Scattered

It's a rainy day here en la playa....so we've spent the morning playing Scattegories (more fun than you think it will be) and watching various movies. The rain isn't a pouring rain but is a steady drizzle. J. walked on the beach quite a ways (and I have to hand it to him - he's the most 'mobile' and motivated of the bunch!) and needed a towel to dry off.

The boys slept until noon-ish (typical) and awoke starving (also per usual). They are still bug-bitten, sunburned and somewhat cranky about things. I keep reminding B. that there will be plenty of bugs in the Navy so he might want to simmer down a bit on the 'indignant' approach he's taking to bugs biting him. As if the bugs should care....in his defense, while my bites are an allergic reaction gone nuclear, he has dozens and dozens of bites. I have a few - they are bad - but he is virtually covered in bites. So I do understand his issue....

H. has no bites but is a peeling, sunburned wreck. Cranky doesn't begin to describe his 'mood' on this fine day. This too, shall pass. I hope.

We will probably enjoy a nice dinner in town tonight and tomorrow - and will be giving away food at the pool on Saturday morning. Some we can/will pack up and take home - but some might be left for the cleaning crew and/or neighbors. There's always plenty of people here and I'm sure the food won't go to waste.

I need to shop a bit tomorrow for souvenirs, etc. We made our way to Starbucks for this year's version of the Playa del Carmen Starbucks mug. Love it though it's considerably smaller than the last version we got two years ago.

It's sort of nap time. I'm trying to resist but it's futile. A nap a day has become a part of the routine. Makes it easier to stay up late with the kids, keeping an eye on them and watching AXN (Action) TV. There's plenty of TV on for English speaking folks - and J. has taken to watching with his headphones on and using only the Spanish subtitles to follow the program. He's doing pretty well.

If we lived here, I'm sure we'd be speaking in no time - just from watching TV. And the commercials.