Birthday gal!

 

Our oldest is having a birthday today.  Happy birthday, Haley!  The mom of one of her students brought in this beautiful cookie cake yesterday.  I know there won’t be any left by the time we get back to Mayberry.  Bugger.

This is a great way to begin spring break…a birthday AND cake!  We love you bunches and will celebrate with you very soon.  Enjoy your birthday season!

MM made great progress on getting all the patio stuff battened down and anchored in place (a “blue” job).  Literally.

This pile is staying put, grill included. 

MM has gone off to an equipment auction this morning.  I am doing some spring cleaning (a “pink” job) in the moho so I won’t have to do it when we get home.  Yep, we are on the downhill side of Florida, with Georgia on Our Mind.

Everybody have yourselves a ginger peachy day.  We sure will…with birthday cake here for a very special friend!

Friday in paradise

 

Well, I am up before the sun this morning.  Again.

And I lost a whole day yesterday, thanks to a stuffy nose, shared by MM’s germs.  I stayed beached on the couch all day, and even missed the pool party here at the park.  Y’all know I didn’t feel good if I missed out on a fun time.  MM brought me a plate of food, bless his heart.  I am already better this morning, thanks to my handy dandy saline nose spray.

So we are slowly getting prepared to depart.  We have to have everything chained and/or strapped down before we leave (tables, chairs, grill, umbrella) in preparation for hurricane season.  MM got the grill anchored yesterday, under the watchful eyes of two kitties.  They are sooo wanting to go outside!  Me, too.

We have a couple of errands to do today, along with the usual fun laundry.  Yep, it’s Friday in paradise, where life is good…and the sun is ever so slowly smiling on us.

Spring and snow!

Hopefully, Ole Man Winter blew his last cold breath in Mayberry yesterday.

Friend Lamar posted these beautiful daffodils yesterday morning (thanks!), then Haley posted afternoon snowflakes.  Huh?  It was March 25 in Mayberry, Peaches!  Snow and spring do not go together at all.  Go away!

It is also rather chilly here in West Palm this morning.  This is a perfect day to meet Neal and Judy for a (final) bowl of fisherman’s stew for lunch.

Yes, final, as in…it is time for us to head the moho nawth…very soon.  There are still some friends to see here (and up the road), and things to get done before we pull out of here.  The clock is ticking…rapidly.  Yikes!

MM had a final eye check, and will get some new specks to help sharpen his vision just a bit.  We had better buy two pairs, since he is bound to lose them…bless his heart.

Life is good, y’all!

Monday smiles

Beaner Haley had a whole lotta fun in her role in Jack and the Giant Beanstalk, which closed last night.  Proud papa Brian said she was great at her part.  Haley is a ham anyway, that is for sure.

Amy took the boys and her niece to watch, and they loved it.  Grumps and I have to wait for the DVD to see Haley’s debut, but at least we get to see it…eventually.

Grammie Joy said that Eva didn’t need any prompting for this shot:

So, it is Monday…and we are both awake and up way too early, but at least early means faster internet speeds, so MM tells me.  Me likey.

Friends Max and Kathy came by for happy hour and hugs yesterday, as they are pulling out and heading north today.  Our sweet new neighbors leave this weekend.  It is that time of year for folks to return home.  We have an official end-of-season pool party on Thursday night.

Flurries are predicted in Mayberry tomorrow.  Hello…it’s March!  Florida is still looking and feeling mighty good to us, for just awhile longer.  We still have a few things to do, and a few people to see before we leave, but leaving is on our mind.  Snow is NOT.

Have yourselves a ginger peachy day, whatever you do.  We sure will…and smile!

The missing photos

These did not stay attached to the precious post. Bugger.








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A few photos

Good memories of a great cruise.

My personal travel agent is back on the computer researching for the next cruise, of course! Life is too short to let it slip by, Peaches. Get out and enjoy it. We sure are, every chance we get. Fun doesn't have to be expensive either. Our theory is to go cheap, and go more often. It works.

Share a smile and a hug today. They cure a lot of problems in life, which is mighty good!

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Moho, sweet Moho

Goodbye to Grand Turk.

Goodbye to little umbrella drinks…

And to our ship home for the past week.  It was fun being a bit pampered.

Reality has already set in.  I unpacked, went to the WalMart and got a few groceries (cheated and got a rotisserie chicken for our dinner tonight—gotta slowly ease back into doing my own cooking)…and then I had to scrub and sanitize the kitchen counter, because a certain gray kitty used it for his very own personal perch for a week!  Bad kitty!  Kitchen counters are absolutely off limits.  Busted!

Both babies were mighty happy to see us, well, except for the scolding for counter lounging.

It is good to be back in the moho, sleeping in our own bed, and having our own stuff…Internet included.  Everyone I talked with complained about the slow Internet on the ship, so I didn’t even bother trying to get a connection.  That is a first for me…and I survived…but I missed visiting all my blog buddies.  I will catch up soon. 

Although we don’t have a room steward, we are happy to be back at the moho, with our (mostly) sweet furbabies, and where life is definitely sunny and good.