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Saturday stuff and other stuff...

I swear this is an actual un-retouched photo of the water at Grand Turk.  Is it any wonder I love that place so much?

I got all my errands done yesterday including my Wendy's 240 calorie burger.  Delicious.  I got some nice fruits and veggies at the new fruit stand too and guess what?  It used to be a Whole Foods so you know how big that is, not as big as a supermarket but not small either.  Well I walked the whole store (using the cart for help but still) and to and from the parking lot.  I thought that was pretty danged good actually.  Much improved.  The physical therapy is working, it really is.

Then I stopped in Dr. Wacks office for my Friday weigh in.  I lost a little bit, not much.  It's time to start losing again though because I have been very good and it's been a few weeks since any kind of nice drop.  I swear the inches are down though, things fit very differently now.

I have canasta today.  It's a nice quiet game, no problems in this one.  And lunch first.  It'll be a nice day for me.  Hope yours is too...

Friday is my day off!

Oh boy a day off.  Whatever shall I do with myself?  The duck can't go to lunch today, he's a busy guy.  I'll do something though.  

Thank you for all the ideas about the gal at canasta having a problem remembering.  There were some really good ones and I'll talk to the other gals about it.

I think I'll go to the bank and then to the fruit stand and see what looks good there, then maybe to Publix.  I also think I'll get a Wendy's single,  I know if I get it on a plain bun with no cheese and no mayo it's really good for 240 calories.  And if it is not storming I might get in the pool.  It's stormed every day this week though.  

So that's my Friday y'all.  Hope yours is tits.  Mine will be...

Thursday in paradise...

I cannot tell you how many hours I have spent staring at this view.  We almost always get the same cabin, on Carnival there is only one handicapped suite and it's always on the 7th deck (which is the Empress deck!).  The balcony is huge and I sit there and look at the water and watch for fish, sometimes I even see dolphins!  Or flying fish.  Anyway today I am looking at this photo because there is something sad going on here.

One of the canasta gals has (obvious) Alzheimers and while we have been kind and patient with her for months it is getting more and more difficult.  She is getting mean and cantankerous.  And much much more forgetful.  You see we are playing for money and when she is your partner she does insane weird things that make no sense at all and causing us to lose.  That wouldn't really be a problem but at the same time she'll be mean and say it's not her fault and blame someone else.  

When it's her turn to deal the cards it's a nightmare.  One for me and two for you.  You get the picture.  Well we don't want to cause her not to get a day out to play (actually three thank you very much) but it is becoming depressing and just plain not fun.  I mean it's our day out too.  I know it could be any one of us and might be someday.  What to do?  

If we could get her down to once a week maybe we could all tolerate it better.  Her husband is no help at all.  I swear he's an evil little old man and I don't want anything to do with him.  There are no children that are helpful at all.  I know.  There is no good answer.  But it did help me just to type it out.  Thanks for reading.

Have a lovely Thursday y'all.  Me too.

MahJong gals!

I only Maj'd once but it was a good day.  We had a lovely lunch and a nice game.