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One down side of warm weather year-round is the bugs thrive here. This morning I stopped just short of stepping on a 4-inch roach, legs up, doing his last twitch, just outside Sam’s room. UGH! The hall was dark because he (Sam) woke up a bit early (I guess the roach did, too). I saw the dark form in a suspicious elongated shape and decided (fortuitously) to turn the lights on. Other bugs thrive, too. Like germs. Poor mom got a big innoculation of germs when Sam coughed into her throat (well, he didn’t mean to – he was trying to give her a kiss). I can’t remember the last time mom was sick, but this time she got really sick. And Sam still isn’t over his cold. I am fine, thankfully, and so is Dave. I had a brief (4-day) bout, but that’s nothing compared to Sam’s two weeks. We’re going to the doc tomorrow so we can take drugs on our trip next week. So today I decided to take mom and Sam on a field trip to Waimanalo to check out “keiki pony rides” – a sign I’d seen on our way back from a hike. Keiki means child. It was a great place – awesome views, sheep to check out, place to grill, and stuff for kids to play on. Perfect place for a kids’ party sometime. Afterwards we went down the road to visit some tide pools we’d frequented while living in Waimanalo. The water was a bit cool, but so calm. Sam could walk out about 20 yards and it only went up to his chest. He really enjoyed jumping around and splashing and threw quite a fit when I tried to leave. We had lunch at Keneke’s again – plate lunch of kalua pig, rice and mac salad. WOW is that good! I chomped. Thanks for lunch, mom! Glad you’re on the mend now 🙂 I’ve had the good fortune of doing some rudimentary web design for a couple start-ups here in town, one of which is an artisan bakery. How cool is that!? I got to meet the baker (who is also an OB/GYN), see their operation, and design their site. I was inspired to make some of my own bread – baguettes made with natural sourdough starter – and they turned out pretty well. I turned one loaf into croutons for a salad dinner (farmer’s market mystery salad – dill, spring onions and other assorted finds all turned into something (hopefully) edible). This experiment turned out surprisingly well 🙂 Whew!