I wanted to put up this picture of all 4 of us on the deck before the kids left. It's one of the best ones I've seen, probably because most of me is hiding behind Mimi.

We've been futzing around today and we're about to go to Playa to do laundry and look for thread. I brought some Sunbrella fabric down from the US where it is cheaper and want to redo the banco. Supposedly they are coming next Monday to raise the banco and the shelf behind it. We are also looking for tiles for the shelf. All of this has to be done by the 15th of Dec when the place is rented. Our friends and family get to see it in progress :)

This is a picture of Mimi being the environmentalist I love. She spotted some fishing net wrapped around a bunch of plastic bottles and seaweed out in the water and went out and got it so it wouldn't wrap around a turtle or a seabird and drown it.

The amount of plastic that washes up on beaches here is horrendous. I imagine that some comes from ships but much of it comes from people just dumping their garbage in the ocean or in a cenote that flows into the ocean.

Another mandatory dog pic. Cuba is doing really well and the 3 of them are bonding and getting along great. Even Chica has accepted Cuba as part of the pack now and doesn't snap at her near as often. Cuba now sits and waits for her food instead of jumping up and going nuts, she sits on command and doesn't pull the leash as much when we're out walking. She's not as frightened as she was, but she has a long ways to go to be secure. Oh, and her bark has gotten very deep and scary sounding, not the squeaky squeal that she had at first. Can ya tell she loves being a spoiled bed dog?