A quick hello from sunny Maui. It's only 79 degrees here today and very windy. We hadn't planned to go out in the boat today and I am so glad. Not even sure if they went out. The kids arrived safely yesterday, and on time. When Beth went to pick up her car, the computers shut down so the long line of people had to do all the paperwork by hand. They had requested a mini van and ended up with a top of the line Mustang convertible, much to Will and the kids' delight. The clerks were just grabbing keys assuming they were all van keys. I'll bet whoever ordered the Mustang was not happy. It took another two hours to process through the car rental snafu. We had fixed a ham supper for the kids and ended up eating in shifts.

"Gma," hope your duct work is all finished and done right this time. What a fiasco! A family wedding/reunion might turn out to be the most fun!

We are going to head down to the beach with kids now.

Hello from sunny warm Maui! Our whales must be taking the day off or were sleeping. We did see Dolphins, a first for us on a whale watch, and a few lazy whales not doing anything except floating. We have reservations for the kids to go with us on Thursday, so hope the whales liven up by then. Right now we are regrouping after some souvenir shop visits. We are all meeting for Mexican food later. We haven't had the tv on since we have been here and have really enjoyed no political ads nor phone calls. The predicted blizzard is to begin during the night so assume the caucus meetings will go ahead as planned.

"Gma,". on the 10# loss! I hope your repair job will last a long time! It's too bad you didn't have several bids to choose from; repair people have customers at their mercy. You talked about the bulkhead, what is that?

Enjoy the evening!

Good morning folks. Raining cats and dogs here this morning. I am continuing to clean up from the duct people. I am finding things they didn't clean up.

I bought a new Kindle book and ordered Jack a Valentine's present. I already ordered Jackson his and it is supposed to be delivered on Saturday the day before. I got Jack an Anthony Rizzo Cub's jersey for him.

Maggie: It was hardly aimed at you. Mustangs are one of the top expense levels for a rental car. Most people don't rent them because they're really expensive so more than likely only people who want to show off rent them because the expense is prohibitive for most folks.

Jean: Hmm wonder why the whales are quiet. I saw your picture in front of the Mexican restaurant and Jason's comment. Have fun today. Oh a bulkhead is where the ceiling isn't flat but looks like a long rectangle running across the ceiling close to a wall usually. It usually carries heating and cooling ductwork and possibly wiring and such. They don't use them in newer homes but the condo is 40 yrs old.

Singin in the rain today.

Good Evening! We are missing the blizzard at home; our cat sitter said there was 10" by 11 am this morning and everything in town was closed. The hospital asked for anyone with an emergency to call the hospital before trying to get there so they would know the patient was on the way. The winds are supposed to pick up tonight making it even worse. The wind picked up here this afternoon but it was calm and quiet this morning. We saw more whales today; spent quite awhile watching a mom and new baby. She would support him on her nose then let him go under the water. The naturalist on the boat said a new baby weighs approximately one ton at birth.

Maggie, I hope the time off will allow Will to gain his strength and stamina back. I always tried to eat something before I left for school because I knew I would be starving by mid morning, but now I like to eat something later. The bad part about that is I'm never hungry at noon when Bob comes home for lunch.

"Gma," Bob's birthday is on Valentine's Day, but he always says, "don't buy me anything." I usually give him black licorice, his favorite. We had 14 at our Amigos "party." We also invited a couple who we met in Maui the last time; they are friends of Amanda's parents and so fun to be around. Needless to say, we won't be hosting the group again any time soon.

I am ready to call it a night. Aloha!

Good Evening! We took the kids on the whale watch this morning and had the best trip yet, great captain! There were several pods of whales; some guys were following a mother and baby, hoping to get lucky with her. They will head butt and flap at each other to get into first place behind her. We also saw more dolphins and small sharks. Some of the sharks had small perfect circle bites on their side. The naturalist said they get to fighting and just take a bite out of each other.

"Gma," I hope your ankle is feeling better! Lasagna sounds good! Yum! I am tired of having fish as the day's special! We made a WM run, and there was a lady sitting by the front door with the cutest little dog. I have no idea what kind, but it had the dust mop cut with a tie dyed tail. I asked if I could pet him/her and she said, "of course!" This is our 50th celebration early; we opted out of a reception at home to do this, or at least I think we have.

Maggie, the adult whales weigh one ton per foot, on average. Most are 40 - 50 feet long. Today one swam right towards the boat and went underneath. The naturalist dropped a microphone in the water so we could hear them "sing." Only the males make the sounds. They are awesome animals.

We are getting ready to go out to eat so better close or I will get left behind.

Good morning, ladies! 35 degrees this day. 2 days ago it was 72. When I go up it was snowing but it has now turned to rain. We had almost 2 inches of rain yesterday.

As usual, I've been busy quilting. Monday was my new group - Bee Trio, Tuesday I went to Irene's to hook up her new tv and then lunch, Wednesday Glory Bee got together to make purses, yesterday I had to go to my old job to fix the backup program. Today I have nothing. And I did go to the Y every morning. I have a good book I'm reading so I may take most of the day off.

Donna, congrats on the huge weight loss You are doing so well. Bummer on the big repair job and your ankle.

Jean, we sometimes get whales where the Atlantic meets the York and James River. We've had some beach themselves, took and that is a mess.

Maggie, I always have breakfast within an hour of waking up. Today I had sweet potato hash with a poached egg on top. I'm still praying for Will to have this over soon. I've cut all sugar and artificial sweeteners. I put lemon, lime, orange or cucumber slices in my water for flavor. I feel a lot better.

Have a wonderful day!

Good morning, ladies! Only in the middle 40s today - and predicted for the rest of the week.

I hope everyone is well - no one has posted for 2 days! That must be some kind of record.

I haven't done much but housework the last few days - and read.

Have a wonderful day.

Happy Sunday! It is 63 degrees, very windy, and cold here today! Bob is wearing his jeans! Our whale watch trip was canceled because of the wind and we were glad. It was windy and wet yesterday; not fun but did get up close to some whales. Kids left last night and all are safely home again. There is a blizzard advisory for home until tomorrow sometime. At least here we don't have to shovel.

Susan, you are having crazy weather too. I don't know who comes up with the names for your quilting groups but they are cute. It's nice of you to help with the office computer glitch. I am sure everyone is glad to see you come in the door.

We are ready to leave and browse through some of the shops nearby. When in doub, shop! Hope you all enjoy your day!

Good morning, ladies! 36 degrees right now but the sun is shining so that makes me happy.

Jean, hopefully the snow will be gone by the time you go home. Norah named our latest group.

Donna, I see you went to the ER for your ankle. That's a real bummer! I'm glad it isn't broken.

Hi, Maggie!

I need to get to the gym so have a great day!