lucylee, both OKay and I have appreciated sensitive toothpastes at times, like Senso dyne, and Twins' Mom's dentist gave her a prescription for one. The sensitive toothpaste seems to make a difference quickly. Not that I'm encouraging you to avoid what the dentist needs to tell you, but I'd like you to be able to pick your time.
I'm making a 5x5 and hitting the hay. Would not be up now, except last night was poor for sleeping and I allowed a nap. Like we've been talking about today, not the best solution but it helped some.
Monday
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lucylee
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Re: Monday
I have some of that toothpaste, Harriet! Thanks for the reminder. It does seem that if it were a bad cavity or absess, pain with eating and drinking would be worse. I will try to stop depressing myself with thoughts of root canals and crowns and try that toothpaste. Maybe that will at least buy me some time to get through 2 days of granny-duty and a trip to college town Saturday.
Tomorrow is another day.
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Re: Monday
upload files for benefits application - deferred to tomorrow
call mom - done
start process for fundraiser for animal org - deferred to tomorrow
look up a crochet pattern - looked, cannot find
grocery store - done
library - done, got Dr. Who video
crochet on commission project - will start this after posting here, will watch the video
me care - done
cat care - done
Most of the stuff on my list are done. Two are deferred to tomorrow. I will be going to art class at 10:00 am, so that will apply BGS. After lunch tomorrow, I will shoot another resume out into the world. It's so easy to get discouraged, but I cannot afford that!
call mom - done
start process for fundraiser for animal org - deferred to tomorrow
look up a crochet pattern - looked, cannot find
grocery store - done
library - done, got Dr. Who video
crochet on commission project - will start this after posting here, will watch the video
me care - done
cat care - done
Most of the stuff on my list are done. Two are deferred to tomorrow. I will be going to art class at 10:00 am, so that will apply BGS. After lunch tomorrow, I will shoot another resume out into the world. It's so easy to get discouraged, but I cannot afford that!
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Kathryn-in-Canada
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Re: Monday
This was my Monday in Auckland:
Auckland was spectacular!
We got up early, just missing the pilot coming aboard but in time to see the wonderful harbour in the early morning sun.
One couple was waving madly at a particular building, where their friends were supposed to hang out a sheet when they spotted the vessel. The bridge lent a hand to help with the waving. A giant red hand on the end of a stick to be exact.
We docked at the Princes Wharf which is right next to the Hilton Hotel. Our balcony lined up with a public balcony and so we visited by talking across the pierside with several locals who had come to see the ship, answering questions they had about the ship and what it was like aboard.
After a lovely breakfast on the aft deck, we hung around for a short while in order to give a hug to our special friends who were leaving. Sigh.... this is the part of back-to-back cruises that I hate. For the third time (out of six cruises) we have made great friends with a couple we met the first night on board. That's a pretty great batting average!
After that, we headed out to get 1) fresh milk; 2) NZ cell phone SIM cards and 3) NZ currency. Not in that order.
We ended up at a central business district, waterfront, mall that had all three but just picked up cash there and then walked up Queen Street to a proper grocery store and a Telecom store. Their pay-as-you-go chips were cheaper than Vodafone's and so we each have an NZ number now. And for the first time, we have data on phones as well (it came with the package.) We drank over half a quart of milk once we picked it up. We have really missed fresh milk, a staple at home but unavailable on the ship.
We walked back to the waterfront and met up with Auckland friends for lunch. We met Steve 29 years ago when he wandered into the store where I worked, asking if anyone knew anything about Hyperion computers. I did (having worked in marketing during the launch of the computer), and brought him home to meet Ken, its software engineer, who could answer his technical questions. As a thank you, he sent us a calendar of his photos and we've been exchanging family newsletters and calendars every year since but have never met in person again.
We had a lovely lunch of fish and chips, and then a brief walk around. It was Auckland Anniversary Day so there was lots happening along the waterfront. Mary and Steve had another commitment but recommended we take the ferry to Devenport, which we did and we had a lovely walk around there, bought directly from the artisan , a beautiful glass necklace, from a gallery recommended by Steve, and then had an ice cream before heading back on the ferry.
There was a shop with great t-shirts, bags and aprons with sayings. Luckily we had little time. With more time, I think my resolve not to buy things for the kids would have melted away. It helps that things are insanely expensive in New Zealand. I kept questioning the exchange rate since I could not imagine paying so much for things.
We made it back to the ship just before tea stopped being served.
I tried to host a table of only newcomers but that didn't work since the Maitre d sent only one new couple to join us, plus some world cruisers and our neighbours across the hall. It was still excellent conversation and a nice mix of a Australian, British, American and Canadian. Just not what I had intended.
No show so we got to bed not too late. Which is good because we are in a different port each day for a while now.
Auckland was spectacular!
We got up early, just missing the pilot coming aboard but in time to see the wonderful harbour in the early morning sun.
One couple was waving madly at a particular building, where their friends were supposed to hang out a sheet when they spotted the vessel. The bridge lent a hand to help with the waving. A giant red hand on the end of a stick to be exact.
We docked at the Princes Wharf which is right next to the Hilton Hotel. Our balcony lined up with a public balcony and so we visited by talking across the pierside with several locals who had come to see the ship, answering questions they had about the ship and what it was like aboard.
After a lovely breakfast on the aft deck, we hung around for a short while in order to give a hug to our special friends who were leaving. Sigh.... this is the part of back-to-back cruises that I hate. For the third time (out of six cruises) we have made great friends with a couple we met the first night on board. That's a pretty great batting average!
After that, we headed out to get 1) fresh milk; 2) NZ cell phone SIM cards and 3) NZ currency. Not in that order.
We ended up at a central business district, waterfront, mall that had all three but just picked up cash there and then walked up Queen Street to a proper grocery store and a Telecom store. Their pay-as-you-go chips were cheaper than Vodafone's and so we each have an NZ number now. And for the first time, we have data on phones as well (it came with the package.) We drank over half a quart of milk once we picked it up. We have really missed fresh milk, a staple at home but unavailable on the ship.
We walked back to the waterfront and met up with Auckland friends for lunch. We met Steve 29 years ago when he wandered into the store where I worked, asking if anyone knew anything about Hyperion computers. I did (having worked in marketing during the launch of the computer), and brought him home to meet Ken, its software engineer, who could answer his technical questions. As a thank you, he sent us a calendar of his photos and we've been exchanging family newsletters and calendars every year since but have never met in person again.
We had a lovely lunch of fish and chips, and then a brief walk around. It was Auckland Anniversary Day so there was lots happening along the waterfront. Mary and Steve had another commitment but recommended we take the ferry to Devenport, which we did and we had a lovely walk around there, bought directly from the artisan , a beautiful glass necklace, from a gallery recommended by Steve, and then had an ice cream before heading back on the ferry.
There was a shop with great t-shirts, bags and aprons with sayings. Luckily we had little time. With more time, I think my resolve not to buy things for the kids would have melted away. It helps that things are insanely expensive in New Zealand. I kept questioning the exchange rate since I could not imagine paying so much for things.
We made it back to the ship just before tea stopped being served.
I tried to host a table of only newcomers but that didn't work since the Maitre d sent only one new couple to join us, plus some world cruisers and our neighbours across the hall. It was still excellent conversation and a nice mix of a Australian, British, American and Canadian. Just not what I had intended.
No show so we got to bed not too late. Which is good because we are in a different port each day for a while now.