Friday April 11th~

Life is a succession of lessons which 

must be lived to be understood...

 Yesterday I had a few things that needed to be done 

very early on the morning. After they were done I decided to

 stop by one of my favorite Cuban places for breakfast.

  The times before, I usually had the place all to myself,

 yesterday there were many other people ahead of me so 

I had a fairly long wait.  Part of it was that the girl was 

very slow.  She was both cashier and server.  Even so,

 I was patient, something I’m not known to be.  Took

 pictures of everything I could to kill time😂

  Back home I come and find Arvid busy as can be. 

This man is always into something.  These days I do not ask

 because I do not want to roll my eyes. He’s also busy checking 

out any boat that shows up in what used to be the marina before 

Hurricane Ian destroyed it.  We now have two sailboats “parked” 

in front of us, and they keep Arvid "busy" all day as well.  

He sure makes the most of those binoculars of his.

I continue coughing, waking up at 2am, and yes still

 sleeping in the second bedroom.   Sniff of course is with me

 on his heating bed.  He sleeps through my coughing for.  

It’s Friday already. Nothing much planned as yet.  

We were supposed to go to the Tampa Bay Blues today,

 but seems like it will be raining  exactly at the time 

Arvid wanted to see the main attraction.  

We will now see this main attraction in Missouri 

this summer.  Depending on the weather we may go tomorrow. 

 I really like it there at Vinoy Park in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

We used to always go for the 3 day event, but it’s too hot to sit 

out for so many days with no shade to protect you. Now we 

opt for one day and try to always come back that same day. 

I really don’t see the need to stay in a hotel for one night. 

I think it is  too much work, and of course I want to get back

 home to Sniff.  This cough really wears me out.  I’m so tired 

by 4-5 o’clock. I just look forward to it being gone soon. 

 My throat is raw and sometimes I taste blood. I really 

wish to be better again. I’m tired of being “sick”.  Today my

 4 sisters go to North Carolina to see mom and dad. Our mom 

has not been feeling good for months now, and we’re

 still waiting to know what her cardiologist says.

 The days are stressful, even more so for my parents. 

 I heard my dad’s voice break the other day over the phone.  

I have not been the same since. Everyday is agonizing

 until we know what’s going on with my mom. 

Open heart surgery is the phrase we heard being 

thrown around 🙏. If that’s the case we all want it to be done

 and over with.  It’s almost 3:30 in the morning right now.

 I really need some more sleep.  Will give it another try.

To all a very good day.  Fridays are

 always special, for it's the start of the weekend

 and fun times.  Enjoy and have a great one.

Life is not a matter of holding good
 cards, but of playing a bad hand well...

~Nadiya~