Terrific Tuesday...

I love all the tropical plants and blooming flowers we have here in our park. It is cool but windy here today after the 'cool' front moved through. I can't call it a cold front as we do back in Mayberry, because by the time it gets this far south, it is hardly still cold by then.

Dick's puter wouldn't boot up this morning in the normal way, so he had to open it in SAFE mode. Sigh. Its days are numbered for sure and he's not gonna be happy when it officially dies, but it sure is heading to the electronic heap pile before too long. And we are having problems with one of our satellite receivers. We keep losing TV signal and that is annoying. Electronics are great when they work!

Today's project is to finish pulling out all the scrapbook supplies I need to take on the cruise, and to set up my future blogs. I'll take lots of photos to post after we get back.

Three more days until the cruise...life is good! Enjoy your day.

Cruise countdown!

Yes, friends, we are going on another cruise. This is a girlie cruise, but Dick is tagging along for the fun of it (he'll also be having a birthday on this trip!). This is a "Cruise and Crop," so named because it is a scrapbooking cruise, for us gals...not Dick. Haley, Amy, Joy and Debora are meeting us at Port Canaveral on Friday for this 3N cruise to the Bahamas. I haven't decided if I'll take my computer or not, but I'll set up some blogs before we leave to let y'all see where we are and what we anticipate doing. Besides having FUN.

Amy has already labeled the cruise CELEBRATION, so that song by Kool & the Gang has been playing in my mind ever since she suggested it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwEMxYggoKQ



Life is short...go cruising! Happy Monday, y'all!!!

God's problem now!

When the grave side service had no more than terminated, there was a tremendous burst of thunder accompanied by a distant lightning bolt and more rumbling thunder. The little old man looked at the pastor and calmly said,'Well, she's there.'

If you want to know more about the Tour of CA, check out Brian's blog. He discussed the prologue from yesterday, and will be updating daily as he can. He's having fun!

Enjoy your Sunday, whatever you are doing. Dick and I plan to watch the Daytona 500 on TV, and go to an ice cream social this afternoon. Life is good!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! Chocolates for everyone, but only take one, please, so there will be enough to go around.

Hug someone special today. I did! Life is GOOD (especially with a dozen red roses from my sweetie).

California dreaming...

Somehow or other when Brian said he was going to CA, we didn't realize there would be a sex change involved in that trip! Fortunately, it was only on paper that he was briefly known as Hilary, since that is the volunteer he is replacing. His 6'5" frame wouldn't look good in drag anyway, so we don't have to worry that he is out shopping for a very different wardrobe!

Dick and JT have gone south to look at a mower, so Missy and I are home alone and it is kinda nice for a change, although we do well with our 'togetherness' in small quarters. Heck, I married for better or worse AND for lunch, so I am accustomed to having Dick around pretty much 24/7. And we are still sweethearts after over 40 years. Not bad, huh?

Enjoy Friday the 13th! Life is good...we are goin' cruisin' in ONE WEEK!!!

Brian is going to California!

We have a very excited son--he is flying today to Sacramento to work as a course judge for the Tour of California!

He was the lucky fella who got to give Lance his 3rd place award at the '04 Tour de Georgia, shown here at the top of Brasstown Bald. That was one fine day! Brian and I were both on the local organizing committee for the TdG for Mayberry. Our county commissioner was supposed to present this award but had to cancel, so he asked Brian to take his place, knowing that cyclist Brian would appreciate that honor. That was the ONLY time I was hopeful for Lance to come in third...and so he did. It was all my fault, but please don't tell Lance! Lance will be racing in the ToC, so Brian will be there with a front row view, still grinning!

Brian wore Lance's shirt that day, and surprisingly, Lance noticed and said, 'Like your shirt, dude.'

Happy Thursday, y'all. Life is good!

Hump day!

Cute little fella I found here in the park, right?
We have just done piddly stuff today. We had to go to Sam's to renew an Rx or two, so while we wait we of course have to walk around and check out the mark-downs. We lucked out and found two camp chairs that have the lift-up small side table to hold a drink and a small plate. We have a couple of 'sad' chairs that need to be retired, so we snapped these two up as replacementments with a bonus. That was all we did to stimulate the economy today. Don't even get me started on the news on TV about that subject!

Now I am sitting here balancing checkbooks and paying bills, while Dick is at his puter, annoyed that it is sooo slow. I'll defrag it for him and see if that speeds it up any. It may be telling us we need to replace it, as it is just a tad old by now. Groan. That's always a pain, trying to get a new puter set up and get everything loaded onto it, but we'll cross that bridge when we have to.

Enjoy your hump day. Life is good but windy here in So. FL!