Returned to the U.S. for the holidays.
Began trip by acting as "Pet Transporters" for the CocoMutt Shak by delivering a puppy and cat to the U.S. Both animals were picked up on our arrival at Newark airport and transported to their final adoptive homes in Massachusetts, I think.
After Drs. appointments in early December my cancer was stable after a hormone injection and bone-strengthening injection in August. That allowed us to schedule the next battery of Dr. visits for April and gave us a 3-month window to spend on the island.
Since we were having construction work done to house #2, Estie decided to cut short the holiday visit and returned to the DR on Dec 9 to make sure all the work was done correctly. I stayed until Dec 31 and visited relatives and tested some international money moving operations that we would need in the new year. I couldn't wait to get back when the temperatures fell before New Year's Day. And as it turned out, they continued falling so I was happy to be in our warm home.
The main construction work has been completed and looks good, complete outside painted "purple", selected rooms inside painted, kitchen cabinets/drawers refinished or replaced, minor improvement to a small section of the roof, installation of ceiling fans throughout, and fixing some strange wiring issues. Now we can move on to more fun stuff like furniture shopping, day tripping, and entertaining friends. Still haven't been to beach, but that wasn't high on our list of things to do.
We expect to stay in our new home until we return to the U.S. for Drs. appts. and injections in April. Hopefully I will be blessed with another 3 months of a "cancer-stable" body.
Winter weather has set in and that means about 82F during the day and a comfortable 68F overnight. Couldn't ask for better. Despite being able to move around pretty easily without a car, our next major effort will be shopping for a vehicle. It really is necessary when you need to transport stuff you buy. For vacationing it's totally unnecessary.
That's all for now. Stay tuned for our next update.