Beautiful Day

 I’m in Florida for the winter and it is beautiful 

Day 1

 Today was my first day of babysitting my grand dog while my daughter and her husband go on a cruise.  Am also babysitting my son -in-law’s mother. She is the challenge. 

 Busy day. Pedicure this morning. My daughter and her husband leave for a cruise early tomorrow. The doggie and I just need to stay out of the way today. Glad the sun is out we can hide on the launi. 

Today’s visitor

I haven’t seen this type of bird in the yard before. It reminds me of an egret but I’ve not seen one this color. Heron maybe ?  I sent a photo to Kathie who know all things heron
 

Church Class

 I’m currently taking a class at church. I’m Catholic and the class is called Eternal Rest. I am really enjoying the class. I’m not a cradle Catholic so I have learned a lot and better understand Pergatory. Never thought of it as a good thing. 

Stormy Day

 I had hoped to capture a picture of the hibiscus in bloom but it stormed  repeatedly today. So I will have to try for one tomorrow. Instead you get my gran doggy Captain Morgan. 

Lunch at Lake May

 

Lunch at Twisted Prop with my daughter and son in law. 

Me

 I might have figured it out. Now will I remember for next time. 

Back Again

 I really must try to educate myself on the process. Holy Hannah I worked in IT. How hard can this be?

Now to figure out how to post a picture. 

 My beautiful daughter Lesley

Lesley and David got home about 8:30 this morning. The dog was absolutely thrilled. 

Then back to normal life. Standard Sunday stuff like laundry and bed changing. I’m more than willing to relinquish cooking and meal planning to the beautiful soul pictured above.  

This time next week I will be in a hotel in Tampa waiting to board my cruise ship on Monday. 

A carousel on a cruise ship - really

Sort of figured out how to add a photo. Not great but it’s there. Let me introduce Captain. 

 Okay day. Tomorrow ends my babysitting for Captain my daughter’s dog. I’ve decided I don’t think I could have a doggy of my own. I wake up now and until I touch him and know he is ok I have a minor panic attack. 

Panic or anxiety attacks are another reason I need to go home soon.  There are always people around me now but when I go back to West Virginia I will be spending countless hours by myself. Normally I enjoy quiet alone time but now I’m worrying about things like snakes. Tried to tell Bob about it this morning and he said maybe living in a camper in the woods wasn’t something somebody so afraid should do.  Since I’ve lived there for 10 years it was a really cruel thing to say. 

I do have a few things to look forward to. On February 28th I board my cruise that was “lifted and shifted” from last year because of COVID. Of coarse Catt and others were going too but Catt’s health won’t let her go now. Cancer I hate you!  Then my friend Penny is going to stop by for a couple days when she, her daughter and her grandchildren are in Florida to visit Universal and Harry Potter world. I haven’t seen her since 2017. 

Till tomorrow!

 Maybe I can commit to this blog again.  I really need to research how to do this. I’m absolutely sure I’m making it much harder than it has to be. 

I’m in Florida and have been since before Thanksgiving. This week I’m dog sitting while my daughter and her husband are on a cruise. 

Had hoped to insert a photo of Captain ( said aforementioned dog) but alas seems to be beyond my skill set. Lordy I’m an intelligent women who worked in IT how can Google and Apple be like two foreign countries and not speak to each other. 

Hopefully Amazon has a blogging for dummies book!  Better yet maybe I can download said book from the Library using Libby - that I know how to do. 

My winter home

 I arrived in Florida on Saturday night. When David and Lesley picked me up at the airport I learned that Peg was afraid she would catch COVID from me so I am quarantining at Lesley’s.  Yesterday we had lunch at Twisted Prop and drinks at Caribbean Bay. 

