Weds - Fri 10/21-23

Still here stuck in Maui. Wednesday's followup with the Dr went well. Although the stiches in her hand were not ready to come out, the dressing came off the site of the chest tube incision, which was declared healed enough (after some gentle pleading) to go swimming! So the four of us spent a few hours by (and in) the pool that afternoon. Then that night was the weekly Kahana Village Mai Tai party, which was fun. We met a family from Seattle with a 2 1/2 year old (Carson) who just checked in and is staying a week and a half. So Riley finally had a little playmate, though it remains to be seen how often we can get them together.
Yesterday saw some beach time for Riley (there's a nice toddler-friendly beach by the park), and a dinner out in Lahaina for the four of us at Cheeseburger in Paradise.
This morning Grammy went into town to go yarn shopping while Karen and I took Riley to the pool to play with Carson and some other bigger kids. This afternoon Grammy took Riley to the park while Karen and myself get some quiet time by the pool. As I write, we're sitting at the pool watching the sun setting over the ocean between the islands of Molokai and Lanai.
Still it's tough to be away from home for so long under these circumstances. When the Dr gives us clearance to fly (hopefully on the 28th he'll say it's ok to leave as currently scheduled on the 31st), we will be more than ready.