T H A N K S G I V I N G 2019

Happy Thanksgiving y’all ... it’s a lovely day in the neighborhood. 

We’re watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ... as always it’s grand. Sue came over at 11 and we made some cheddar beef dog cookies. Apparently Julius liked the cookies I brought over, so that got Sue motivated to bake some with me. They’re so easy ... 

Butter the cookie sheets, drop by spoon onto the baking sheets and bake at 350 for 20-22 minutes. 

Randy & Dawn came over about 230 for cocktails before we went to the Crazy Gator for Thanksgiving dinner. Dawn‘s children and teo grandchildren joined us for dinner! It was an unexpected surprise!  

We had fun! 

Charlotte is so interactive with everyone; a real charmer. 

 

Charlotte, Dawn and Makenna having fun. 

Charlotte gave Wayne a math test! (Luckily he passed.) 😜

The pretty sunset over Lake Eustis. 

It was a grand day ... lots of fun. Hope y’all had a great day too. 🥰

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Good afternoon. Actually, it’s evening. I had a problem with the blog loading today, it said “cleaning.” WTH? I’ve been cleaning. Ha!

This afternoon Wayne came for a visit and brought the dishes Aurelia sent us. Yay ... they are so pretty! 

Thank you Aurelia and Tony! We’ll enjoy them. 

Mark puttered around the property doing little jobs and checking on Marky-Mark’s places. 

Randy and Dawn had a fun afternoon taking Makenna  and Charlotte to the movies. They saw Malificent at The Villages. 

Wayne and Sue were looking forward to a quiet TV evening in their coach. (The weather is beautiful ... a good chance for them to sit out with the doggies!) 

Lew and Lynn joined us on the front porch for happy hour! It was fun. 

Ta ta til Thanksgiving Day. 

 

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Good afternoon. It’s been a busy day around here. Yes, Mark began his at 4 AM with a trip to the forest. Today it was just he and Bob who went. They were home just before noon having seen a few deer.

I did bookwork today and got Christmas gifts ordered and in general got things organized for December. Yay me! 🎅🏼 

This afternoon, we had our annual doctor wellness check ups. Overall everything was good, but Mark has to take extra Pravastan for his high cholesterol. That runs on his side of the family. 

Tonight, Sue and Wayne are hosting a cookout. It’s going down to 63 by 8 o’clock so we may not be outside for too long. Diane, Kris, Randy and Mark and I will be there. Poor Dawn is still at work. 

The turkey burgers were delicious. They were butterball, and we will have to get some of those. Yum yum. Diane and Kris surprised us by saying they had bought another motorhome, a 28 foot. Congratulations! We’re surprised. 

Monday, November 25, 2019

Good morning. Well I was up early enough but 2 cups of coffee later and it’s nearly 10 o’clock. What the heck, yes I have accomplished a few chores and Mark is going to Home Depot for his daily shopping experience.

Sue is coming over for lunch and leaving Wayne to dog sit. Actually, he will probably enjoy a little nap or catch up on phone calls. So we shopped at Tractor  Supply and then Hobby Lobby. Sue wanted to go to TS  yet I found two things there. Ha ha. At HL

I was able to pick up the big canvas I wanted and it was on sale for 50% off. Sweet. 

Tonight, we met Sue, Wayne and Randy at O’Keefes pub for dinner. The food was very good, and we had a great time.

We missed Dawn, as she was at work. 😉

There was a beautiful sunset when we were coming in, over Lake Dora.

Beautiful. It was a nice cool day. 

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Good morning. The dogs and I are sitting on the front porch watching a woodpecker drill into our big sycamore tree. That poor tree has a case of scale. Mark has tried treating it two years in a row but, it doesn’t seem to have cured it. The only other method is to have it sprayed right when it leaf buds in early spring. If that doesn’t work, we’re going to lose our nicest tree in the front yard. Sad. 

We had a lot of shopping to do today so headed out to begin. The stores were very busy, usual for the week of Thanksgiving. The surrounding RV parks are full of snowbirds here for the holidays! 

While Mark was laying down the new 9 x 12 area carpet on the back patio, I started writing Christmas cards. Now, it’s time to cook some food for the doggies. We’re going to visit Susan & Wayne for happy hour today. 

Why oh why didn’t I take a picture of the new K kids. Chiki and Mimi are very cute ... and they get along so well with Julius and Shorty. Sue rustled up some chicken and potato salad for dinner. It was a fun visit. 

A cold front is moving in and we are going to have just a fabulous week of cool weather.

Saturday, November 23, 2019

Good morning. Yes, Mark is going to the woods with his pals. He sure enjoys tromping around there. 

Lew shot a pointer today ... just legal. The guys took the deer to Scraps for processing; sad but just. Meat for the hunters. 

Me? Well I have a few chores to do and a few extra as I offered to do Mark’s vacuuming as he worked so hard extending the patio the last two days. 😍 By the time he got home at 1 o’clock I was ready to relax. 

Tonight we met Karen, Pete, Randy, Dawn, Wayne and LaDonna at Tilly’s for dinner. There was a huge car show going on in downtown Eustis and we were lucky to get a table for dinner. Actually, it was a high-top in the bar area. Perfect! 

The ice skating is set up for the festive season ... hmm, I don’t think it’s a good idea for me! 😉

Sue and Wayne arrived at Fishermen‘s Cove just before dark. Good timing. I asked them to join us, but of course they would be busy setting up. I bet they’re going to enjoy these cool mornings that are forecast for this week. 

Friday, November 22, 2019

Good evening all y’all. 😜 Somehow, the day has gotten away on us. Mark made two trips to the yard stop to pick up Chattahoochee stone and finished the expansion of the stone patio. Whatta great guy! ❤️

Me? Well I started writing Christmas cards and painted a small picture during laundry and chores. 

It’s 90% done ... needs to thoroughly dry before I put the last touches on. 😜 

Expanded! A new patio carpet 9x12 is on order to cover the entrance way. (The carpet to the right is only 6x9) It’s epic ... much nicer for our upcoming parties. 

Dawn told us about a Netflix show Ozark and we’re hooked! Wowsa. Great show to binge watch. Ta ta til tomorrow. 😅