OUR Florida vacation 9-20 Monday to 9-2702021 Monday

 So we started our Florida vacation on MONDAY 9/20, with Kurt driving us to the airport.  We get there early and are on a pretty sparse flight, we had the bulk head, and KR moved behind me, we had i think 6 a and b.  We landed and drove straight to Miami beach.  The water was so so warm.

We had dinner, a great ribeye steak at Oliver's Bistro, and then to La Villa Azul in the middle of Miami.  It was a room in the guest house, but the room was so so tiny.  You cannot even put two carry on luggage out together.  But we just slept there.

TUESDAY 9/21 morning, we get up and try to find a coffee place.  YOU WOULD think, but after going around and around we find Vice City Bean off of Miami Ave.  Not that great.

We drive to the keys, via the Old Dixie Hwy, NOT (1).  We did NOT see any crocs even through crocodile lake national wildlife refuge.

We stop at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park and swim and snorkle, saw a bunch of cannons that were sunk into the water.  I took some underwater pics. 

We have lunch at High Tide right across from The Pelican Key Largo Waterfront Cottages.  What an interesting place.  The conch fritters have not enough conch and too much filler.  KR gets a large BUD and I went back to bed.  The dinner on the dock is very nice.

Tuesday morning we go snorkling again.   KR seesn MANATEES and goes over board to swim with them. On the way back in the kayak is tipped and I SAVE the phone/camera bag, without dunking them, and we cannot right the kayak so we swam back to the shore and KR rights it and we go back to find his sunglasses and hat, but he actually finds the hat, but no glasses.  We go to Dollar Tree to buy another.

We drive by this HUGE lobster and take a few pic.

Wednesday is at Coconut Cay Resort and Marina, and so is Thursday.  They have bikes, and kayaks, and we bike to Sombrero Beach,   We have dinner at Marathon Grill and Ale House.  Crab cake not as good as So Cal crab cakes.

We come back and saw MORE MANATEES by the back bay and KR sprays water in their mouths.  We heard they like that and they REALLY REALLY DID !!!

We have a dozen wait TWO dozens oysters at Sunset Grille and Raw Bar and then dinner at Florida Keys Steak and Lobster house.  One of the best meals we have ever had.

Friday morning KR goes yaking by himself.  I am getting another bout of MdDS so I go running and then to the pool.  Even the pool was getting me a little dizzy.  There are lots of chickens outside our room at the hotel  We drive to find Key Deer and we FOUND SOME !!!

Key West was too crowded and too hot.  We stayed at the Southern Most Inn, and go and take a pic at  the sign that says 90 miles to CUBA.  The pools and the jacuzzi at the hotel was very nice.  Iguanas all over Florida.  KR has a drink or two or three with Luis, who was vacationing there with his girlfriend Mari from Miami, and then it was FREE wine and cheese.  By the time we went to bet food, at Fernandy's Cafe.  The torta was great.  KR passes out and I ride the bike I found unlocked all around town,   Lots of people down the other end of Duval street

SATURDAY  We go watch sunrise and then more bike riding.  BUT I forgot to turn on my fitbit.  We go see Fort Zackary Taylor Historic State Park.  Then it was more food at Florida Steak and Lobster house.  We liked it that much, on the WAY out of Key West.  We stopped in the pool, even after we checked out at the Southermost Inn.  It was so so hot.

We go see Bill Baggs Cape Florida state park light house.  And climb the 109 steps to the top.We anted to stay at Coconut Cay in Key Largo but there was no room at the inn so we drove all the way to Florida City at the Best Western.  All the way from Key West to the mainland.  It was 95 bucks, cheap.  

Next day, Sunday morning we went to Miami Beach.  We got a room on the beach at another BW and rode our bikes, CitiBike all up and down Miami Beach.  We had room 911.

Next morning, Monday we rode the bikes the other direction   Last lunch before airport was at Rincon Progreseno on 1169 NW 36th Street Miami,  VERY good fried chicken

Flying first class home was a great decision.  Kurt picked us up.

