A day in the life of Gord - December 2010

Mele Kalikimaka

Christmas 2010.....Mele Kalikimaka to all our friends. We wish you all a wonderful happy and healthy season of joy!

All is well in Maui in spite of the constant reports of rain. So far each day it has been predicted, we have enjoyed pure sunshine. Must be the Kihei effect being between two mountains. The wind blows the clouds up both sides and we stay clear.

We have started back on the acupuncture, massage routine and are looking at a gym down the road to perhaps get into a muscle strengthening program. Gord may also get into driving the golf carts for friends which will boost his happiness level significantly I think!

We have both been out outrigger paddling with the Maui Canoe Club the past two Fridays. On the first trip we encountered whales very close to the canoe and yesterday we did not even see a blow!

All in all, we are happy and comfortably busy. We will have grandchildren visiting in Jan, Feb and March and are very excited to see them all.

I am sending a shot of a sunset the other evening.....

Once again, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Love

Sheila and Gord

December 2010

We made the trip successfully and after 9 days of getting acclimatized I think we are ready to roll. These pictures show how much fun we are having already. When Gord sits down for sunset, it is wonderful how everyone pulls up a chair and joins in. This is what it's all about!

The picture looking down from our perch is what we wake up to every morning now that the Maui Canoe Club live right next to us. Awesome!!!

I am watching for the whales so that I can get a picture. Apparently a couple were spotted close to shore this morning....so the season has begun.

Gord is doing so well. He is motivated to get his speech and comprehension better so he is actually sitting down and doing 10 or 12 pages a day of lessons. He is also working with a leg stretcher brace so we will see if that will improve his walking over time. All in all, with upcoming massages and acupuncture, I am excited to see improvements. Of course, the weather really helps - that goes without saying.

If I don't get back on the blog before Christmas, we want to wish one and all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.

Lots of love

Sheila and Gord