Isabel and Nick Avita will have to leave immediately after our medal ceremony at the Olympics.   They are heading back to California to pack up, sell their house and move to Tulsa to be with their daughter, her family and all of us, the Tulsa Synchronized Swimming Team!   

Nick and Isabel were concerned about us getting home, without getting lost this time, so she bought this beautiful visor for me.  She wears one just like it.  (I often threatened to steal hers because she looks so good in it.)   Isabel and Nick retrofitted both visors with navigation.  Since they will arrive in the US before us, the visors will get us home safely without detouring over  Antarctica.  Hey the North Pole was enough.      

Thank you Isabel and Nick - for getting us home safely and soon moving to Tulsa.  Water aerobics not only gave us the opportunity to become Olympians but great friends.  And thank you for this beautiful visor.  I can finally ditch Siri.  We have never gotten along.   Tulsa Synchronized Swimming Team, let's go get those medals!

The Tulsa Synchronized Swim Team has arrived in Toyohashi!  One more leg of the trip to make it to Tokyo.  Circling the Arctic was OK, but it wasn't our destination.  I snuck out of the party and tried the door to the cockpit.  Open!  Found out later Inga, Terry and Mary invited the rest of the crew to Trish's birthday party for dancing in the belly of the plane and no one can find them now.  

There are scooters everywhere in Toyohashi and after a quick meal of octopus, bear and kitty and I think some sea monster,  we are going to figure out how to strap David to a scooter and get on the road which will hopefully improve our digestion.

Took a village to get David comfortable on his scooter, but he's on the road.  Such a trooper.

Guess  What? Guess what?  There was a Half of Half store here in Toyohashi just like the one in Tulsa having a big sale just like in Tulsa.  We now have backup suits!  

Now to all agree on what to wear to the Friday night opening ceremony.  Since Larry's carrying the torch, we've voted him Decider of the Suits.  Look for us Friday night!

The airline cutbacks?  No navigator necessary, so we are circling the Arctic? 24 hours since we left Tulsa. 

Dear David searched out some of his Magical Friends with him in the belly of the plane.  He knew we wouldn't land in time for Trish's birthday so he made the magic happen.  OK, Donna helped. We were a bit concerned about jumping down the chute, but so worth it.  You'd have thought we were celebrating by the pool!

Hoping to land any day now hopefully before these delicious stale airplane pretzels run out and we are too stiff to get in our costumes.

Though the first class airline tickets and hotel conformation have not arrived, our Synchronized Swimming Team is on the way to Tokyo!   Been a bit bumpy.  We are on Spirit and get ready - they told me if David is going to fly with me he will need a ticket!!!!  He is hiding in my underwear in the belly of the plane in my suitcase.  I'm going to raise a stink for the health and safety of ALL shrunken heads.

We are being walked to the back of the plane.  Bet I get the last seat that doesn't recline.  Let's just keep thinking about wearing the gold medals and flying home on the Concord.

Martha, David and I drove to Pawhuska.  Martha is a Pioneer Woman Fan Addict.   David took a nap in the car so of course we got lost and ended up on the 2 lane road.  I'm putting David in the tote bag when we travel from now on because the drive was beautiful., let's always get lost.  Emerald green everywhere with all the rain we've had.  A beautiful drive.
David's first trip to a public bathroom and we couldn't have picked a nicer one with nicer people.  David was an absolute star.  Everyone wanted to take their picture with him and he wanted to go home with one lady.  I had a fit, but he said, "just an overnighter"?????

Hello Aquanauts,   time to get serious about our Synchronized Swimming Team.

Dear Larry and David the Traveling Shrunken Head have choreographed our routine and we need to start rehearsals.  Thank you, Larry and David.  Trish agreed to add her pole dancing to our show.  (We all heard you agree today Trish)  Thank you.  Now sure what Hoss will be doing but I’m sure many ladies on the team have ideas. Thank you, Ladies.

I turned in our team paperwork to the Tokyo Olympics and they have accepted us! I did embellish our qualifications a bit, OK a lot, but we can worry about that when we arrive.  Tokyo is sending us first class airfare and hotel.  They insisted they send all to Marvin in one box to save postage???  Thank you, Marvin.

I agree we all have obstacles to overcome before they put the gold medals around our necks.  I can’t swim, am scared to death of water, can’t get my hair wet because chlorine will turn my bottle hair color a nasty shade of green.  Dear Carol wore a swim cap one day, but it turned sweaty and itchy.  Thank you, Carol.  However, Mary taught me to dance today, so I’m feeling more comfortable.  Mary is available for dance lessons after aqua.  Thank you, Mary.

Let’s get moving on this, the Olympics are a few weeks away.  Does anyone know exactly when?
And you all know Donna will DROWN me and swear she never heard of a Lottie if I can’t get us organized.  (Notify my son, please.)

David's travels won't be chronological because today our wonderful next door neighbors Stephen and Marie, took the plunge to restore their Chevy Malibu and arranged first class travel to the restorer.

​David was ready for his closeup when Adrian pulled up in his flatbed.  Adrain - what an artist.  He had the Malibu smoothly on the rack with time for photos.   Adrian wasn't even showing off for David, who now wants to try this profession.  Adrian is simply that professional.

This morning Tuesday,  July 6, 2021 was just an unexpected beautiful morning with the neighbors in another adventure.  And check out this last picture.  Finally a big smile and thumbs up from Adrian.  Maybe David can learn that one too.  Wait!  David doesn't have thumbs, ooooooops!

Rubber Gloves a fabulous music venue in Denton, Texas hosted a wonderful birthday party for Bob's and my son June 8, 2021.  I do not do Denton except for this.  But what fun to surprise him!  Rachel was in on the surprise.  And Rubber Gloves is an amazing entertainment extravaganza!

No birthday gifts, however one friend Vincent, brought Randall the most wonderful gift - David the Shrunken Head.  Remember the talking shrunken heads in Prisoner of Azkaban?  No bigger Harry Potter fan than me and what could Randall do but regift to me then and there.  

David will be traveling and we will be writing about his travels,  yes David can transcribe.  And also be a bit of a pain already.  Instead of shrinking him down more, I think he just needs a bit of bling.  I can bling.  Check out Episode #2 coming soon.  

Here's a try at Zentangle with an oak leaf.  Not easy to find a big oak leaf this time of year.  Had to bribe a couple of squirrels and a family of robins.  Now it's done so what to do with it?  I just bought a piano, 18 inches high, needs a little structural work, then paint and some decorations.  Let's not even discuss how bad the sound is.  Maybe an oak leaf?