ZOOM church Sunday

 Both KR and I were hacking and coughing.  We went down to walk Gracie and then stayed home to watch Grant somebody on Branch of Hope on Youtube.  It was nicer that way  Don't wanna get anything before our trip.  We saw Denny going to COTB and I asked if he was vaccinated and he said no and I said NO HUG.  Those people are so so weird.

We stopped at Adele's and picked up KR's sandals.  

We had left over lunch, pinwheel sandwiches from Naby.  I cooked some more ribs Kurt wanted them.  KR took a nap and Kurt drove over to Hickory to get someone to play Jugger.  I text Debbie, whose two sons, Josh and Tyler live around the corner.  They came by and fought Kurt for a bit.  It was fun for him, not just fighting mom.  I still have a blood blister on my left hand from fighting him.

I rode around the alley, nothing to be had. 

We packed all kinds of stuff and got ready to go.  Tomorrow to Miami 6 15

VAX and KLUB Saturday

 We were up early, I did a load of laundry to change our sheets.  I got the van and went to vax and KR went to Club at church.  There were four vaccinators, and not so many people needing shots so I left and went to Charlie Chicken and bought 12 piece chicken and drove to Ellen's and got the HP laptop, and then to 99 cent store and bought a bunch of food and came home.  

KR and Kurt scarfed up the chicken and then Michelle DeLand came by to buy honey and I went for a ride.  Adele said KR's sandals came and I went there but no one answered the door.  I guess no one heard me knocking on the door.

Came home and did some jugger fighting with Kurt.

Kurt went out with Jun and Taylor and Alex Pao.  I guess Taylor moved in with Alex.  Kurt needs to get his schooling FINISHED.  I hope he does not drink too much.

I was up at 3 peeing and he was STILL UP !!!!

VERY easy Friday

 ANTS AND MORE ANTS

They are still around

I sleep at 9 19 and woke up at 6 30  A whopping 8 . 5 hours of sleep  

We took Gracie to Veteran's Park and she chased all kinds of squirrels.  Then Denise brought Gaia over and they had a lick fest.  Gracie was sore in the afternoon.  I vacuumed the garage and sorted some stuff trying to give away things.  Nazareth came at 2 and KR went first.  What a great massage.  I went for a 8.57 mile bike ride, and then ran at 15.24 pace for 1.82 miles.  Then it was MY TURN

THERE WAS A 4.2 earthquake centered in Carson.  We all felt one giant BANG and I thought Kurt or KR had crashed onto the floor or something.

I cooked another giant burger for the boys.

Went to bed by 8 45.  VAX tomorrow and KR has KLUB

Kind of easy Thursday

 I got there at 6 45 and it was busy while it lasted because we had no assistant other than Tracy.

Arusha I think likes to work with me.  She wants to be able to do a pulp/SSC, and I am trying to find one for her to do.

We got done by 11 and I went shopping at El Super bought all kinds of meat.  Denise was here when I got home.  I started cooking eggplant/chicken leg soup for Gracie.  I then went for a ride.

Then I rode again to visit Rita.  She is losing muscle mass, can hardly stand up anymore.

THERE WERE ANTS AGAIN

I cooked a giant burger for Kurt and then some BBQ ribs for KR

I ran 2 miles about 13 minute mile pace

Lovely said mom is complaining of knee pain. 

Isaiah is leaving next week.  She is going to miss him so much.

HER box of presents came.  HIPEEE  I got some really cool clothes, and hot looking jackets !!!

I walked to dad's and back

VERY easy Wednesday

 We walked Gracie and KR went surfing, but there was no surf.  I didn't have to work.  I walked, then biked and walked again.  KR weed whacked.  Bill came by and KR cooked the fish Jeff Yamane gave us.  Kurt was home and I juggered a bit, so did Bill and he whacked Kurt pretty good on the forehead.  HAHAHA

Honey laid this most interesting egg.  NO hard shell, and this umbilicus thing out the front

ONE patient Tuesday

 Today's is Faye's 49th birthday.  Wow she is so so young.  I only had one patient.  I slept in until past 7.  KR walked the dog and then went surfing at the bay.  I went to work, just Barbara Pick.  Kurt went to Jeff's to pick up fish and then to FM by himself.

