No helicopters yesterday. Maybe they feared they drove so many people crazy enough the day before that they didn’t want to risk being shot out of the sky by returning so soon, LOL. Had I had a stick long enough, I’d have been pretty tempted to swat them right out of the sky myself!

Got some more postcards for Mary and one for Paula too, who wanted a beachy one. I’m kinda ticked off cuz even forever stamps are going up. I could use what we have left of those for postcards, but what’s the point of calling something “forever” if it’s not really forever? Either way, I wish stamps would stop going up every two seconds! If Paula can do email with me and Mary goes home soon enough, then the only ones I’ll be sending mail to regularly will be my parents, but I usually send fewer, longer letters as opposed to shorter letters more often.

Just when I was about to write the special toothpaste off as a bust, it does seem to finally be making a difference with the sensitivity. More amazingly, though, it seems to be “filling in the blanks.” Tom could see all the cavities before I started using it. I asked him yesterday to look in and see if the cavities look like they could be rebuilding and fortifying. He laughed and said he doubted he could just look in and tell that and so soon. Yet he was surprised to find that they really do look like they’re filling in! So I’ll probably buy a case of 3 tubes next time around which will be right around what just one cost.

I think I might truly be done losing weight for real this time. It seems I’ve been right around where I’m at for the longest time since I began this trip last August. If that’s the case then I guess my body feels it needs to keep its extra 20 pounds. I know for sure that I couldn’t stand to eat any less than I have been, so if this is it, then so be it. I don’t mind cutting my losses here if I have to cuz I already accomplished my main goal which was just to get healthier and increase my energy, stamina, and flexibility. I still don’t look all that great, but oh well.