. I'd personally rather do an early dinner, but we shall see how it goes.

I miss watching the Olympics. Our friends seem to have zero interest in it. I'd like to watch a lot of events but especially figure skating, some of the skiing, and the bobsled/luge stuff. And maybe a little speed skating. Curling is just a little too slow for me. They did have a curling club in my former town on Cape Cod though and a friend of mine there used to do it.

Have a marvelous Monday!

I was just looking at the weather where you are and our home on the west coast. Interesting that both are warmer than here with a SW breeze. It is nice in the sun but the wind has been quite cool coming from the NE and keeping the temperature in the low 70's. But there is supposed to be less wind this week than yesterday.