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Greetings all

It is overcast today but not raining. More like our usual winter. I went to the studio to pick up newly fired stuff and made a few things. After that I stopped at the bank for some cash and decided to take out a new CD since I had extra in the checking. Had to call my niece to get her SSI number since she is beneficiary. I told her don't worry I am not croaking. Money from my mom that she should have.

CC how adventurous you are to clean out the fridge. Good plan. Get rid of all the jars with one pickle and who knows how many mustards!! Nice going. Now you are set for guests and the fridge is good for quite awhile. Reminds me of when we moved and had to clean out. Amazing what was discovered and some complete unknowns in the freezer.

Yep Paula you had better get some real food. For sure something hot. Like soup.

DD what a great boat ride. (said as one who cannot get back on a boat without help). You are rocking the beach days and the grotto sounds very special. And agreed about the hummingbird. A message for sure.

Chili tonight left over from last night. We had a fun super bowl watch whi*****luded cheesecake. We liked the Bad Bunny show. Also watched some Olympics. I like the skiing and figure skating and snow boarding. Years ago I used to ski and I remember times before there were any snow boarders. Skiers hate them because of how the boards scape the snow around into bumps. Someone once told me snowboarding was like falling down the stairs with your shoes tied together. Those jumps are astonishing,

Diane S

Wow! Your cleaning energy is impressive!

We had so much junk in the fridge when we moved but we tossed most of the good stuff too. We were not going to bring coolers stuffed with condiments and the like! Pretty pricy to replace everything though and I still keep finding things we are missing during meal prep and with dinners!

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.