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Yes we have had a sun surplus. But rain is the norm.

Studio buddy lives in a shack in the woods which is so full of junk you can hardly walk through it. She is building a nice house on the property but this has been going on for years. It really just needs the interior finishes and plumbing but who knows when it will be done. Outside work must be done in the summer but seems like the finishing could be going on right now. who knows. DS

Greetings all

We have sun here today though it is chilly. Ok by me. DH has gone to the grocery store so I get to control the tv and am watching the Patriots. DH likes the house quiet but I like some kind of sound whether the tv or NPR. Not much planned today other than the gym and a few errands. I looked up farro soup recipes but think I will do a pot roast tomorrow since there is football game and hungry studio buddy who is not an adventurous eater.

DD your trip is almost here! I looked up Porto Alegre and it looks like a great place. Loved the look of the markets. Pretty far south and many time zones ahead. How cool that your friends want to come meet you at the airport! Kind and comforting. Are you going to be able to get on to OH or maybe FB or at least text one of us to share. Hope the flights are uneventful and on time.

And Liz hope the weather has cleared. Good lamb chops are a thing of beauty. No naps are quite like a deck chair nap. I think they make a non drowsy version of Dramamine but probably just has some caffeine in it.

Curses CC more illness. Your immune system is indeed challenged. I do think the zinc stuff works not to mention the healthy things you have purchased. Fresh veggies are always good to eat when prepared properly but it is the prep effort plus the timing that leads to the fridge compost drawer. One has to prepare them in a day or two or they lose all appeal. Anyway sorry you have more need for kleenex. Rest up and by all means consume much diet coke. Fluids are good in all forms.

Paula crap that it is cold there. I saw on the evening news that there were falling iguanas again. No doubt Florida houses don't have much in the way of heating. When we moved to CA I laughed at the dinky furnaces out here compared to the behemoth one we had in Omaha. Hoping for a weather change soon.

Well time to get busy. I completed 6 of the 7 items on my list yesterday and the last has to wait until the bank is open.

We started watching The Mayor of Kingstown last night. A drama about crime and the prison system. Good but very dark. No exploding aliens.

Diane S

120 even today! It was warm enough (barely) for water aerobics today so I went. The cold front has since hit and we are bundled up and have the heat on! How quickly we got "thin blood" down here as my Dad would say. I'm not sure I would have survived another WI winter!

Church today (which is always freezing, short grocery run, also always freezing) then we ate lunch and then we napped just to get warm!

Tonight we are having one of those Kevin's premade meals (chicken Marsala) over pasta. They had a buy one get one free at Publix so couldn't pass on an easy meal!

Golf cart gets delivered tomorrow. I was supposed to get my new induction range too but delivery has been delayed a week!

Oh CC, I am so sorry you are sick again. So unfair. A big Boooooooo for sickness! I bet you are right, your immunity system was already battered and it was easy to pick up something else! I sure hope this one is short lived!

Your menu ideas sound great. I'm impressed that as a single person you actually make meals. I think I would have girl dinner (aka, snacking in my case) every night. I did a lot of frozen diet dinners and Chinese takeout when I was single. I still do the snacky thing for lunch a lot of the time but today made a beet salad with goat cheese, honey, spinach and candied pecans from Costco. Sooooo yummy!

I don't remember the rotting vegetable drawer story but can relate with leftover containers. If DH doesn't eat them all, to the trash they go!

Hope the rain let up for you Liz! It's raining right now in Porto Alegre, but there is a stretch of really nice sunny and partly sunny days starting when we arrive.

It's been hard to get excited about this trip for awhile. In October I started to sense my Mom's health was entering another stage. I guess the doctor recommending Hospice was a good indication that things weren't what they had been. And now, with her death so recent, everything has a layer of sadness. But this morning I did have a shot of joy, as my friends shared they drove past the building that houses our Airbnb apartment, and it is surrounded by cute cafes and a nice grocery store with a deli and take away meals. Exactly what we wanted. Lots of things within walking distance.

it's going to be a long day tomorrow, with two connecting flights. We're leaving our house at 7am Monday, and we'll arrive in Porto Alegre at 11:45am on Monday, which would be 8:45am my time. In Brazil, it is considered very important to receive someone at the airport. So our friends will be there to greet us, and then they'll put us in a taxi to our Airbnb, and we'll take a nap, and then get together for dinner. I told them we could take the Uber ourselves, but that is just not how it is done. It's sweet.

Just need to get my meds in order, and I think I'm ready to go. DH just weighed the big suitcase we are sharing (we're both bringing carry ons too) and it weighted 49.5 pounds. He took out one pair of pants to lighten the load. Pretty masterful packing. If we need lots more space for souvenirs, we can shift my carry on to checked, and buy a carry on bag to take on the plane. Probably will happen : ).