Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Good afternoon. It’s a lovely 81°. I may be getting a bigger birthday present than I ever thought possible. Remember the roof damage we had on the house after hurricane Irma? Well, I had gotten nowhere with the insurance company. First adjuster who was out circled a few shingles that had blown back in the wind but they both missed (or ignored?) the hail damage! 

Eustis Roofing ... they have several homes in Harbor Shores with hail damage including one right behind ours and another one street away! Anyway, the RVport, 1/2 of the boathouse roof and our shingle roof took a hit. We definitely need a new roof. 😱 It might be time for Morgan & Morgan Hurricane attorneys. 

So, I ran to the store and got a few things and took donations to the Humane Society. When I got back, Mark had the golf cart ready for a test run with the dogs in the new pen. Sweet. One of the things I worried about riding around the neighborhood with them was a big dog that would race to his property line and glare at us. No problem now!

Hey, and there’s room for another human as pal Lynn says. We had a great ride this afternoon. 💋 🤗 to Marky, thank you for ALL your hard work for my birthday pressie; I love it. (The new seat covers were put in the mail today.) Mark is going to paint the wheels black and spray the wheelcovers to match the new seat covers. Styling! 

Now it’s 530 and we’re just waiting for Randy and Dawn to arrive to celebrate my birthday with a bottle of special champagne. 🥂🍾 Afterward, we are all going to Red Lobster for dinner. It’s lobsterfest, so I expect we will come home with full bellies. 

Yes ... a feast was had ...

a fun night! ❤️ RanDawn brought 3 birthday pressies ... a NICE bottle of Chardonnay ... cool copper bar ware pineapple cups ... and a color-coordinated hand lotion pump for the black and white bathroom. WOWSA! You two spoiled me. ❤️

On Facebook, I had 50+ birthday wishes plus some beautiful cards in snail mail and others in Messenger. Wow. I’m thankful for every birthday wish. 🎂 

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

1:30 today is SpaceX heavy launch 🚀 to Mars. Huge risk is going through the Van Allen belt that protects our planet 🌎 ... we WATCHED from the middle of Lake Eustis!  It was the fastest launch 🚀 we’ve ever seen! This rocket will circle Mars a few times then orbit the Sun for A BILLION YEARS! What a great afternoon! (We did run out of beer and wine though.) 🤪

Robbie and BeeZee enjoyed their boat ride with us. However, the redesigned golf cart box needs redesigning. Neither doggie felt secure on the back so Mark will “cage” it in for safety. 

The Caddy’s looking fresh, kind of Key West-ish. It’s still chug-a-lugging when I start up so it’s off to the GC shop next month. New seat covers are on order and the wheels have to be done yet. But hey, happy (early) birthday to me! 

Tonight, we’re relaxing...it was a busy day! 

Monday, February 5, 2018

Well the Philadelphia Eagles won fair and square. It was a great game. Why oh why do fans raze the city; breaking windows, and causing mayhem? Sad. 

It’s a beautiful day here, (74F) perfect for finishing our golf cart project. Well, we worked five hours painting the second coat on The Caddy and doing the black accents. Tomorrow, we’ll reassemble put it back then do the touch ups. It turned out awesome. 

Robbie and BZ are going to be so tired tonight as they have been watching us from the front porch all day. The doors been open since 8 o’clock, perfect weather. Our new seat covers have been ordered, and should be here in about a week. 

We were sitting on the front porch enjoying our wine after all the painting, and saw a squirrel shimmy up the big square fence post to the big bird feeder that we thought would be squirrel proof. NOT!

Wah ha ha Ha ha ha now Mark is greasing the pole so the poor wee squirrel can’t get up to the seed. (*~!** squirrels!) 🤣

Tomorrow, 1:30 EST the bigly rocket is being launched! (Mark says we’re going to the middle of Lake Eustis to watch!) A Tesla car is being launched to  Mars ... with a robot at the wheel. 🤖 

It’s TV time ... hope you had a great Monday. ✅

Sunday, February 4, 2018

Good morning! Are you ready for some FOOTBALL? The Eagles and the Patriots ... we’re both cheering for the Eagles; Tom Brady has 5 Super Bowl rings already! Yes, he’s the best quarterback ... blah blah blah ... but, may the Eagles fly high today! 🦅

Bwahahaha ... “Deflate-gate”

There will be no second coat going on the golf cart today because ...

it’s forecast to be a rainy day here. Mark moved the golf cart under the tongue of the fifth wheel to keep it dry. Tomorrow we shall complete The Caddy’s paint job. 

RanDawn are going to Dan’s for a SB party ... Suwannee are going out for Sunday breakfast with the doggies then staying home for the game. 

My sewing project was fraught with gremlins ... skipped stitches, dulled scissors, etc. Twice the thread broke and 2 bobbins ran out. My half-hour task turned into 1 1/2 hours. 😝 Blah.

