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Cinco de Mayo party is coming fast. We had our last meeting before the party today and things are looking pretty good even though there is a lot left to do. Some great donations came in today... a weekend at Blue Tang, Tropic air tickets and 1 continental airlines flight to Belize today. Along side of all the party planning still have to get routine maintenance done, like defrosting the freezer before it completely turns into the north pole. The ice in our freezer is as much snow like conditions as I care to see ha ha - if I could avoid that I would but I am not sure how to stop it from icing up so fast

Yesterday Dick Carole Paul and I went to Maya and Colette's "Pimp our Shrimp" bbq. What a perfect afternoon. Had a great time chatting with everyone, eating fab food and taking a dip in the sea. Learned something very valuable from Maya today... always soak both ends of bamboo skewers for about an hour before making kabobs that way the wood will not burn or split while on bbq. On our way to the bbq We have arrived Royal Palms Who knew the latest Gatorade flavor is coconut rum and pineapple I got hit with "While you are up" by the 2 Pauls Handing over coconut rum drinks Yummy food enjoyed by a cute single San Pedro boy on his golf cart Enjoying some rum Balcony shot MMMMM banana's with chocolate on the bbq Golf carts make great extra seating Great day for bbq Glad to be on Maya and Colette's invite list Someone loves coconut Fabulous day Party went on after the sun set

This morning I took JoBelize to the school. She wanted to go and sit in on the special ed class to see what ideas she might have on how to help the class be the best it can be. She brought some old dive belts to use as transfer belts for the wheel chair kids. This helps not only for the teachers back, but the Child’s joints do not get stressed while being lifted. Though she was observing the group as a whole, she spent time with one boy in particular. Jamie is in a wheel chair and does not have good use of his right leg and hand. Both are atrophied from not using them enough. Jo and the teachers got him up to practice learning to walk. It was clear he was hesitant to put that foot down. She also did some massage and stretching work on his leg and got him holding a rolled up face cloth to help his hand improve range of motion. Jo thinks that with a good foot brace and tennis shoes he will be able to do much better in being able to walk. Jo is also looking at putting together some pic...

Clean up day # 2 today. It went well we managed to go through almost 5 piles of sand and get more ground area cleaned up as well. By the time we got home we were both starved so we ordered pizza from Pasta La Vista half pepperoni half garlic shrimp Yum. By the time we got cleaned up it was ready for pick up. Getting the sand from above to below Sweeping Sand Carole and I cleaned up more of the ground area Making a dent in the pile Hauling sand Getting the sand underneath the school Celebrating a job well done Newly built compost box Sunset over Holy Cross Acres