catching up....

a sunset is a wonder to behold

but a sunset with the ones you love is a pleasure beyond words

this past saturday we moved from our place in sandy bay 

to seadancer for one week since the owners (of our rental)

are here on holidays

i enjoy seadancer

it is wonderful to be right on the sea and have a long dock

to enjoy snorkeling from and to sit and watch glorious sunsets

 introducing...

MANGITO

which in spanish means little mango

he looks like a mango that is ripening up!!

bob gave me a gift certificate for a bird for christmas

and well... finally we got him

he is an african fischer lovebird.

at this point he is very shy 

but is getting more and more used to us each day

we enjoy watching him play, climb, and soon i will be 

training him 

he loves to go for car rides

 today i took him to the butterfly gardens

and dylan clipped his wings for me.

that will aid in training him.

sweet little mangito....

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our friends denise, and luba's family

brought down school supplies and many pairs of shoes for the children

it was unfortunate that their cruise ship wasn't able to dock

but we still were able to receive the donation through the children's home

here and yesterday jeanette, emily and i met up with lydia

and she took us to several needy families at the point in

french harbour

there were many smiling faces that day!!

happy belated easter everyone.

we had a wonderful day.

starting, of course, with the traditional

sunrise service out on the dock

later we went to jeremy and melissa's church 

where little sebastian was dedicated

and we had a wonderful afternoon together over lunch at 

mayan princess.

 in the evening don and jeanette came over and we had 

a lovely easter meal together:

ham

scalloped potatoes

 green beans

 glazed carrots 

and 

several varieties of cheese cake!

 yum!

it was a wonderful day although i admit:

i found myself missing my boys and wishing they were here.

 as much as i love roatan

i find lately there is a powerful pull to be near them again.

it isn't easy for me to not have them near.....

 a mother's love can reach a long distance

but at times i long to hear their voices, the sound of their laughter,

the warmth of their hugs.

if you have family nearby then please don't take them for granted

go and give them a big hug.

really...  go do it...  

 blessings..

xo