Thursday, February 9, 2012

We had come back from Mom and Dad's on Wednesday because the canvas people were coming with the new windshield cover. Well, Julie called and said she got called into work and couldn't come until today. Drat. We could have stayed a little longer. They came this morning around 10:30 with our new windshield cover. It's white canvas and we are happy to get the navy blue one off of the boat. It is so dark inside the boat with the blue cover on and sooo much brighter with the white.

I went grocery shopping so that John would have food that is easy to make in case I'm not up to cooking for a few days. Tomorrow is the surgery. Yuck!

Today is the 2nd Thursday of the month. That means Sanford has their "Alive After Five" street fair. This month the theme is Mardis Gras. There were several bands. Lots of Cajun food. Lots of alcohol. Lots of people. We went there with Norm and Sue and had a good time.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Have you missed me? It's been a few days since I've blogged. We went to Venice to visit with John's parents. I didn't bring my computer along. John brought his. I intended to blog on his computer, but we forgot to bring our wireless MI-FI. Not only that, but Mom and Dad had issues with their computer while were there as well. I guess I wasn't meant to blog for those few days. Sorry. So, to get you caught up, we arrived on Monday around lunchtime. Mom had a wonderful spread for lunch: Ham, sweet potato souffle, broccoli, corn, salad, bread, and apple pie ala mode. She really knocked herself out. We visited and played bridge. Monday night, while playing bridge, John and Mom were partners. John bid 2 spades and Mom said 6 spades (small slam). To her utter amazement, John said 7 spades, a grand slam. Not only did they make the grand slam, it was a lay down hand. It was the most amazing hand of bridge any of us had ever seen. In the past, we have seen people take all of the tricks, but they had not bid them. This is a hand they will never forget.

Mom is teaching a water aerobics "class" in the pool at their condo. Since she goes out and does this each morning, some of the other ladies asked her if she would show them what to do. So, now she has "groupies". I was fortunate enough to exercise with them Tuesday morning and it felt really good to work those muscles.

We had a great time and were sad when it was time to leave. We arrived back in Sanford around 2:30 this afternoon.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Today was spent getting all of Monday's chores done so that we can leave in the morning to go to Venice and visit Mom and Dad. It's nice to know that when we come back, everything will be neat. This evening, Norm and Sue, and John and I walked over to Wolfy's to watch the Super Bowl. We went a little early, in case they were crowded. However, it wasn't as crowded as a regular Sunday football game. I guess the locals probably had Super Bowl parties at people's homes. We ate dinner there and stayed to the end of the game. It really didn't matter to us who won, as the Bengals weren't participating. I rooted for New York and the rest of our little group rooted for New England. Jeanne and Wes walked over toward the end of the third quarter. They are leaving here in the morning. It was nice to meet up with them again and hope they have a good trip.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

John and I walked this morning. We walked to a cute, little coffee shop on the water and sat outside, eating our breakfast. Then, we walked to town and shopped at the "Farmers' Market". There were more booths than previously, possibly because this is the time when Florida is so much more crowded. John spied some cute little things to take home for the grandchildren when we go home for Mom's birthday. We also bought some kettle corn.

At lunchtime, we went with Norm and Sue to Gator's. Happy Hour was at 5:00 P.M. on the back of our boat. The weather today was warm and breezy, just perfect. In between it all, John and I both spent a lot of the day reading. All in all, it was an enjoyable day.

Friday, February 3, 2012

This morning was the pre-op visit. After getting back, the people who arrived here yesterday on their boat Miss Ruby, came over and we took them to UPS store and the Liquor store. We invited them to come for Happy Hour. Their names are Wes and Jeanne and they made their boat from start to finish. It took them 7 years and it is beautiful.

We had good news about two of the people on my prayer list. Prayers work!! There are still many more people on my list, but I'm not going to stop praying.

Thursday. February 2, 2012

This morning, bright and early, John took our van to the Chrysler dealership to be worked on. We had a stack of recalls we had been collecting, our air conditioner wasn't blowing cold air, and our check engine light was on. He dropped the car off at 7:00 A.M. and the guy brought him back to the marina. It was a good thing because it wasn't finished until after 6:00 P.M. The air condioner problem was one of the recalls and the check engine light was because the gas cap wasn't properly screwed on. So, we got by for virtually no money. That made our day!

Sue and I went for a pretty long walk today and visited a museum. That was fun. Later, a boat called Miss Ruby came into the harbor. We had met them at the Rendezvous in Rogersville back in October, 2010. We walked over to their dock and visited with them for about an hour. They are only planning on being here through the weekend. Hopefully, we can hook up with them again before they leave.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Mural on the wall and Sue's pony tail.

Carol and one of the two band members.

Same band member playing a Swiss Alp horn. "Ricola!!!"

I've done it again. It seems every time I blog about something that is planned for the future, I jinx it and it doesn't happen the way I said it would. I am talking about our trip to visit John's parents. We were supposed to leave on Friday and come back on Sunday. Instead, we are leaving on Monday and coming back on Wednesday. Oh, well.

Tonight after Happy Hour, Norm and Sue, and John and I walked up to Willow Tree. We sat at the bar and had Bavarian pretzels and beer (except for me, I had diet Pepsi) and listened to the German band. We had a really good time. These are pictures from the restaurant/bar.