Janet Gets A Fitbit For Christmas!

It  was a gift from Mr. Baby and his family.  Janet's first thought was "will I use this contraption?" and her second thought was "what the hell!  Why did they buy me the daily use model vs. the high performance model?"

At any rate, it turns out to be pretty addictive (and shaming) counting how many steps you take (or don't take!) in a day.  It syncs to your computer, so all the info is automatically downloaded.

So far today, Janet has walked 11, 654 steps.  Her one day record was over 15,000, but that's when she was on Mr. Baby all day duty and desperate to keep moving.

Here is what the fitbit doesn't do - it will not count falls, bleeding wounds or a hand so swollen it can barely be used.  Left hand!  Is Mrs. Stupid Ass Clumsy Janet left handed - you bet!  They went for a walk to a water lookout through a lava field and Janet's foot was caught under a ledge of lava.  She wants to cry...really hard!

 Here is the Fitbit.  Janet went to Target and purchased three more bands for some colour options - just like the Gucci watches of yesteryear, where you could change the outside ring to coordinate with your outfit.

This is new purple band.

Ouch!  The picture does not do the swelling justice.

Check out the legs!

Everyone was super sad when Finley and his Bodyguard/PR Person/ and Caregiver packed up and left.  He was a travelling superstar!  In the evening, he would sleep in a small alcove outside Janet and Phil's room.  Sometimes, the morning started with "wake up, Grandpa!"

After Meg and Finley left, the rest of the people moved to a one bedroom unit.  It was fine, but wasn't nearly as large or bright as the two bedroom.  Sad to say, but Janet is now mourning her La-Z-Boy sofas!  New kitchen:

We think Janet may have mentioned previously the salt water swimming pool at their condo.  It doesn't belong to the condo development and there are many signs warning you to use at our own risk.  If the waves have not been high, it's not a pretty sight as it fills with algae.  However, once you bring on the big waves, the pool is refreshed and it's huge fun to watch and participate in.

Bronwyn and Phil waiting for the waves to arrive.

The pool overflowing and cleaning itself out.

The really down side to the salt water pool - Phil was caught off guard with a rogue wave and his quite new, quite expensive camera was wet.  Thus far,  not drying out.

Please, please, can I, Mishy Mashy be a dog who hangs out at salt water pools in Hawaii?

Yesterday, Janet and Phil went to Umeka's Bar and Grill for lunch.  Their specialty is poke (pronounced po-kay) which is raw fish, cut into pieces and marinated in a huge variety of flavours.  All grocery stores have several varieties.

Janet's Poke Salad that came with three varieties of poke.  The waitress didn't get the order correct, but that appears to be a vacation theme this year.  Nevetherless, the salad was delicious.

Local avocados outside Umeka's, waiting to be turned into something delicious.

More sticker shock!  How about a quart of whip cream for a mere $9.33USD each?  Janet thinks moving here might be a diet plan!  To make matters worse, it's on sale!!  Every savvy consumer saves 10 cents/quart with this sale on!