Sunday, April 30, 2023

Good morning!

Hamlet was wonderful! The actor was big, and he used his physicality to be a more menacing, angry Hamlet than a mopey, depressed one. And Ophelia was heartbreaking.

Today is Controversy Club. Topic, should other states follow Utah, and ban social media for children 13 and younger?

Still overcast, gloomy, and below normal temperatures. Better weather predicted for the coming week. It always seems like it's 4 days away.

Good morning (or afternoon depending on where you are)!

We are in our last full day on the ship (in Moorea). Since we visited here previously and toured the entire island on a scooter we are mostly staying on the ship. We will probably swim and/or kayak off the back platform as the pool is closed and we might walk to the local town for a bit. We have had included laundry service which has been terrific. We sent everything out this morning that needed to go so we can pack tonight. Since we still have 2 more weeks of travel it is great to be able to have clean clothing. Tomorrow morning we have a transfer to a Tahiti hotel where we will stay in an overwater bungalow for 2 nights then fly to New Zealand on Wednesday (arriving there Thursday I think due to crossing the dateline).

My nephew's wife is doing well after surgery though she is very bound up and has a couple of drains. She also can't take a shower for a week which doesn't thrill her but the surgery reportedly went well.

Justice seems to have been enjoying where he has stayed when my son is busy. I get a few short videos every day of him romping around in her large fenced yard with the other dogs or sniffing around. She only takes smaller dogs so there isn't anyone for him to feel intimidated by.

We have been contemplating getting serious about going back to healthier eating habits this summer. Hard to get into that in a big way until the remaining travel is over but it is really necessary. I have started reducing my coffee intake of late though as I think it messes up my digestion in the beginning of the day.

Have a sunny Sunday!

Having all your clothes laundered and folded, brilliant idea for starting out on the next leg of your trip.

How are meet up plans with Shirl going?

Great! We are meeting Shirl and John the day we get in for dinner. They made arrangements to stay over near us!!!

Greetings all

I am back in the north after an early but uneventful flight. Only takes about an hour and a half so there is just not much to fuss bout. People that checked in ahead of me had about a hundred tons of baggage and two cats in the cabin. No thanks.

So my brother is ok but super fatigued. He is going to Mayo to try to see if there is anything that can improve his heart damage. I fear not. He may just have to learn to live with limitations. His homes are both spectacular. Both have pools. I got in the desert one but not Hollywood.. It was actually kind of chilly there. So we had to leave the house at 6;30 to get to the airport in burbank but it was all ok. Sure glad to be home in the cool and restful. I may go take a nap.

We did some junk eating on this trip.. My brother used to be Mr. healthy but he is just too tired to cook and eats fast food often which he orders without salt. Good luck on that. I made eggs one night. He has this little dog who is a service dog who goes everywhere including restaurants.

Not much else. I am getting inspired to toss stuff again seeing my brother's tidy place.

More later maybe. Diane S

So glad you got to visit him, as we've all learned, if not now, when? Is he coming to the Mayo clinic in Minnesota, or going to one of their satellite clinics?

Hot and overcast! 89 currently. I invited my neighbor over for an easy chicken salad dinner at 6. It'll cool down after today.

I might go swimming tonight. Why not?

Ooh, just had a huge spiny lizard on the wall outside my living room. I took a pic, but it doesn't convey his size - maybe a foot long and fat like a frog. Ack!

Aside from reptiles, life is good. Still keeping to healthy low carb eating. I find myself wanting snacks at times, but the snacks I want I don't have and would be carby and sugary. Which tells me those cravings are not based on hunger, but mental. Makes me think of that dieting adage that if you wouldn't want chicken or an apple when you think you're hungry and want to snack, you're probably not really hungry. An over simplification for sure, because most of the time I never want chicken, but I get what they are saying.

Yikes. I just looked at my weight app and the weight I was last week before starting up eating well for the millionth time was the highest I've been since I got to the same weight post-VSG. That's not a good milestone. Playing with fire comes to mind.

Anyway, I hope you all are happy and healthy. Glad you made it home safe, Diane!

A lizard a foot long on your wall! Yuck! At first I thought you said it was INSIDE...

You would have heard me screaming in Bora Bora if it was inside!

HMMM I think Mr. Lizard is kind of cute. Way better than a snake. Plus the lizard will eat bugs, right? Anyway, befriend the lizard even if he is big. ds