What a good boy

We did a few rounds of Juggers, and my hand is sore.

We went to CONTINUE education, at the Double Tree.  First time in more than a year.  Dinner was yummy, salmon, chicken and brisket with two kinds of pasta and salad and rolls and cookies.  Trent knows how to put on a show.  Topic was pretty good too:  Hygiene Superstar

Monday 9/13/2021

 I didn't get up until 7 30  and went to bed at 8 30.  So that is 9 plus hours of sleep !!!   WOW

We drove down to the beach and walked Gracie.  Andrea and Maribel came to clean. It is always so so nice to have them.  I drank a little cough syrup.  Had a little cough, but KR is better. 

I biked to the post office to return Brooks shoes, then to BNT person for the waterproof phone bag, a total of 8.5 miles.  The new seat works well, my butt less sore.

I cooked KR pork chop and hash browns and broccoli for lunch, after his THREE hour surf session.  Kurt got the same meal.  We did a little dueling of juggers.

I TOOK A NAP for an hour after talking with Cindy.  OH WOW, felt so so good.

KR eats another enchilada bowl, vegan, with fajita chicken and watches Monday night football

Sunday

 We didn't go to church.  We walked Gracie at the beach and there was a BIG swim event at Miramar Park, about 600 people racing, with the longest one being a mile swim.  COTB was discombobulated and settled to the south of the bathroom.

We watch church online.  Actually I could keep attention way better.  KR took a nap after doing some yard work.  

I rode around and went to Dollar Tree, then 99 cent store searching for cokes for Kurt.  I biked almost 10 miles

Then it was salad dinner, and bed

Gonna be an easy week

Easy Saturday 20 YEARS 9/11 later

 So KR is still honking and blowing.  We go walk Gracie down at the beach.  It is a beautiful day.  

I bike at 12 45 to distribute vegetables.  Just broccoli.  Kurt and I went to the FM and picked up stuff.  KR went to ACE but they didn't have fertilizer so he went to Home Depot and spread the stuff around the yard.  Smells rather chemical.

He napped a bit, and is still congested and coughing.

We had left over for dinner, I baked cabbage 'steaks'.  Kurt wanted to fight us juggers and this girl walks by, and he asks to fight, her name is Kuno and she lives around the corner and she fights him !!!!  We said ask her number and take her out.  She is only about 5 foot tall  HAHAH

We even watched ESPN US open tennis, two teenagers battled it out , what a game.

Kurt gamed a bit and I cleaned the chicken coop and KR watered.

Twenty years ago, 9/11 was Tuesday.  

KR was in El Salvador, with the American Ambassadors and Eddie was here with Sandy and the kids and flying out that night, which of course didnt happen.  They finally flew out Saturday, and KR finally came back Saturday too.  What a day it was

We got lots of broccoli, and I delivered a bunch all around and cooked some myself.

Friday

 KR and I walk Gracie.  He is not feeling well, just tired and still blowing.  I scheduled a CVS test and canceled it after talking with Diane, who said the health department, CDC etc would be after KR if he tested positive, so we will just let him get better.

He slept off and on and was congested and blowing and coughing most day.

I went for a bike ride (first one at 10 20 for 3.5 miles) after KR put the new seat that I got from the abandoned bike down at the beach on my bike so my butt would be cushioned a bit more.  Second ride was 4.8 miles at 4 15, and I ran/walked 3.5 miles at 6 30 and my hip was sore.

KR went to bed early

I sent 10,000 POUNDS to Isaiah to help with his tuition.

Tried to help Adam's friend Madison with a toothache

VERY easy work Thursday

 WOW so I forget my phone and thought, hmmm  what a long work day, but NO NO My patients cancel and Diego Chavez cancel the crown prep and I am done by 11.  

