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We have had some crazy rain storms. This one was especially windy. But then after a nap woke up to a rainbow.

I wondered where the other half was. Sure enough out the living room window.

The puzzle mat has been fueling my puzzle addiction. Jeff and I both had horrible colds maybe covid last week which was a great excuse to do a new puzzle. When we ordered in dinner because we were too tired to cook, Jeff suggested we roll up the puzzle mat.

I suggested he eat dinner on the couch. I was hungry and I hate eating food on my lap so we did end up rolling it up. My next Amazon purchase might need to be TV tables.

I’m having blog problems. I’ve put in an urgent request to my IT guy. Well the first request is for him to make me coffee. But once he’s made and drank his coffee he said he will look at my issues.

All is well except for my blog.

Saturday was our 32nd wedding anniversary. We had planned to go out to dinner even though we were both fighting colds.

At 2pm our electricity, cell service and data went out. The entire Yucatan peninsula was out over 2.2 million people.

One thing our Airbnb does not have is a generator or flashlights. So once it got dark we used our phones the best we could.

I tried to take a selfie of us but it was literally completely dark even with a flash. Since everything was down there weren’t any restaurants open and our stove is electric. But we made due sitting on our balcony in the dark eating chips and salsa.

It was actually really fun. Sleeping without air conditioning wasn’t as great so we were happy when it went back on at 2am.

I love puzzles but rarely do then because we never have enough room to lay out a puzzle. Usually we only have a dining room table that also doubles as an office.

When my parents visited a few weeks ago they brought a puzzle. I got a Puzzle mat for us to use. It’s basically a felt yoga mat.

I was skeptical but it really did work. The top photo was us doing the puzzle in the “social room” in our building. Then we rolled it up.

When we rolled it back out it really did keep it all in place.

We finished it a few days ago. I’ve already bought another puzzle to do thanks to the puzzle mat. P.S. this is not a paid advertisement for the puzzle mat. Although I would be a puzzle mat spokesperson. That’s how much I love the puzzle mat.

Since it’s always the same I didn’t take too many pictures. But don’t worry the jellos, guest ham sandwich, cookies and apples were all there.

This time I convinced them to let me wear a tank top and not the hospital gown. After some back and forth in Spanish that I didn’t understand they agreed.

This fruit plate was really good. Perhaps the best one yet.

The omelette was just ok. The taco meat was pork this time. The watermelon juice was good and of course more jello.

Due to a bunch of delays I was there all day like 7 hours all day. It all was fine, just long. This time I was glad to have food and a comfy room to hang out in. I napped, watched Netflix, read and practiced Spanish with my doctor and nurses.

On Friday there were either a lot of rainbows or just one that followed us all the way to the gym.

I think multiple, Jeff thinks one. Then we turned the corner, lost sight of the rainbow, but saw sunset.

Then at the gym I mentioned it seemed early for Halloween decorations.

Jeff didn’t notice this.

He did see this. If he had missed this I’d be worried.

Jeff ironing is pretty normal. Jeff ironing my hospital invoice not as much. When I have treatment the hospital gives me a paper printout of the invoice. I then take a scan and submit it to insurance. This last one for $6,000 was too creased to scan. Jeff came to my rescue with the iron.

Ironing my invoice made Jeff thirsty so I made him a nice orangish brown juice. It looked gross but was surpringly good for a carrot/apple/ginger/spinach juice.

Today was “cool” enough to walk to and from the gym in the day light. It was a great chance for me to take some door photos.

I’m sure if anyone besides Jeff saw me they would have been confused as to why I was taking photos.

Even Jeff was a little confused as to why these doors.

Something about a rusty old door just begs me to take a picture of it.

Today was a really chill day. Jeff worked and I had a Spanish.

We went to a drug store to pick up one medication. When the pharmacist told Jeff it was buy one get one half off Jeff got very excited. He must have been a discount pharmacist in a past life, or is channeling his granfather who was a pharmacist. While I find buying meds as, exciting as watching grass grow, Jeff thinks of it as a scavendar hunt. After Jeff spent what felt like hours bit was probably only ten minutes talking and laughing with the pharmacist we finally made it to the grocery store.

This is a normal supermarket that is not wholesale and doesn’t sell to restaurants which begs the question, what are people cooking? I put a regular can next to these giant mushroom cans for scale.

Who needs a vat of mayo?

The giant bag of crushed tomatos I can sort of get. The vat of ketchup? Not so much.

Don’t get me started on the oil.