Saturday, April 30, 2022

Good afternoon. We both slept like the dead last night. Ha ha, nothing like lots of fresh air and some physical exercise to put it into Zombieland. it was a beautiful cooler start to our morning. Mark is hanging the shade cloth that we bought along the side of the RV. Hopefully, this will help to keep the sun off the side and preserve the wax job we had done last month.

What RV? 

Great job! Mark was on the ladder again today. 🥰

Lani and Markymark sold the Casselberry house that we worked on, it closes at the end of May. That’s great news for them.  

I got all my chores done this morning and I am painting for a couple of hours this afternoon.

Friday, April 29, 2022

Good morning sunshine! It’s a beautiful start to our day! We’re finishing up the exterior at the K’s. BeeZee and Robbie are coming to enjoy the back patio view. 

Ha! It was just pointed out to me that it’s FRIDAY! Yay! We’re home, paint brushes cleaned, ladders put away … having a beer! Cheers 🍻 

It looks brand new! 

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

What’s up in your part of the world? Here in Central Florida the heat found us today! Sue thought we should wait for the next cool spell to finish the job. Thursday will be nice … but Friday is the day! Dental appointments take precedence on Thursday. 

I saw a cool idea for K’s front entry garden. Two overgrown hedge plants need to come out … and this “dry river bed” feature meandering through the low plants will look nice. 

Cute eh? (With a BLUE pot or urn says Sue)

It’ll be a fun project! 

At home we puttered about yesterday, mainly tidying up our painting tools and putting things away. Mark installed ‘more’ leaf gutter guards on the front of our house. I caught up on household stuff … then the L’s popped over with a few treasures for Mark and some for the humane society shop. At 4 Mark took the kids for a ride on The Caddy … then Markymark popped over for a front porch visit … then Lani. 😂  I fed the kids on time but our dinner didn’t happen til after 7. No sweat … we needed a visit, drinks and laughs. We found a home for the red tool box from the K’s neighbor. Markymark took it straightaway! Maybe it’ll help him organize. 😂

I started the small painting for the bedroom fireplace hearth (for summer.) The background was fun … just piled paint on and slapped around. Well … not too crazy as I “may” have gotten a few specks of pink paint on the new flooring. 😳 

Our new Wynter air conditioner arrived today. Mark had it hooked up in minutes. It works great! There’s a 4 year warranty on this one. 👍🏻

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Good early morning everyone! The kids are coming to work with us today, it’s too nice for them to be sitting at home alone. Also, Mark and Lani are feeling a little under the weather haven’t gotten their booster shots Friday. 

It’s after 5 now … having a coffee at home after a couple of drinks with Sue. The morning was gorgeous, lots of wind and birds chattering. Two Canada geese honked greetings flying down the golf course. Nice. 

Painting the front of the house was much warmer … lack of breeze. We did however get “nearly” finished; just a few more hours of “high” stuff to do. 

Saturday, April 23, 2022

Good sunny afternoon from Central Florida. It’s our community picnic this afternoon. Mark’s cooking up a batch of Buffalo Chicken dip to bring. They’re nearly 60 attendees; hopefully some of our newest residents!

Nancy has volunteered her gorgeous lakefront property for the site. Our association is providing beer and wine … and “the meat.” Everyone brings something … side dish or dessert. Pictures to follow …

Over 60 folks arrived 🥳

Nancy’s place looked beautiful 🤩 

Now those are some antique lawn chairs 😂

New friends were made … some quite young ☺️

Meanwhile at The Villages, the K’s enjoyed the view from their new patio!

The view is spectacular! 

And, the pond view. 

As you see … a gorgeous day here!  Tomorrow, it’s back to painting the exterior at K’s house. 

Friday, April 22, 2022

Good morning. All is well here, just been too busy to start the blog. Wednesday was Dermatologist appointment day, and followed by friends night out at Tony’s pizza in Eustis. That is a great mom and pop place with good food. There were 11 of us there and Wanda, our waitress, was fabulous. Everything came out as ordered. Yesterday, we enjoyed bird songs and hearing golfers chatting while we were painting at Sue and Wayne‘s house. There is a lot of cutting in to do on that house, and some of it too high for me. We have more to paint cutting in on our next trip, and then begin rolling on the taupe gray color. It’s looking good. Last night, Markymark and Lani came over for a visit on the front porch. It was good to catch up, they’ve been awful busy too! Finally, the Casselberry house is on the market.

Today, it’s Mark‘s turn for the eye doctor. He’s been having a time with tearing, and after reading labels, four out of five of the medication‘s prescribed cause excessive tearing. 😳 What the heck, so I am going with him today and we will tagteam the doctor with questions looking for alternatives. 

Sandhill cranes hanging out in our neighborhood.

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Good morning! It’s a cooler day with highs around 75. We have a couple of errands to run before a community meeting at 1 o’clock. We’re the community coordinators who deal with code enforcement rules dictated by Lake County. It’s a good thing … but there’s that 1 community member who loses her mind when someone gets fined. 🙄

On the golf cart ride home from the meeting we spotted a neighbor unloading gas cans from his car trunk. Mark stopped and helped him carry the cans down to his boat. Getting old ain’t for sissies, that’s for sure. 

Tonight we’re picking up dinner and taking it to Nancy’s for a visit. Robs and Beez are invited.