Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 28th, 29th & 30th, 2010
January is almost over, where did it go? As of the 31st Ross and I have been retired for 1 year, wow, it’s a good thing we don’t work anymore as we wouldn’t have time now, go figure!

Another great day in paradise (it’s Saturday morning (11:55am), we are watching an ice fishing show (I asked Ross why and he said “cause it’s on”, you can’t argue with that logic!) and glad we are not there. Ross said we are to have a thunderstorm, maybe, tomorrow, that’s ok as long as my roof paint is dry.

Handyman was here today, he now has finished one of the back walls, it sure looks better than just white, homier you might say! I had bought a plant called “Jesus plant”, it’s a vine that climbs the outside walls and looks pretty. It has little suction cups that cling to the wall. Well, when Francisco painted the outside wall he had to take my plant down; it had only just started to cling now I have to start it all over again! It took me a good 2 weeks to coax it to cling; now I have to start all over again! Oh well, if that’s my big problem today, I will just have to live with it.

We went to Crazy Nelly’s Thursday night and rocked the house down, as per usual. Gosh, they are a great band! Bruce, Bernice, Jo and friends came so I had some people to sit with, hurrah! I was sitting outside reading when all of a sudden I had hands around my throat, it’s a good thing they were friendly. We had a great time, Bruce and Bernice were the only ones left with me when the music stopped. Oh yeah, a van stopped out in front and it carried a Mexican trio band that was enjoying the music too. They came up and sang a couple of famous songs (I think they were Elvis songs) in Spanish, it was so cool!

Yesterday we slept in (of course) we didn’t get home until after 1, then we drove to Wallyworld to get some more paint for the walls, roof and the right paint for our bars (which we didn’t get cause they didn’t have any, we are going today to a paint store here in Bucerias). Handyman’s friend finished painting the roof with the waterproof paint (maybe my roof won’t leak now, on second thought it better not as we have spent a fair amount of money for cement, paint and labour so it won’t) at least we think he finished as we had to leave early to go to Ana Banana’s for Ross’s gig, so we left them working. Handyman was painting part of the outside wall (which really isn’t ours as they have zero lot lines) so it looks better when you drive up. We don’t know whether or not they are coming today, Ross can’t remember if they said they were coming today or if it was the other day, so we’ll just wait and see. I hope so as I really want the front finished so I can move some plants up there to make it look prettier. I want to see if we can get the scooters in the back yard so they don’t take up the whole front.

Don’t know what we are going to do today, other than buy paint. We might go into Vallarta to see Avatar, I did warn Ross that when we do go, I’m going to look for sandals for the wedding. I do have a pair of silver sandals, but they are so old they look old, so rats, I guess I have to go shoe shopping, it’s a rough life! I guess we will wait until after 3:30 (when handyman has been coming) to go just in case he is coming, I’d hate for him to walk all the way over here and we aren’t home. I think the times for the movie is 1, 3, 5 and 7 so we can go to the 5 o’clock show, and have popcorn for supper!

I have been having a problem with coughing a lot and a sore throat, so I went online to see what the problem might be. I found out I most likely have post nasal drip and guess what, the nose drops they recommend I have already. My doctor had prescribed them for me a while ago as I was always having a stuffy nose; the website also said that people that have asthma are likely to have this problem. I have 2 bottles of it, so it’ll be a while before I try to get them here without a prescription, as so far all of the stuff we take we can get over the counter! I haven’t tried my Thyroid pills yet though, I still have some left.
Well I guess that’s it for now, I think I have everyone up to speed with what we are up to in Paradise. We are now watching crocodiles fighting in a swamp and eating god knows what! I think I need to go to shower and do laundry (it is after all Saturday, and Saturday is clean sheets on the bed day, hurray!) so Adios to everyone and I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Ross Kim and Critters in Paradise!