Mark found the energy to groom the Scotties ... they look so tiny after a defluffing! Next, rub-a-dub dub in the tub for the rascals. 

Robbie’s happiest after the bath is done. 😍

Daddy’s washing our sweet BeeZee ... 💕🐾

Now, it’s 3:45 and time to find the football game. Who are you rooting for? 

RanDawn ended up home to watch the game too ... weather cancelled Dan’s party. No problem. 

Mark and I watched the game till 10 o’clock when I faded out and trudged off to bed. 🙄 What a quitter, eh? 

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Good afternoon. It’s a rather cloudy, dull day here in the 60s. Mark decided it was a perfect day to prep the golf cart for a paint job. First ... we took the doggies for a long ride before we began disassembly! 

Meanwell, Simplex Aluminum finished our sunroom roof repair. ✅ They’ve always done an excellent job for us and I’m certain this will be no exception. Thank you to Tom and staff for getting this done. 

Stripping ...

The American flag and red tape were a bugger to get off. We learned that “cutting in” with a brush is tough with this paint ... better to roll it on with a fine foam roller, then tip-it with an artsy-fartsy hake brush. 

The first coat is on ...

Wow, that’s BRIGHT. 😱

Randy and Dawn popped in about 430 to see how our project was going. We were happy to see them ... Dawn suggested going to Stavros and we all thought that sounded good! 

Sue and Wayne had a gala party at the yacht club, so they were out enjoying life too.

Rain is forecast for tomorrow afternoon, so painting will not resume until Monday. All the black has to be done yet plus another coat of the seafoam green. It’s going to be Key West fabulous. 

Friday, February 2, 2018

Yup, it’s still “winter” in Florida. 🏝 What did Punxsutawney Phil see in your area? 

Pam has been spending time at Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis while daughter Christine (NBC) directs filming for Access Hollywood. The ice festival is well named ... nice sculptures. 

Oh Pam! 😱 You’ll be relaxing in the Florida sunshine SOON! 🏝 It looks beautiful though; hope for a bonspiel thaw like Winnipeg always gets in the 2nd to 3rd week of February so folks can enjoy it. 

Sue and Wayne have Rose, Heather and Bruce visiting from Canada. You can bet they’re enjoying some sunshine 🌞. Tonight they were to Steak 954 in North Fort Lauderdale for dinner. They’re sitting by the jellyfish tank. 

Wayne, Sue, Heather, Bruce ... Rose, Annie and Brian. Looking good! 🥂🍾

Us? Mark hooked up the batteries in The Caddy ... 

Tomorrow’s the test run around the neighborhood ... then the new paint job. Happy Birthday to meeeee. 😀

While readying the guest quarters I discovered more living room flooring stored under the bed. Sweet. With 27 - 4’ boards I may be able to repair our living room floor. It has water damage from “Irma” in September. Now, I just need Lew’s installer to lay it down. It’ll be cheaper than replacing the entire floor! 

Thursday, February 1, 2018

It’s an early start to my day! I’m feeling creative ... maybe some craft room time can be squeezed into the afternoon! Mark is helping Jim H today bringing his new pontoon boat home. He and Rose had a new screen room added on, new dock and boathouse ... now ready for their new ‘toons. Good things for good people. 👍🏻

Thoughts are with friends Karen & George in Titusville as he undergoes open heart surgery this morning. Karen would like a vacuum cleaner transplanted onto his side while the surgeon’s in there. 😂  They are a fun couple who we met through the RV club. 

After Mark’s good deed with Jim, he and Lew are going to the forest to retrieve their hunting stands. Since tonight is Yaya’s for me, Mark, Lew and Jim are going to The Crazy Gator for pub supper. 

Now going on 11 o’clock and my creativity went in a different direction. Ha ha. I moved mom’s old black leather recliner out of the living room and into the donation pile for our Humane Society store. Then, I looked at my lighter colored leather sofa, loveseat and chair and decided they needed a good scrubbing. I started out using a toothbrush and carpet cleaner, then Mark suggested using the car wash brush. It was nice and soft and got into the grooves of the leather. I wiped it all down with one of my magic microfiber cloths then let it dry thoroughly. Egad, it’s two shades lighter. Afterword I applied leather conditioner. After all that I don’t have to scrub my fingernails. Ha ha

OMG it was birthday fun at YaYa’s at Carin’s. She had a cake for Lynn and me plus a good dinner. Beside a ham dinner we played “Head’s Up” ... hilarious. 

Lynn’s “surfing” in this picture. 🤣 The party broke up at 8:30 and we all headed home. It sure was nice to walk home ... such a lovely, bright evening. 

Mark had supper out with Lew and Jim. They found a perfect suitcase for Dawn’s next camping trip! Heehee. 

Randy thought her shoes might fit in there. 😂 (I’m NOT a light packer either! 😀) We need a bigger RV Mark!

The guys had a nice night at Crazy Gators. 

Gorgeous sunset over our house. 

That looks like Coke! 🙄 WTH on guys night out? 😂