Thursday, May 9, 2019

Good morning sunshine! All’s well in Florida but what the heck is going on elsewhere? Duluth Minnesota had 9” of snow yesterday! Cambridge Ontario had 40 MPH winds with sleet! Horrific springtime tornadoes seem worse year after year! 

Mark continues to work on our house. Today he worked on the porch roof, tearing off the old shingles!

There’s my Superman on the front porch roof! 💕 He found a few oddities such as ... 

who’s been sitting on our (old) water heater vent? Our roof is so beaten up from hail damage! There’s no green grit left; it’s just awful. August can’t come soon enough!

At happy hour, Lew and Lynn wandered over and had a drink with us. Saturday they’re having a dinner party before going to their summer camp. 

Sue and Wayne had their dock replaced. It looks beautiful.

And, it’ll never rot! Well done. 👍🏻

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Good afternoon y’all. We had plenty of fun last night with RanDawn! I had planned a fun day with friend Cindy who also makes jewelry but woke at 4 o’clock with a swollen gland in my neck and glassy eyes. Hmm ... this usually indicates a sinus infection with me ... so I postponed til next Wednesday and laid low today. 

Welcome baby Archie!

Congratulations to the UK’s most popular Royal 👑 Prince Harry and Meghan ... great name! (They surprised the London bookies!) 

Many small jobs completed this week ... we took a walk with the Scotties and then a ride on The Caddy. 😁 Jasmine perfumes the air in our neighborhood! 

Gourmet dinner of Lemon shrimp, Jasmine rice and Sesame broccoli ... my super chef went all out tonight! ❤️

Tuesday May 7, 2019

Good afternoon y’all. We had a busy enough morning emptying the hot tub for summer, installing an outlet for the new Hisense A/C and regular household chores. 

Our Bluebirds are back in town so fresh food went into the bird feeder. Before I got back into the house a female Cardinal and a Dove were eating. Did I mention Rocky (our window tapping Mockingbird) is back? Mark replaced my thorny Bougainvillea with a Foxtail palm last fall and poor Rocky is confused. He sits on the wire nearest the window. Guess I’ll have to buy fresh mealworms for him! 🙄

Yesterday, WE made a big decision to join half our neighborhood in cutting the cable! Our new 125 mile antenna arrived and is ready to mount, somewhere. We’ll eventually hook it up and see if we can live without the $200 cable bill. Yes, we will still need internet service but that’s available separately. Also, if we wanted we can add a DVR to our free setup with no monthly charge. Stay tuned ... 😉

Robbie liked the antenna box! He’s so funny 😆... stayed in there until Mark said it was time for a walk. Even then, Robbie was hooked up before he hoped out. 

Do you like the kids puppy cuts?

They feel nice and cool 😎 ... ready for a hot Florida summer. 

Tonight, RanDawn are coming for happy hour and a visit before we go for Mexican food. (We missed Cinco de Mayo but hey, we’ll support it tonight!) 

Well, we had lots of fun at happy hour, with plenty of laughs and old stories. Then, we went to Mexico Del Sol in downtown Eustis. It wasn’t too busy when we arrived, but soon filled up. We had so much fun, so many laughs and great food. It was $1.25

Taco Tuesday. Of course we had wine, margaritas and beer! Olé! 

Back home, Mark and I sat on the front porch with the doggies and their frosty paws for an hour. It was a gorgeous evening.

Monday, May 6, 2019

Good morning. I was up early, just couldn’t sleep. Then, my phone started dinging and it was Sue with a Shih Tzu rescue emergency! 

These three cuties need a new home, pronto. I asked our neighbor who has been refused by a couple of rescue groups because of their age. Well, the people said these wee gals were “too old” for them. 🙄 

Meanwhile, life goes on at our house. Mark finished the truss anchors in our attic today. He looked totally wiped out afterward. (Thank you Mark ❤️ ... we’re going to feel much safer in our home during storms plus save money on insurance too!) 

Our Gardenia is finally blooming again! It had aphids or some type of bug that we hadn’t noticed were eating the flower buds! Mark sprayed it but we noticed the darn bugs are back. More spray needed. There are lots of buds though so hopefully it will bloom.

For lunch today we went to our local Steak and Shake. We had forgotten how good it was and needed to go to Home Depot anyway, just across the street. 😜 

The four of us had happy hour on the front porch but found it a little bit warm at 88°. Later this week is going to be a high of 90. Oh Em Gee, summer is here already. Mark is checking the chemicals at Marky Mark’s pool and then we are taking the dogs for a ride on the Caddy. 😎

Sue has dental surgery scheduled on Friday ... not fun. Maybe the tooth fairy will pay you a visit. 😜

RanDawn had the best day. They went to a movie 🍿 ... then watched entertainment at The Villages. 👍🏻

That’s it. Monday’s done ✅.

Sunday, May 5, 2019

Where’s the day gone? We’re watching American Idol and voting for our favorites ... Laine Hardy and Wade Coda! Rock on fellas. 

We puttered about today just taking it easy after 4 busy days and nights. Haha ... we needed it. 

The thunderstorms began about 10 this morning and were pretty loud by noon! A bit of Spanish moss was blown about our front yard, but that was all. When we took the kids for a ride on The Caddy at 6:30 the air was clean and cool.

Saturday, May 4, 2019

Good morning. It’s a bright beautiful sunshiny 73° this morning with clouds forecast for later in the day. The Kentucky Derby party starts at 3 o’clock at Pat and Ken‘s house. We’re bringing Buffalo chicken dip and Tostitos scoops for an appetizer. 

Pat and Ken‘s derby party was especially fun this year. There were 15 couples there, who we know quite well. We had bets every race with small pots. This year, we did not win anything. But hey, I thought I won three times and that caused some confusion! 😜

Host, Ken 

Pat’s fun decor 

Yay! Happy Derby Day! It was a very unusual finish to the horse race. The declared the winner, really wasn’t the winner after a 20 minute dissertation! That was a new one on everyone! In our little group, it ended up in a bit of a half between the original winner and the new winner. LOL. Hey, you can’t make this shit up! 😂 

Back home, we watched a little TV and headed to bed. What a fun day we had.

Friday, May 3, 2019

Good morning. Yes, this house is feeling like a very big house when it’s cleaning day. OMG. Usually Mark helps me, but he’s across the street cleaning the pool and puttering at Marky-Mark’s. By the time he came home, I was done. Haha, literally. 

Randy popped in for a coffee after golfing with the neighborhood guys. He gave us a great laugh. First off, he picked up an Apple Fritterbat 7-Eleven. He tossed it into the golf cart, planning to eat it a little later. About midway through golf he grabbed the bag to take a bite and discovered a big cockroach had already been enjoying it!!! Hahaha. A few minutes later, he and his partner Ron pulled up at the clubhouse for a pee. Randy emptied his pockets leavingbhis raisins and almonds on the dash of the golf cart and ran in for the facilities. When he came back out, his bag of goodies was missing. He thought Ron was playing a trick on him but, it turned out a crow had seen him toss the bag there and watched him walk away. CAW CAW Heeheehee. The guys all had a good laugh.

Trade ya this ball for some almonds and raisins?
 

Tonight, we’re meeting Karen and Pete for dinner ... 

It’s now 10 o’clock, and we had a good time at the Crazy Gator. It was fish fry night, and delicious food. They are off to Washington DC for a 10 day VIP campout trip! We came home and sat on the front porch and enjoyed the lightning show from the storm over Daytona Beach. The Scotties had their frosty paws while we had a nightcap. Life is good. ❤️