time away

ooooooh love the beach.....love luxury.....love it when it's FREE.......Marc had a conference at the wonderful resort of the Ritz Carlton at Key Biscaye.....delight!!!!!!

Champagne at checkin....fully stocked frig in the room, view of downtown Miami, sunshine, wind, great walks on the beach, good time with friends, fun functions every evening....topped off with fabuluh sushi on our last nite in DT Key Biscayne...met with a downpour and a jog back to the hotel....topped off with a "fender-bender" on the way to the airport in our taxi the next day...what a great weekend away!

just landed and taking a stroll of our new surroundings...

toes in the sand...we think we will stay....

my favorite spot

last day....the storm was coming....

my view from the pool

downtown Miami in the distance (in the rain)

home away from home

champagne served at check in....

waiting to check out of paradise

stocked drawers in the room

stocked frig as well

poolside iguana friends

more iguana friends

favorite view

Thanks MRMC.... I love you!

Happy Miller-2

Oh what a happy Mistah!

4 Days, 3 nites of pure luxury........arrive on the beach....within a few moments your towels arrive, along with your pitcher of water and cup....and the question, "May I bring you anything else?, If not, when you need something....just raise your flag..."  Oh my goodness, really?   Booyah!

a big day

Happy Birthday Sweet Soooze...this was a fun ride!!!

Life and times in FL are becoming more "normal"...went on a walk this AM...ran into 2 people from the "hood" and had to stop and chat...this is fun...these 2 people are women I really enjoy spending time with.

11:45 haircut...I love my hairdresser....she does Marc's hair as well...she knows my hair...and we have a good time together...plus...she makes my hair look marvy....thank you Nicole...p.s. the purple feather looks awesome!!

2:30  mtg with the Missions Committee...I love these people as well...we met at a local coffee house...delight...had a great visit...interviewing a prospective missionary we are considering supporting at our church...a delightful time...

5:45  Marc home...time for birthday dinner with friends....had a great time carpooling the 30 minutes to the "restaurant of choice" of a new friend...had a great time sipping margs and eating "fried food"...yummy!!

10:00 PM...back home...time for bed...tomorrow is a road trip to Tally day...haven't seen my girls since Aug 8....can't wait!

Dad & goop are already asleep....I should call it a nite!!

birthday girls minus the birthday boys at the opposite end of the table....we were wearing "smile for the camera" smiles bc really we were having a GREAT time...thank you Mr. Margarita!!

Good nite...this will be sweet sleep indeed!!!

and one more thing....

ok...my faithful friends were here tonite...so I snapped their pics... Mr. Toad...who ALWAYS sits in the corner...and Mr. frog with suction cup hands ....one of about 3...tonite he jumped onto my foot...of course I freaked and shook my foot violently....afterall..he's 3 cm long....no pics of Mr.Spider....he hasn't been around in awhile...I'm a little bit happy...why do humans despise spiders so?

Mr. frog w/suction and of course, Ollie from the inside...lookin out....

Mr. Toad...why does he ALWAYS stay in the corner....??

Next subject...

Went to physical therapy...oh so delightful....had 30 minutes with the massage therapist...followed by traction....feels sooooooooooooooooo good!!  Love stretching and massaging.....mmmmmmmmm!  LOVE Alpha Rehab and Dr. Q!!!

My therapist wanted to see the bruising....too embarassed...couldn't show him..but here's a pic"

just in case you don't know what HUGE muscle this is...it's my but-ta-ta-tah.....bruised to the nth degree...but feels soooooooooooooooo good!!!  Those muscles are relaxed...woot woot...even without wine or a cigar! :)

more friends

right corner of pic friend....

saw this guy on my walk yesterday...he was feeding in the water but decided to take to flight as I got closer.....hello!

another weekend

I am not married to a lazy man. I'm married to a driven, intelligent man... Once he makes a decision...and it's ALWAYS welllllllllllllllllll thought out.....it's FOREVER.

His latest decision is that he is The Yard Project Manager on Saturdays....every Saturday....no exception.  He has a "list" of projects and he's gonna get them done!!

Sundays after lunch we go to Lowe's and get whatever is on the List for next week...so we are ready to go ....because we NEVER go to Lowe's on Saturday...gotta get right after it...FIRST thing!!!

picture of the old and the new

upclose...this is what people BOUGHT for this great house...WHYYY did we wait so long to replace it??

the thinking stage...note the blue trash can...the new light rests on it before it is installed....

a proud moment....project manage finished with task..AND it works...looks bootah!!

This week?   New garage lights....had to replace the PLASTIC, awful ones that have ruined my eyes for 1 1/2 years....the new ones are amazing...yay!!


Job well done Handy Dan!!

Next...it was on to replacing that rusted out gas "piece" in the grill....he spent HOURS cleaning the grill by hand...only to realize after he was alllllll finished....the piece (from 2003) does not fit....durn...not a happy moment...(for either of us)...

but, on a lighter note..one of the items on our Lowe's "List" was a new belt rack...to replace the old "invention" (if you think it resembles a bent hanger...well, that's just your imagination)....He's so happy now....belts have a rack...woot woot!!!

