and in other news on the island...

Of course, I spend a lot of time with my 8 year old Mayan boyfriend Garielle.  Thursday night after Festival of the Arts, he and I went to his home to see if he could escort me to the chicken drop.  His parents, Shelby and Gloria, invited me, and we had a lovely visit. Gloria is fighting throat cancer, so they have just returned to the island after spending almost 4 months in Mexico where she is seeking treatment.  Garielle has been with her and not in school this entire time, so he and I are working of lots of homework.  This morning we worked on spelling for hours.  He is so dear.  He is working hard, but yet so far behind. Yesterday (Friday), I hung out with my friend Ari and then went to Bingo at the Lion’s Den.  My same posse of Bingo girlfriends were there, so I bought a round of Cokes, and we got to down to business. For the second time, I won blackout!  An extra $100 is always a plus! I have been doing my own water aerobics each day (Garielle counts out my reps for me), running on the beach and eating right.   I feel so much better physically, mentally and spiritually. Tonight a storm rolled in which means staying in and reading. I couldn’t be happier.