Cozumel was a fun time.

The Ranger and I took a trip to Cozumel a couple months ago.  We traveled with scuba diving friends. We do NOT scuba dive.  That meant lots of time to ourselves even though we were there with a group of eight.  The Ranger and I did a ton of reading (my Kindle was great, I never ran out of reading material), hung by the pool, did some sight seeing, walked about and consumed one or two cocktails.  The Ranger did a lot of snorkeling, I did a little. The snorkeling right out from the hotel beach was quite nice, I was amazed at the variation in fish from day to day.
One of our friends also free dives.  Free diving is the only way a person can spear fish.  Lucky for us he was extremely successful (on two separate dives). He brought the fish back to the hotel where the chef was more than happy to prepare them for our dinner on two different evenings.

It is not often that I get to eat fish that was swimming in the ocean 

only a few hours earlier.

We spent an entire day touring the island, Mayan ruins, snorkeling and visiting a tequila 'factory'.  Did I mention the traveling part of the tour was spent in the backseat of a Polaris?  Windy & dusty, but a great way to see the island.  The other couple was more than willing to drive, so they were the ones that learned to "drive like a Mexican"!  (direct quote from the tour guide)

This rocky coast on the opposite side of the island 

(from our hotel) had some great surf.

We did see some sail-boarders, but they were too far for a good shot.

The Mayan Ruins were interesting.  I thought it would be a larger area.

Our guide was knowledgeable and assured us that they will be celebrating on 12-12-2012,

not worrying about the 'end of the world'.

The view from our hotel deck was far more pristine and quiet.

Lots of boats and the hotel pools were there by the small beach area. 

We learned that traveling with dive weights is an adventure on it's own level. Different airports have different rules about having them in carry on luggage.  As in - you can carry on into Cozumel, but not out of Cozumel. Makes for interesting luggage rearranging at the airport.  We also learned that the humidity makes everything weigh more, so our luggage was heavier coming home than going.  Lucky we didn't buy that second bottle of tequila. That three hour time frame for international airport travel was not an exaggeration on this trip.

I had a wonderful Mother's Day!

It was a great day.
Daughter J brought the boys over for brunch and to spend the afternoon and R joined us on a break from work for the eating part. Baby G sat at the table with all of us and ate a bit of fruit.  Where did the time go?  He is so close to crawling and then, look out world.  Little J played outside almost all afternoon while his Papa watched him napped on the patio!  Big E spent the afternoon with earbuds firmly in his ears and IpodTouch in hand.

I really wanted a picture of Daughter J and I. 

(I want one of Daughter E and I too, but long distance photos just don't work.)

Gorgeous roses from Daughter J, right from her house.  

They smell so good, I will hate to see them fade away.

Heather from Daughter E.  Love them.  

Contemplating pouting one plant outside.

Daughter E called on her way home from work.  I missed having her here. Half a continent away is just too dang far!  We had a good chat and she gets to visit this summer.  

For dinner, the Ranger took me to Lakeside and we were able to eat on the patio in the sunshine.  

A perfect end to a beautiful day.  I am so happy to be the mom to two of the best daughters ever!  

blogging has been on my back burner lately!

Or maybe off the stove and in the cupboard.  Obviously I have not been blogging, but what have I been up to these last months?

• trip to Mexico
• my birthday
• our 40th anniversary
• Easter
• Little J's 4th birthday
• Baby G's 6 months
• Big E's soccer
• trip to Moab
• yard work
• supermoon
• Mother's Day

I will revisit those at some time, complete with pictures.  But for now....

I have a couple sweet potato vines that need a permanent home in a pot out front.  They have been living under the eave in the back for a week.  Explain to me how I can plant 10 pots under the forsythia, all my herbs, a couple tomatoes in pots (so I don't have to walk 'all the way' to garden for a tomato - there are a dozen or more plants in the garden), a few new perennials out front and a random assortment of other flowers and still have things to plant?
So my goal for today is to plant them.
Stay tuned, the Ranger just asked if I want to ride along to Wellfleet while he looks at some land.  Of course I will! And that explains why those particular plants are not in pots.

It is easy to get interrupted.
Life is like that.