Monday

Today was another gorgeous day.  We had the windows open all day - just enjoying the beautiful air!  It started to get hot this afternoon, so I went outside and sat on the lanai with a fan on me!!  What decadence!!

Dave cleaned out the gutters today while I washed windows on the inside.  I also went for a big bike ride and visited with friends around the park.  Tonight I played 7s from Hell for the first time this winter.  Tomorrow night I'll play bingo!

It's a pretty laid-back existence down here!

This is my oldest great niece's birthday...she's 22.  It's so hard to believe that she is 22.  Linda's kids are no longer kids - they're full-fledged adults!  More later...

Hope & Family

Since it is Sunday, we decided to go back to Hope Presbyterian here in Largo.  They've made some changes at Hope - for one thing, they have video screens on both sides of the altar.  During Pastor Laura's sermon, she carried her IPad and changed the screens herself.  We'd never seen that done before, but it seemed to work.  At the end of her sermon, she had us watch a short video, which she queued from her IPad.  The choir sang a spirited song today - "I'm Going to Live So God Can Use Me."  We've sung it before at FPC!  It was nice being back - several of the congregation and Pastor Laura welcomed us back.

After church, we came home, put on our swim suits and headed to Sarasota.  We met Dave's sister and her husband, as well as Maury & Roberta at the pool for lunch.  Then we sat around and soaked up a little sun.  About 3:00 we went to M & R's unit and cleaned.  I took the living room, Suzy worked on the kitchen, and Dave worked on the bathroom.  We were a pretty good team - got lots done.  We didn't get home until about 7:30, ate leftover pizza, and now we've crashed in our chairs.  Good day!!  Far less humidity today, and tonight it's a little chilly outside!

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Sunny Saturday

It was a beautiful day here!  It's still 71 outside, even at 9:30 PM!  Dave got my bike put together and we took a bike ride this morning.  It rides pretty good!!  I think we'll have to get a different seat, cause this one is really, really hard...but I'll give it another try or two.  Oh, oh...Dave's eyes are closed and he's left the TV on America's Funniest Videos, which I just hate!!  Usually I ask him to turn off the TV if he's going to go to sleep, but I goofed and I wasn't watching him!  

We went to do some shopping this morning and had lunch when we came back.  Then this evening, we went to the Post Corner with Ron & Marcia for pizza.  The sunset was beautiful - not a cloud in the sky!  When we got home - around 8:15 - we were locked out of our lanai.  For some reason the lanai screen door was locked.  Don't know how that happened, cause you can't lock it and then close it.  One of our neighbors gave us a thank-you card and stuck it in the screen door - somehow when I took the card out, the screen door "became" locked...???  We neither one had a key with us for the front door, so we went to Ron's and borrowed a flashlight to get into Bob & Ann's for a set of keys that they had.  Then we were able to open it and slide the chain lock off so we could get in...so much for a chain security lock, huh?!!  I think we'll have to replace that!!  Anyway we finally got in the house!!  We had a fun evening.

Today wasn't a good day for my Cyclones.  We really got thumped by Oklahoma State.  Don't know what happened to our defense, but it sucked big time today.  The OSU QB was able to throw at will.  Back to the drawing board!  

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Friday in Paradise!

It was really hot and humid here today, so we ended up turning on the air this evening.  It got up to 91 in here before we gave in, though!  Here's a pondering...leather chairs are hotter in hot weather!  Just wanted you to know that.  We did a bunch of things today.  We went to see two different trailers.  One's a definite no - just way too much work.  The second trailer we really liked, but they are asking way too much $$ for it, in our opinion.  We're going to weigh out the pros and cons and come up with our idea of what it will cost to get it up to "snuff" for us...then we'll talk to them about price.  Structurally, it's pretty much what we want...it's a 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bath...we'd rather have 2 baths, but at least there's a potty and a sink in the master bedroom.  The MB is huge - plenty of room for a king sized bed.  Second bedroom isn't so big, but it's not too bad.  Living room is big, kitchen is small and would need new cabinet doors.  It has a wonderful lanai or porch or Florida room.  Needs painted and updating.  Don't know exactly what to think right now.

Today the UPS guy delivered a huge box to our house - I figured Dave bought some kind of tool or something.  Instead he bought me a new 3-wheeler...a red one!  He said it was for my birthday, anniversary, Christmas all in one.  This way, he can have my old 3-wheeler and he'll be able to carry more stuff than he can on his current bicycle (a 2--wheeler).  Now I'm going to be riding in style!!!  He's been working on "some assembly required" for about 5 hours now!  The mosquitoes are really thick tonight, so he finally moved his operation into the lanai after supper.  He was getting eaten up out there!

We ate outside in the lanai this evening - with a fan blowing on us.  No breeze this evening.  It's supposed to be less humid tomorrow.  You should see my curly hair!  Humidity = curls for me!!

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Fun in the sun!

We had a wonderful day today.  I slept in...I didn't wake up until 9:00 AM!!  Dave got up about 2 hours before me and came out to the kitchen.  He started removing all the dishes from the cupboards and washed them all!  He was about 3/4 done by the time I got up!  After I showered and got ready for the day, I helped him.  Then we decided to let the dishes and cupboards air dry, so we took off for the grocery store.  On the way there, we decided to go to the water to eat lunch.  It would be a great start to our winter!  So, we went to Columbia Restaurant and had a 1905 salad...Dave also had a Cuban sandwich, but I just had the salad.  I love those salads and Greg (our waiter) made the best one we've ever had today!  The mix of oil, garlic, and Worchester sauce was perfect!!  WTG, Greg!  We were right on the water and it was 85 and sunny today.  Beautiful day for eating outside and watching God's beauty!

When we left Columbia, we stopped at Save A Lot to shop.  We'd never been in there, but we got lots of groceries for $54.00, including fresh fruit and vegetables!  We came home so I could put those groceries away while Dave went to Publix for what we couldn't get at SAL.  I also put away all the silverware, but had to wait for Dave to get home with the shelf liner before I could put dishes away.

By this evening, the kitchen looks wonderful...all that's left to do in there is wet mop the floor.  The bedroom and bathroom have been wet mopped.  I cleaned the bathroom, but still have to wash the shelves in the linen closet before we put the towels away.  Dave cleaned and mopped the lanai.  There's a lot to do when you open up a summer home!

Tonight we went for a bike ride and said hello to a lot of the neighbors.  We just had popcorn for supper and now we're pooped again.  Tomorrow's another busy day.  We have to go see a trailer at 11:00 and wet mop    
the kitchen and living room, finish the bathroom, check on Bob & Ann's trailer, and just enjoy the day!!  More later....

We're here!!

We made it!  We got here about 4:30 - put things away...hung up clothes...washed down cabinets...swept floors...made bed...visited with neighbors...and now we're going to crash!  I'll post more tomorrow night!  Thank you, Lord, for a safe trip!

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Travel Eve

Tomorrow morning, bright and early, we'll head out for our southern home.  I'm still anxious, but I'm sure it's just travel jitters!  I'll be okay once we get on the road.  I'm sure we'll see some beautiful trees in Missouri - we've sure got some beautiful ones here!  I hope to be able to get some pix!  Last year all of the color was gone and the year before that, it was hazy so I didn't get very good pictures.  It's supposed to be a beautiful day for travel.  Please say a prayer for us that our trip will be a safe one.  Thanks!!

I'll try to post tomorrow night - it'll depend on where we stay.  We're hoping to get to Birmingham or farther.  We'll see!

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