We went to bed early last night and I fell asleep right away but only ended up sleeping from 9pm until about midnight. I really did not expect to have so much trouble readjusting to US time. It was so easy going the other way. Oh well. I am sure my normal routine will emerge soon and I will get back to sleeping. Fortunately I don't really require very much sleep so in the mean time I am hanging in there.

During the day today we mostly relaxed and did laundry. We played a game of Rumikub and actually sat down by the pool for a while. The water was already 64 degrees. That is pretty much unheard of for this time of year. Still too cold to get in and swim but it is nice to sit in the sun next to it.

Ryan came over for dinner. We had a great time reliving our Australian experience. We gave Mom her gifts we brought back for her. She seemed to really like everything we picked out for her. It was a challenge to buy authentic Australian gifts that I could fit in the suitcase. Our cultures are very similar and most things that I could buy there I could buy here for half the price. In the end we did get some interesting items.