Today is a day to do laundry and just be lazy. Yesterday we went to Celebrations to the Columbia restaurant. The salad was excellent. I could have made a meal from just that. Lesley and I spilt a Roadt Pork a La Cubans. More than enough for two people

After dinner we all walked around Celebration’s lake. I should have taken a picture of the small alligator that I saw just feet off the foot path.   Not the best photo but a reminder of my fabulous day. 

Today turned out to be a very pretty day. It started out rainy and will probably rain again. Peg and I went to her vein Dr appointment this morning. She is to continue the meds and increase her walking. She was told to drink more water to help her leg spasms.

I haven’t walked much today but hope to remedy that when Lesley gets home from work.

It has been awhile.  I’m back in Florida for the winter.

My time at home in Maryland was complicated. I felt like I spent the majority of my time cleaning the toilet to get it truly white and unstopping drains. There were no real issues when I was home and I know it is easier for Charlie when I’m there.

Florida is nice and I’m comfortable here. It is a little awkward though because I stay with David’s Mother. Lesley and I worked it out so I will be with her on Friday and Saturday night.

We have plans to go to Heartland Baptist Church on Christmas Eve at 2 in the afternoon.

Today Pwg and I are going to Publix and do some grocery shopping.

Off to enjoy a pretty day in Florida

A so so day

Guess all days have good and bad parts.

I love Fall but I hate closing the camper and going home. It is a little depressing and a lot of work. Magazines to be read and discarded, stuff to be packed up and freedom and alone time to be put on a shelf and picked up 5 months from now.

Along with closing the camper comes winterizing and the whole process of cleaning. Add to that the fact that the stupid refrigerator isn’t quite right yet. Tomorrow or actually later today I will dig out the ice chest and use it for a few days till I’m sure the fridge is over it’s little fit.

On the plus side McDonalds has the McRib back which is just about the only sandwich I like from them. So today on my way back to Riverbend I stopped at the McDonalds drive thru. I was so shocked when the lady in the car ahead paid for my lunch. I hope she knows how much I appreciated her gesture. She truly provided the bright spot in my day. I was so surprised that it didn’t occur to my to pay it forward. But I will do it soon.

Tomorrow is another day!

Wednesday already!

I’m home from Florida. I do miss the warmth and sunshine. But alas I also do love Fall.

The fridge is totally cleaned out. Guess one of my true failings is the regret and guilt I feel over wasting food - wonder where that came from. Oh well more therapy. But this refrigerator fiasco certainly caused me to waste a lot of stuff.

Yesterday my car got a new windshield and when I finish this missal I will try to scrub off the goo that was the end result of the duct tape and tarp Mr Terrific covered the windshield with till it could be repaired. Next I need to go to a body shop for an estimate for the dents and ding repairs.

I must also force myself to start going thru stuff and throwing things out to be ready to close my happy place for 5 months.

Oh well can’t get it done sitting here thinking about it.

Well Mr Terrific threw the thawed food out of the freezer and cleaned up the mess the thawed stuff made. He mows says the whole camper stinks and I have no paper towels. Monday when I get home I will take a Lorax wipes and throughly disinfect the fridges interior.

I wasn’t a child of the depression. I never went hungry. Why does it bother me so much to throw out all that food.

Today was basically a lazy day spent with my daughter's chocolate lab - Captain.

Tomorrow’s another day

Today was not my best day! I’m in Florida visiting my daughter so I left my significant other in West Virginia to watch over my summer home. My summer home happens to be a 36 foot 5th wheel RV on a lot that I own in a residential campground. First let me make it clear this is not wilderness camping. I have AC and a fireplace and all the comforts of home. In conversation this afternoon he shares with me that the refrigerator stopped working and all my food will need to be thrown out. I’m not real proud of my response when I basically said well use a trash bag and throw it out. Don’t leave it there till I get home.

October is not shaping up to be a great month. I fly home on Monday to a car I can’t drive and a trailer with No refrigerator or food. Add to that the fact that I have to close up the camper and go back to my other house with all it’s resident crazies.

New day tomorrow.