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 This morning we went up to the buffet to get breakfast.  I generally get q bran muffin with some bread and sausage.  Really not a breakfast person. Patrick gets eggs and bread or oatmeal.  Today he tried the cereal. Said it wasn't a name brand that is good.

We then went to meet up with Donna and Gerald.  We played games till about 11 and the broke for lunch. Patrick and I got candy bars. Then to the casino. We lost what money we had from my big win. We played till about 1 pm and met back up ...

The last 3 days flew by.  Day 11 was just walking around and going through the gates. We reach the Panama Canal. We waited to get into the locks. We started going through the locks around 8 am and reached the other side by 5 pm. 

The water dropped in about 5 to 10 mins. Went a lot faster than I expected.  The tugboat were with us the whole way.

I took a video of the gate closing on the last lock. It was fun to watch. 

The next day - yesterday  - we were in Columbia.  Do not recommend going there ...

 The last 2 days flew by. Day 9 was pretty much on board. Passing time. We did play dominoes with one of the couples we dine with. The tugboat captain and his wife tried something else for dinner that night. It was another formal night. I ware the dress I borrowed from Sandy V. There wasn't much going on. I  did finish my first Santa panel and started the next one. 

Day 10 was going ashore.  We were up at 6:15 am. Picked up some breakfast and headed to the theater to go ashore. We took a trip ...

 This morning we were up and on our way to the theater.  We listened to Bill Fall's about Panama. I was still tired and was falling asleep during his talk. 

Afterwards we went upstairs to grab breakfast. They have good food here. We were trying to see if we could do laundry but the machines were full. It was that way all day. 

We went to a lecture on the DaVinci Code. Really interesting but again, I was falling asleep during it.  I did work on my embroidery though.

Came back to our room and relaxed. Went ...

 This morning Patrick and I were up by 6:30 am to get breakfast. Then we grabbed the backpack.  Went to the lounge to get moving on our trip.  We did the "The Flavors of Mexico" excursion.  We took a bus 45 mins to Piedra de Moros. They were to see the medicine trees. The garden was not kept like other countries but it was easy to go through.  We went to Santa Marie Huatulco and enjoyed having tortilla making demonstration as well as having so to eat. The garden area had a lot to check out.

We visited an ...

 Today we slept in. I needed it after last night. We didn't get up in time for breakfast when we planned to attend Bill Fall's information on the next port. That will be early tomorrow.  Wevwent to the lecture and then went to the buffet to eat. Afterwards we came back to our room and spent a little bit of time there. We then went to thev7th floor to walk on deck 7. It goes all the way around the ship. 

I stopped at the jewelry store and bought a necklace with earring and another set of earrings ...

We rode out a good distance. I really was having fun for a little bit. We were able to see the whales and dolphins. We were given a snack as well. 

We had fish ...

 We were up early today to go to the dining room.  We went to a bar. Patrick read and I beading.  I even got to listen to my book. My ear piece worked on my table but I ran out of battery.  I didn't have the charger.  Patrick let me borrow his, and I had to use my phone instead.

Our balcony is great. We spent some time in here today. Then headed to the dinner for supper. We were with the other couple from the other night. After dinner we went to the theater for an Elton Jone ...

 This morning Patrick and I both slept in. We forgot about the time change, and realized we had 15 minutes to get downstairs for breakfast. I order the punishment and apples with cinnamon.  I am paying for eating all the prunes!

 This morning we weren't in a hurry.  We went to get breakfast in the buffet, This buffet is a lot smaller than the ones on the Royal Caribbean.  The layout of this ship is confusing at times but we have been exploring. We even played in the casino.  

We came back to our room. I tried to bead, but ended up picking beans off the floor. 

 Yesterday we woke early and headed downstairs for breakfast.  We didn't get a lot. Wasn't that hungry. Then we waited in the room till about 11:30 am. Went downstairs to get an Uber to take us to the ship. We were not told about loading our luggage, so we followed everyone up the stairs. It was security check. Our biggest suitcase barely fit in the machine. 

We walked about.  Find a buffet and got lunch. After that we walked all over the ship. Still have places to find. We watched the dancers and singers just before we ...

We were up and out the door by 9 am. Our flight was scheduled for noon. Since it ❄️ snowed the night before we decided to get moving early " just in case." We arrived a good hour plus.  We found our flight was delayed an hour. Then again another half hour. We figured we would have about 20 mins in Denver before having to leave for San Francisco.  There were others on our flight headed for Baltimore but 10 minutes before we landed they announced the flight was leaving. Think there were 4 on our plane. We arrived at the gate ...

You may have noticed I haven’t been posting much on social media in the past couple of weeks, except for a few shared items (forwards) from other pages, and information about my latest DONE BEFORE DINNER PROJECT. (Be sure not to miss this one, we had lots of fun filming in the studio and this recycled grocery tote is cute and really useful!)  

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Some folks noticed my absence and I was tickled to receive notes and emails from those who told me they missed seeing the Roo videos. The truth is, Mr. Kim and I went on ...

 This morning we were up and ready to head out the door. We picked up chicken yesterday, so we had our cooler full of lunch stuff. Katt's potato salad was the best!

It's a 2 hour drive from our place. The cost was $30 for the car load. We all agreed it was worth the cost. We can go back for 7 days. Don't think we will, too busy. 

 There is so much to chat about that now is the time to go get coffee or tea and read. I don't plan for it to be long, but who knows by the time I'm done. 

This is were I go back 3 days to fill you in on my trip. I'm home - but not telling anyone. I bet a few of you know me, so please don't tell on me. I wanted to have some down time before I get calls and everything else that goes on in my life. Bowling is coming up and ...

We woke early and started packing and cleaning.  We had to be out by noon. We only took an hour and then we were on the road. Gladstone is an hour drive. Stopping at the corner store for ice cream cones. 

Today was a little better being able to sleep in. 

Patrick and I went out on the kayak today. I took a towel in mine, so I wouldn't get soaked like yesterday.  Worked great. I had so much fun in the kayak that I missed the fish.

It was time to sit and do embroidery.  

I worked on the pea pod. I like working the leaves. I hope I have plenty of floss to do them all. 

While they went out in the boat,  I beaded. I was able to get half way on the new panel. I did ...

Guess there is no getting away from it. First thing in the morning dad starts talking LOUDY for everyone to hear. I was hoping to sleep in. Not so lucky.

Today started with everyone talking loud and not letting me sleep in. So 8:30 am I finally got up. 

Hello quiltmakers,

I am back from my trip to India. Mom's surgery went well and she is on the road to recovery. I appreciate your kind thoughts and warm wishes. 

Although my visit wasn't a vacation and I stayed home (near the A/C) due to the heat, my friends (Ruby and Savita) visited me. I felt spoiled with spicy food and sweet mangoes. 

Happy to see you :-)

Veggie Delight (Don't ask me the English name)

Vanilla icecream with fresh mangoes

The Indian street food that I loved would most certainly kill me now. So Meetu recreated ...