KR has a cold and is not feeling too well.  I get him a Covid test back in the YMCA lot and he takes the 15 minute test and is NEGATIVE

BUT, they say the one to the lab is better so if he develops a fever it would be another test for him.

We go on a LONG bike ride, Ave C to El Porto.  My knee and hip was hurting.

Kurt has some school  I told him to get a job.  He says he wants to work outside, I think that can be done but which job will tolerate his school schedule?  He should have gotten his x ray license and can become a mobile assistant.

I had some pesto and tried to control more ants and KR went to bed by 8

An Almost Easy Wednesday

 So today is work, but ended up my 11 am did NOT show and we were done by 12, so my lunch was 12 - 2  YIPEEEEE  Dr Ryan Kim was there watching and I had him assist Dr Arusha for a bit

I did a walk about around office at lunch like I usually do when I work a long day

But we didnt' finish until 6 15.

KR had done a lot of yard work outside

I made pesto and took a shower and went to bed early

Two Patient Tuesday

 I didn't realize I had two patients today.  First Margarita Garza and then two fillings with Zoe Brown, MOD on 12, and DO on 14.  

Came home and there was lots of food from the FM.  Basil, like there was no tomorrow, and then cherry tomatoes and romaine lettuce and some eggplants.  I delivered a bunch all over the neighborhood.  Also gave Sarah the mint that Daynah gave me. 

KR went surfing first, then nap and then golfing with Jon Remy.  We had dinner at Hof's Hut, and came home and it was hot today.  Maybe  80 today

Nice to see J, he brought up a box of old photos, and old letters dad wrote to J.  So so funny

LABOR DAY Monday

 KR goes surfing and then naps and takes Bubba and Matthew to the beach.  He goes to Jack in the Box first and then to the beach.   Kurt goes down with him and I go to the Kaplan's for a BBQ.  My neck is still bothering me, so after a burger and some lemon bars, I came home and went to the pool for a 30 minute pool walk, then jacuzzi and home

Kurt stayed down there a bit with Corrina, and some other friend.

We had left over for dinner.  Meat loaf and left over Mexican, etc.

Sunday 9 - 5 - 2021

 So KR woke up and went and got Kurt to go surfing.  I went there to clean a little and to feed dad.  They came back pretty soon because the wind had picked up so there was no surf.  KR and I left and Kurt said that Yeye would not eat most of the breakfast, saying he was not hungry.  I made him some spaghetti and fruit, oranges and some bread with peanut butter and jelly.

We picked up Kurt for church.  Yeye said his knee hurt too much.

We dropped Kurt off and got Ellen's two pots she wanted gone from Rita's front yard.

Then Ellen came by for Rita's key and stayed an hour, showing us her house, as it was constructed.  It is so sad that she and Brad designed and built the house and Brad only lived in it no more than a year had half and he died this March.

We went back to church for pot luck and had a great burger and wurst.  I brought a wurst and half back with grilled onions for Kurt.

We went and walked Gracie at the beach.

KR's 64th Birthday

 I didn't get him a card so when I got up at 11 30 to pee I found a GOLFING card.  Oh well.  I found a card I thought it was blank, and gave to Kurt to give to KR.  Kurt text me and said there is writing from Warren.  HAHAHA  I didn't even see.  He wrote a nice poem for KR.

I woke up at 6 and KR went surfing.  I started cleaning and doing laundry and transplanting.  He came back from a good surf and I cooked teriyaki cod and the left over from Katherine for brunch.  He took a power nap at 10 15 then we went to FM.  IT WAS SO SO CROWDED

We didn't get much to eat either, just a little tomato, and I had the dozen cukes from Naby so I made a tomato and cuke salad.

We went to La Capilla for dinner since you get combo 1 - 4 for free.  Dad (Yeye) was so so weird.  After we ordered, he said he didnt want to eat his dinner, and would just have chips.  I don't know if he was mad that we went Mexican or that he didn't like the food or what?  We, me and Kurt, could not even figure out why he was mad.  We said he can just eat half of it, if he could not finish, and he went ahead and and stirred his food around and said, THERE, and would not eat.

