Things

Remember that things game:  things you shouldn't throw off a building etc.  well ther was one sitting in front of us on the flight here.  She was the most obnoxious person ever.  She was sitting in front of dad and just wouldn't sit still.  You know how when your tray is down and the person I front of you makes sudden jerks and you have to hang on so things don't fall off.  Well she was the classic example of it.  She had to be the first in line for everything and just wore the flight attendants down to the core.  We were thinking we had seen the last of her when she didn't come to the bus we were directed to.  We wouldn't have thrown her off the bus but, had there been a small building we would have thought about it.  Well today while wandering the streets, she reappeared.  Walking down the street "as fast as her little legs would carry her". Well some other hotel is having to deal with her daily.  Sure glad it's not ours.

Varardero

So because it's such a rainy day we could either play cards in our room or venture out and see something exciting.  We chose the latter.  The rain has slowed down.  For those of you having issues commenting, the gmail address works good.  Florence, I'm looking for house numbers and haven't come across them yet.  I know I have it on a text from you on leroys phone but we were warned not to turn on our phones.  So if you could gmail me, that would be great.  So hard to see things we really take for granted not available here.  It is however amazing the amount of people we talk to that are here because they don't want to come when the Americans can have their for reign.  The Cubans are skeptical however and do not believe that that concept is going to happen.

We did a lot of walking hoping we were headed in the right direction.  I am so directionally challenged.  Your dad thought it was one direction and I thought the other.  I knew better than to trust my instincts, however your dad was starting to think I may have been right.  In the long run of course he was right.  It took a long time and we are where we wanted to be.

At this market dad handed over his money clip which has over the years just had too much wear.  The fellow said he would fix it on warranty.  It was blind trust.  Funny thing last time we searched high and low for a clip and no one had them.  This time the same idea is everywhere.  So we went back and he was true to his word.  Fixed.  There are good people in the world.

The picture is of this little darling just rocking to the music sucking on her bottle.  Just so darling!

Friday

Today the wind has died down quite a bit.  We have a special kind of sunshine today, in liquid form.  But it's looking like the ocean is a lot calmer.  It was odd, dad found sunshine on the golf course which is very near here, it is within walking distance   Guess we'll head to the shopping mall today and see what's up there,  we'll keep you informed.

New one

So I saw how long that post was and thought no one in their right mind will probably read that anyway so I thought I'd start anew,

I'm sitting at a table being crowded out by six Germans. I am not leaving!  The tar bender is paying careful attention to me.  I'm just reading my book.  Mitch Alboms the magic strings of Frankie presto.  If they think I'm leaving they've got another thing coming.  Out come the cards and they're not even dealing me in!  Fumpf them!  I could probably wax them anyway.  

So yeah, that's all for now.  Think when I get home and read these I might think I should have deleted them.  But for those of you who DO read them, you know what's on my mind.  I've never been one to not speak my mind,   Wish I knew what card game they were playing!

Cv 

Bingo

Chance to either wins freebottle of wine OR drink one free at the all inclusive .  Guess I'll take my chances.  So far looks like in the only one in!  So I lost.  Well I just didn't win.  The poor guy called in five different languages.  I'm exhausted just from listening to it.  Next up is a fashion show.  Busy busy busy!  Might not even have time to crack the book before dad gets back from golfing!   Sitting in the confines of the pool and hotel room, the wind isn't too bad.  I'm sure by our room and by the ocean it must just be rocking by now.  I did make an earlier post about a good joke but I think I'll wait toots it until back in Canada.  The Cubans might not think it's so funny.   Slathered myself in sunscreen this morning.  When dead went golfing it was looking hopeful, but those hopes are quickly diminishing.  In fact they are just gone.  Guess that that sunscreen will just go down the drain.  Literally.  On to the fashion show.  I've only got twenty pesos, so chances are I won't be buying anything.  I guess we'll see.

So it's ten minutes later and here's an update.  Three models all in various states of complete undress.  One wearing "pegs" two sizes too big.  One wearing pegs that were so big she had to wear straps on them to keep them on!  One just CRANKY!!!!  Same stuff different pile as the story goes.  Funny thing though someone came up to me and asked where they could by my bathing suit cover.  I had to explain of course that I wasn't a model, I was just WATCHING the fashion show.  It just never stops.  Don't make me sing, don't make me model, no my clothes are NOT for sale etc. etc. etc.

Hope you're having as much fun reading this as I am writing it.  

Chelsey will get this.  Too bad your dad isn't here right now and there was a box, and they'd want it wrapped.  I laughed so hard last night when you knew what I was talking about when Isaac was "in the box".  Your dad said we both have the same demented sense of humour.  I told him he just doesn't "think INSIDE the box like we do!"  NOW THATS FUNNY!!!!!

So yeah, not much else to do today but blog.  There are tears running down my cheeks just from laughing at my own inside jokes.  Silly silly silly.  But I know one person will get them plus me that's two, so I'll laugh again when I read this.

I wrote a long blog yesterday about things I learned in Cuba.  Dad didn't think they were very funny because they were at his expense so I deleted them.  I thought they were HILARIOUS!!!! But he didn't appreciate them at all so being the "good wife" I am learning to be, I deleted them.  Took me a long time, but I am learning.  I sure wouldn't appreciate it if the tables were turned, so be it.  Maybe one day he will share in my sense of humour.  Probably not, but he has other very good qualities, so I'll keep what I've got.

Internet frustrations

Tried to get on the internet this morning but to no avail.  One of the Internet helpers is very accommodating, the other is not at all.  Guess which one is here today.  Should I succeed, Maya Eli and Isaac will receive a personal note which I wrote this morning.  If not, well you can guess who is still working.  Dad made the trek to the golf course, I'm going to sit for some relation time, because I have not had enough of that yet.  It is so hard to go from go go go to a complete halt.  It will take some time, but I hope to get there.

Just a quick note

When we came here all of the chambermaids were wearing skirts.  Tuesday they started the day in skirts and ended off in yoga pants.  Today they are all I jeans.  Hope they're not trying to tell us something.  If they come out in winter jackets, well let's just say it won't be good.

When we were looking for gifts to take along with us, I saw snowball makers and thought to myself, well they would NEVER need THOSE!  I am now having second thoughts.  They might get use out of them after all!