Now it's time for some R & R....poolside...that means CIGAR time...poor guy is relegated to the far side of the pool right by the screen so the smoke doesn't suffocate me....this is his latest invention....

initial invention....clip on umbrella...but this did NOT do the job...back to the garage .... and then....



now we're talking REAL shade...

VOILA...

This man is relaxin now!!

Yes, that is a beach umbrella stuck in the plant stand....like I said....."intelligent thinking man"....gotta block those intense late September sun-rays...soooo H-O-T! 

By the way when asked what he likes about Florida?  Answer:   The Sunshine...of course!

oh, ok!

it takes a village

I'm a "constitutional conservative"...not to be confused with Religious Republican..... and definitely waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay right of any Dem.

So, I say, "it takes a village"...but not in the way Hillary says it.  I say it takes 2 people...a man AND a woman to run a house.

The Mistah gets up waaaaaaaaaaay too early for me...but the morning is our time for quality conversation...so he brings me coffee in bed...he is also in charge of making coffee....

He is also in charge of letting me know when we need more coffee because it is CRITICAL that we do NOT run out......ever....

This is how he lets me know when we need things...they get put on the counter (in lieu of a grocery list...don't ask why....)

But...

this is when he tells me....I just believe I need a little bit more head's up than this....Thus...the "village" comment....A (right brain) man can make the coffee and let you know when it runs  out....A (left brain) woman would say, "hey, we're running outta coffee....better get some more soon or ....you know..."

argh....this means it's a "hair and makeup day"....grrr... I wanted it NOT to be....BUT....tomorrow morning.....a FULL Barney's coffee jar WILL be key.....

grrrr

just saying....

gremlins in the house

We have DISH which isn't my favorite because their movie selection seems stale & old...the "other" satellite service is packed...but we "can't" change....we're locked in for 2 years.

HOWEVER,  Bravo sometimes has movies sooooo a few weeks ago I went through the aggravation of scrolling thru the movies for the week a couple of times and hit "record" on the ones I liked.  I was proud to see that next time I wanted to watch a movie...I have a library, albeit small, to choose from.  When looking at them I noticed the Mistah was not impressed with my 'list'.

So recently on a evening when The Mistah was working late I decided to look over my list...cozied up on the couch....ready to watch a chick flick without interruption...

BUT...to my surprise when I went to the "list"...the movies were all gone. 

What?

Where did they go?

When Mistah Millah came home I asked what he thought happened to the list.  His answer?, "the electricity was off recently....must've erased your list."

What?

How come all the other things I've recorded are still there?

Somebody this time is Mr. Electricity....yep, that's it...act of selective nature!

man's best frans

love my pups....I know why they are called "man's best friend"...they never leave your side and they ALWAYS love you.

These 2 crack me up.  I was sippin my coffee, still in my bed ...had to go to the kitchen to do something....from a sound sleep...they both jump up and follow....standing at attention they look as if they are asking, "where are we going? and, oh by the way, "we're ready".........

5:00 ...time for whine

I CAN'T STAND the chore of unloading the dishwasher.  Not really sure why...just do NOT enjoy it one bit.

Yesterday the cleaning lady came...my job is to make her job easier...I clean up...she cleans.

I didn't have time to unload the dishwasher SO I had to apologize for the dishes in the sink...can't load dirty into clean....I had to explain this to her over the phone...she called because her key wasn't working.  I was out.  Seems her key does work ...when she turns it over....

So....after feeling bad that I did that to her...(a good rural Southern Indiana girl NEVER leaves a mess for someone else) ...I STILL waited yet another day to unload it...today...got 2/3 of the way thru...and realized the dishes were dirty...

ahhhhhhh


...discovered the remnant soap sludge on the door once I pushed the bottom drawer in...

which means "someone"...(not me this time)...opened the D/W mid-cycle and NOT noticing EITHER the boiling steam rolling out OR the running water...loaded a dish and promptly closed it back up....never restarting the cycle....

Having A.D.D....I'm not sure I will ever understand the compartmentalized brain...so please excuse me...

I have to go reload the unloaded D/W...again....a job I loathe...to the moon and back...uh, 43 times!!

grrr

friends

One of the things I enjoy about FLorida are all the "creatures" that live...everywhere.

This little guy was just hanging out on the window-sill at the CVS pharmacy.

Oh, Hello!

Tiny little toads, 1 large toad, 1 frog with suction cup feet and a spider all live on the front patio...but only at night...but they are there EVERY nite.  I want to kill Mr. Spider because he is the size of a quarter....but I don't.....as long as he doesn't move...he gets to stay....take 1 step towards me when I'm taking Ollie & Goop out...and squish city it will be.

Pharmacy Friend

Just sayin...