We just ate our dinner and bagged everything up and took it home

Sometimes I cannot believe how weird he is.

FREE FRIDAY

 Well, kind of

KR woke me up to WALK THE DOG, and I didn't want to but got up anyway.  I went to sleep at 9 pm and got up at 6 45  WOWOWOW

KR went back down to the beach to surf and I rode to Emy's to give her a jar of honey.  Rode 5.12 miles.    Also walked over to Rita's garage to get the coolers.  Nyssa picked one up and another lady is coming for the smaller one later.

Donated through Habibi for Mazin's wife, she needs surgery.

Katherine and John Crookston invited us for dinner.  IT WAS AMAZING

The menu was:   best ever margaritas, sticky cider spareribs, antipasto salad, fennel and apple salad, dulce de leche lava cake.  I ate so much.  She reduced the cider from half gallon to like a cup, with three hours of cooking.  AND she made the lemon thingy for the margarita, oh wow

Lovely tried to call but we went to bed

Short working Thursday

 Got there at 6 45 and was DONE BY 11 am

I went to El Super and bought a few items.  Posted the dog crate and the weed whacker and made meat loaf.  John and Samara Macy came by and KR took them to the airport.  They got the car washed and gassed up.

I went for a bike ride, 3.88 mile and then a walk/run.  I could run the first mile, but then my hip and knees, BOTH were hurting so I walked total of 4.18 miles at 14 43 pace.  NOT too bad.

Ants are still trying to invade.

I found a large Christmas Snoopy in NorCal and am giving away, several people want it.

Bed by 8 30  VERY TIRED

Skeeters last night, hardly slept

Killed two, KR did before bed.  Slept better

LONG working Wednesday

 So I had to work all day, and office meeting.  8 am was busy, meeting  9 - 11.  Melissa our dental assistant has COVID  oh man.  She is not feeling too well and is staying home.  Said she still has fever and headache.

Marc went over the COVID protocol, and I guess he is going to allow weekly testing?  I wonder who is still not vaccinated.  That is just ridiculous.

I got home and KR had done all the basil and I made pesto, and he cooked the eggplants, etc.  What a good boy.  

Working Tuesday

 I only had two patients.  Duane Pick and Ed McKenna.  Went to Farmers Market and got a LOT of food.  Basil, squash and bell peppers and eggplants. 

KR was working all day at Bill's.  It was Megha's last day but she broke her wrist.

I rode my bike about 7 miles.  

Went to bed and had really good sleep

I also made zucchini crust pizza.  I had some salami and cheese, and it turned out so so well, but it was so much work.  KR loved it.  I gave some to Kurt too and Yeye

THE lost days of the weekend to Santa Cruz, etc 8/27 - 8/31

 So we drive up to Santa Cruz area early Friday 8 / 27.  We got on the road with my car about 9 30 and stopped at Willow Ranch in Buttonwillow for lunch.  DELICIOUS.  I had squid strips and KR had a MEAT sandwich.  It was only 102 when we got to Los Banos.   Of course we stopped at San Luis Reservoir and Gracie had a nice swim, albeit bit algea clogged.  I ran about half mile in the 100 * heat.

We got to Bob and Diane's for dinner of BBQ chicken.  They were going to Tahoe but Tahoe is on fire.  I went to bed early.  Bob's language is not the best and I guess after I went to bed, early, KR and Bob got into a heated discussion about JESUS   Glad I went to bed

Saturday they had a funeral and we decided to be tourist. We drove to the coast, then to Half Moon Bay, then Ocean Beach, then GG Park, (we had sushi from Safeway by the Bison Field) and then Castro, then Chinatown, then COIT tower and then finally to Crissy Field, where Chris and Lilli came and met us.  She is due in two months.  So nice to see them and spend time.

Gracie swam at Ocean Beach and then at Crissy Field.  SHE WAS tired.  We went back to Bob and Dian'es and had left over chicken for dinner.

The next morning, we all drove down to the dog swimming beach, before all four plus the three dogs went to Eric's in Santa Cruz.  He and Jen have a nice place.