What are you doing for fun??

I feel like I could do it easier maybe if I had a DH or significant other or someone who could rent the car when we get there, drive it etc. Make all the decisions and just let me go along for the ride. But I'm going with my 22 yr old daughter who depends on me for all that. And she can't rent a car at her age without an exorbitant cost...not that I'd feel comfortable with her driving anyway! Oh well..further I get away from chemo..maybe this Ritalin will do me some good and I'll make it work!



Got a flight on Southwest..non stop to Orlando from Htfd Ct. 200 each round trip. Leaving on a Monday, returning the following Thursday. I was pleased with the cost. I'd almost be excited about it if I thought I even had the energy to pack!

Thanks, Tina. Here's hopin'!

Soleil, I have a friend who is a nationally-known professional puppeteer. She makes amazing things, often using found objects. She often trolled through alleys in the best D.C. neighborhoods early on trash days, salvaged all sorts of stuff that people had junked, and used what she found to furnish her home and garden as well as to make puppets, props, sets and costumes. Tip: check out curbs and alleys around colleges and universities at the end of the school year. Many kids will throw stuff out rather than shlep it home!

Tina

Soleil, one more thing: many areas have an online organization called "Freecycle." Check it out!

I have a great black swim cap and I think I did get it on head coverings.com. It's stylish and easy to put on. Since I spend a lot of time at the beach, I knew I needed something. Definitely, definitely do the snorkeling .... You don't want to miss it. I hope all of you traveling gals have the energy to make your trips wonderful. Jill, That's a great round trip price for airline tickets.



I had a busy day with grandchildren today and loved every minute but I'm exhausted. The two boys are spending the night so lots of fun yet to come!



Soleil, Tina is so right ... You should definitely try Freecycle.com. You can join a group that is local so type in your town when you're looking. You can get all kinds of free stuff plus give away stuff you don't need. I get a daily update from mine but you can set it up where you get the emails as offers are being made. You just email the offerer and if they choose you, they'll tell you where they live and you just go pick it up. It's awesome and so much better than just taking stuff to a landfill. I use it all the time.

It's actually headcovers.com. It's the turban one. I actually wear it to the side cause it's less tight that way. Because it has gathers it's not so tight to the head so it gives the illusion you might have hair underneath.

Our weather is windy and rainy so I am Netflix binging. It is the perfect distraction. Now my brain is as numb as my feet.

Mine too, Soleil, but I refuse to let it get to me until after my trip.Am not up to the drive but will fly into Ft. Lauderdale on the 18th and stay til the 25. Will rent a car when we get there and stay in Hollywood for acouple of days and then off to Key West!!!!Yipee. Dont even care if Im chubby and bald. ATt least Ill be warm. Cant wait. 

I just officially booked my Disney trip for may 23rd I am more excited to see Mickey than my 7 year old. I just hope and pray i feel well enough to go on a few rides. I love Florida and the warm weather it is so good for my bones. this also gives me something to look forward toward.

For those of you going to theme parks ... Many of them will give you a fast lane pass if you go to guest services and tell them of your cancer .... It is free and for your entire party. They believe you .... No doctor's note required, although I had my port ID card ready to show them if they asked for any kind of proof. You don't have to wait in long lines. I have gotten them at Hershey park, Busch gardens, and sea world. When I went to Disney I didn't know to ask but imagine they have something similar. You can check the website or just ask at guest services. It really helps those of us with low energy levels and hey,there aren't many perks that come along with stage IV cancer!

I've been feeling exhausted all week.

My older son had a dress rehearsal tonight for performance on Thursday.

I took myself for a facial, Manicure and pedicure. I then wore my pretty floral dress and my bright apricot heels to the performance.

I felt a million dollars and had FUN too

My post keeps disappearing before I finish it  So, if 3 posts show up here, sorry!  But MaryWh, I love Key West.  Love to just sit and drink my morning coffee at the southernmost point, watching the pelicans and the ocean.  Dork!

But I do.  I also enjoy the sunset celebration, the music, the shops.  Its another bicycle place, you can rent a cruiser and go all over the place.   Of course, being a fan of Hemmingway, I loved his house too.  And the food!

Jill, I am so glad you are going to Florida, the sunshine will do the world for you, I am sure.

Tina, I looked up the Bonne House, very cool. 

And hurray for you Faith!

So, last night, I took my grandaughter to see Oz.  It was exciting!  Beautiful colors and scenery too

Thin mint knockoffs! We do have Dollar Generals-and freezer space.

You have more wind? Good grief. My sister does not notice that everything leans as a result of the relentless winds. They drive me crazy.

When she visits me she complains that GA is like being dropped in the bottom of a salad bowl. She gets claustrophobic with our trees.

I think the prairies are beautiful but your climate is from hell.



Your garden sounds fabulous and delicious.

I have dogwoods and azaleas getting ready to bloom. Then there will be rhododendron and hydrandeas, spirea, Rose of Sharon, gardenias, daisies and daylillies. We have blueberries but the raccoons feast on those.



Ziplining and barrel racing! I live vicariously but for those I am definitely in the audience.

What I used to do for fun was kayaking.

Now I replay great memories while I sit in the sunshine like an old cat.



I love hearing about trips, bike rides, Balboa bars, etc. Anyone participating in these discussions has a day full of challenges to meet but I am inspired by the 'pack it up and lets go' attitude.

High tide, I love kayaking, too. Still have my kayak though I haven't had the energy to do much the last couple of years. Breathing is a problem for me when I exert myself. I would take my camera and was able to get pretty close to blue herons for pictures. I loved ocean kayaking, too! Always fun to ride the waves in. When my little wire fox terrier was living, I would take her if I was going for a short trip. She loved it, too!

I love kayaking too.  I'm going to go soon.  There is no reason one cannot kayak , is there?  I read Chele's posts and always want to do more.  Maybe its all the chocolate, I should add that to my breakfast, I think.  I want to go kayaking with my daughter next week.  There's an inlet on the ocean filled with adorable jelly fish( yes, I know jelly fish can be biters but I just want to kayak out there and see them    I started bugging my daughter about this already...hoping to get her on board.

   I'm thinking of expanding my garden.   Space is small here and everything is in container.  Tomatoes are getting big but the cucumbers look like they are sickly, like  on chemo    Very small and spindly.

I'm going out there in a few minutes, actually to move a few things around.   Hoping to get those cucumbers to grow.  I bought some that are supposed to look and taste like lemons.  All they have to do is grow