Beautiful but chilly day!

It was absolutely beautiful outside today - but it was a little chilly!  About 5:00 it was 64 but at lunchtime it was only 58.  We found a secluded spot on Hillsborough Beach, out of the wind, to have our lunch.  It was just us and one lonely seagull.  I've got some great pix, but I can't find the cord I need to upload them...so they'll come later.

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I hate this place!

This week we're staying at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort and we hate it!  It's claustrophobic in these rooms!  Just to get into the room, you have to walk sideways thru the hallway.  The rooms are pretty and clean, but the walls must be paper!  The person next door to us has their TV so loud, we finally turned ours off!  Last night we called to complain and they turned it clear off...I'm thinking about 9:30 we're calling again!  It's totally ridiculous!  Some people are just so inconsiderate.  I'm sitting here with my earplugs in, and I can still hear every word of THEIR TV.  I've got other things I dislike, too...like the parking (or lack thereof), the bed, the internet, etc., etc.  Three more nights - Lord, help us!

We had a good day today.  The kids were good and Dave got his daddy-do list all done.  So tomorrow, he's taking Jami to work (because her car is in the shop) and then we'll go back to Boca in the afternoon to pick her up.  Other than that - we have nothing else we have to do.  Yay!

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MLK Day

What a beautiful day in the Ft Lauderdale neighborhood!  I love 70-degree weather!  We spent the time today looking at the beautiful water and with the family!

We came over to Jami's and put the ribs in the crockpot, then we took off to see sights and to find a place to eat lunch on the water.  We found a new restaurant that we loved, right on the intercoastal.  It's called Bokempers and it's a sports bar.  We had wonderful salads, but we decided it wasn't a place to take the kids...it cost us $41 for 2 salads and 2 drinks (iced tea & lemonade) and tip.  Typical Ft Lauderdale prices.  The salads were wonderful - blackened chicken, mangos, strawberries, grapes, pineapple, candied pecans, lettuce, etc. and the dressing was a strawberry vinegarette...yummy!

The ribs and the potatoes tonight were a wonderful hit.  The kids ate everything on their plates!

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Soccer & Oz

What a fun day!  We started our day by going to watch Kelly play soccer.  It was a beautiful sunny day, but not overly warm.  I wore shorts, and I was comfortable, but I also had on my lined pullover.  The sun felt good on my legs.  Kelly's team is awful...it's not much fun to watch them.

After the soccer game, we came home, ate lunch, changed clothes and took off for the Broward Center for the Performing Arts to watch The Wizard of Oz.  It was a fantastic production!  The kids also enjoyed it and were quiet all the way through it.

Then we went to Sweet Tomatoes for supper and now we're just hanging out at Jami's.

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Safe & Sound

We made it here safe & sound!  The drive was uneventful, but beautiful!  We went cross country and got to enjoy the sugar cane and the citrus groves!  Plus we saw 4 sand hill cranes in a field all by themselves.  I drove off the road, parked, and got a picture of them.  This internet connection is horrible, so I'm hoping this posts...I won't try a picture!

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PS - It's only 58 here, but colder down here by the beach!

Cold Again

Here comes more cold weather...darn.  I came down here to escape the cold weather.  At least when it's cold down here, you don't have to wear a coat, scarf, boots and mittens!  I'm still in shorts, but now I'm wearing my lined ISU pullover with them!!  We're heading to Ft Lauderdale where it's supposed to be 5-10 degrees warmer than up here...hopefully when we get back it'll be warm again!

Today Dave helped Bob & Gary at Gary's place and I just hung out.  I took my bike ride while it was nice out and I worked on paperwork.  I swept the floor and I filled our pill cases.  I also stripped the bed and washed the sheets.  I'm tired tonight!!

Sue & Penny invited us over for supper.  That was fun!  Now we're home and watching "Batman Begins" - a weird one!!  I'm glad Batman evolved!

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Winner AND Loser!!

What a day!  We had coffee this morning, followed by our annual HMO meeting and election of officers.  Needless to say, there was a full house for the election!  We elected 2 newcomers to the board along with 1 incumbent.  Then at the officers' meeting, they elected a new President, VP, and Secy.  The Treasurer stayed the same.  Good news!!

After the meeting, we played shuffleboard...finally!  We got in 3 games and a quick lunch.  I played very well today and so did Dave.  In first match, I ended up getting beat by 1 point...I think I choked!  Dave also choked and got beat in the last frame.  Then in my second match, I played Dave!  Unfortunately I really beat him!   I'm sorry, honey!  Then I played Donna, who is really, really good at everything.  I won by 20 or so points!!  I felt really good about my shuffling today!!

Cards, however - now that was a different story.  We had 14 players tonight and my partners and I got clobbered.  We just couldn't close!

It was a beautiful and fun day!!  Now it's raining!

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