Happy New Year

For All My Followers, friends,families and loved ones: I wish you all a very Happy New Year.
May 2009 be all that you hope for and bring every one health and wealth. Went out for dinner with Don, Flo, Barb,Joe and Don. Now I will tinker til the ball falls in NY. Again Love to All and may all your problems be little ones. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!!!!!!!!!

Happy New Year

Hi All This is just the first blog of my new years wishes for everyone. Yesterday afternoon we went to Don & Flo's for meatloaf. It was made with venison and pork. It was delish. After dinner we played a MARATHON game of 500. It was fun!!! But even I was glad when the last game was over. It took 15 hands to complete.

This morning I tinkered a bit and we discovered there was a cache on the dike where we stop on our walks. So we decided to check it out. We had no idea that one was there. We went down to Flo and Don's and took our walk and found our cache. After we stopped back at Flo's and chatted for a bit. They are coming over later for nibbles and a New Year's Toast.

And some more cards. Stay tuned for further pearls fo wisdom. Love to all

Quick Good Morning

I am in "Tinker-Mode" today. Made a home for my new blender and can't wait to make some kickin margaritas. Going on some errands and if I don't get back today I will post my Happy New Year wishes tomorrow. Am really enjoying everyone who blogs blogs. I guess that is right!!! Love to All

Home

Happy Monday. Went out and did some errands and my favorite job of grocery shopping. Needed everything. Well it is done now. Now I am de-christmasing the house. Also turning my junk room into a yoga room. Bought a yoga dvd and a yoga mat. Now I have to slowly turn myself into a pretzel. lol Well back to work more later

On the Road Again

We are back on 95 but it is 3 lane and not so bad today. Lots of traffic but more lanes for them to go in, For my memory we stayed at exit 49 in Darien Georgia and ate at Smokey Joe's Barbeque. We are 7 miles from FLA. YEH! Miss Oreo will be glad we are home I am sure. She will be joining us at the hip for a few days until she gets comfortable with us being home. What a poor girl. Pic is my bridge from yesterday but was too lazy to get camera from truck last night

Too Much Traffic on 95

We are in a Quality Inn in Darien Georgia. The traffic was terrific. BUMPER TO BUMPER MILES AFTER MILE> We got disgusted and got off and followed parallel back roads. Saw some cool old houses and neighborhoods. Got to go across a bridge I have seen before from 95 but never knew where it was. I love bridges until I am on them(Especially the Brooklyn Bridge) Tomorrow we aren't getting on the beast of 95 but following 17.
I am blogging and eating gourmet truffles. Thanks, I will have to treadmill for hours. Thanks to every one who blogs again as I really enjoyed reading about your new computer and Mike finding some caches.
I already miss the critters especially SHADOW!!!

Heading South

Good Morning We are in the truck and heading for home from our wonderful christmas holiday. We had a wonderful time at Mike and MaryBeth's house. They have the best animals. Our intention is to drive all the way through because there is something wrong with sleeping in a hotel when you are in your own state. We planned a family cruise for March when Donna has her spring break. Also we are making plans for the 2010 1/2 Marathon at Disney. Got to bet busy training. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and hope all my pals and family have a HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Christmas Caching

We went out for a day of caching today. No After Christmas Shopping. Oh Well!! We did 7 caches. YEH Went to a great one with dinosaurs. More later

The Day After Xmas

It is the day after christmas. We are having coffee and contemplating the day. I think we are going to go shopping to some after xmas sales. It has been a lovely holiday season. Probably going to leave tomorrow and make it home for the Giants Football game. More later

Xmas Afternoon

We watched "Christmas Story" on TBS. When everyone got showered and dressed we went out to a couple of caches. It was a beautiful day for a hike but no luck finding the prize. Rick, MaryBeth, Mike and Don tried to find another, while we went back home and put finishing touches on the dinner.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to All Having a wonderful day. Got the Mama Mia Movie to add to my new dvd's Got a tinkerbell necklace, a digital picture frame, and smelly stuff from Bath and Body Works. Teri, I am sorry that we made you cry, but glad that they were happy tears.
Glad everyone liked their presents. Rick, Merry Christmas to you and Tracy. Don W, Merry Christmas to you and yours. See you soon for 500!!!! And to anyone I forgot, Merry Xmas and I love you all

Merry Chrstmas Again

It is Christmas eve and all through the house are sights and sounds of the holidays. Cookies are just out of the oven and the sounds of christmas music is playing. All is well with the world. May every one I love have a joyous season and know my thoughts are with you all. Stay safe and warm and have a wonderful christmas and look to a joyous new year.

Merry Christmas One And All

It is Christmas Eve and all across this world people are hustle bustling to get done all their christmas cheer. Here in Bahama, NC, Donna is in the kitchen getting the lasagna ready for our christmas eve feast. We went out today and did a few stores. Had a few things left to do. We (the girls) left the boys home working on Mike's Big Screen. He was mounting it over the fireplace and he needed some men to help him drill through his concrete wall. It turned out very nice. Donna just opened up christmas chocalates and it is really valentine's day candy. OOOOOOOOOPS. Near Beth's house there are some zebras. We are having a very nice holiday so far.

Well I want to wish all who follow this a very Merry Christmas and I will be blogging more of the festivities from here. Love to all my pals.

More from Bahama NC

As Donna wrote in her blog, it is nice to have a family xmas. It would be nice to have everyone in the family to be together but sometimes things happen. We are watching Enchanted. We went out and did a couple of geocaches before dinner. Rick grilled shrimp and scallops and we had it with alfredo sauce over angel hair pasta. It was goooooood. Mike is a good italian boy and we are having lasagna for xmas eve. Stay tuned for more christmas posts. Love to all.

Bahama NC

We are here at Mike & Marybeth's house. Everyone just came back so this will be short. More later. Pic of their animals More later.

Am I Crazy

We are in Ridgeland NC and off the road for the night. Just a short update on our trip. It is very very cold. 40 Degrees!!! Going to finish my book and catch some z's. More tomorrow
Love to all

OOOOOOOOOPS

ALMOST FORGOT: WHAT ABOUT THOSE GIANTS!!!!!!!!!! What a great game.

On the Road Again

Good Afternoon to all my followers: We are finally on the road heading for Mike and Marybeth's house in Bahama, NC. I was a little slow getting myself going this morning. Going away always sounds like such fun until the day we leave. I am always sure that I have forgotten something important and you'd think we were going to another planet. Don and I exchanged our christmas gifts yesterday. I got him a new gps for geocaching and he got me a stainless steel cuisinart blender super high powered. Gonna make frozen margaritas for New Years. Poor Oreo, she is always so beside herself when we leave. Getting on I-95N right now. It is 57 degrees out and I am sure that as we go it will only get colder. Good thing I have a lot of love in my heart. It helps keep me warm.

Where does the time go?

Every day I say I have to blog today and then I go off on a tangent and before I know it, it is 2 days later. For all my faithful readers, I am sorry. I have been getting ready for our trip to NC. All the orders are in and we will be leaving Monday am. I will blog from the road I promise. I hear that the weather is not so pleasant in the north. Everyone please stay healthy and happy and above all safe. More christmas wishes later in the week.

Sorry It's So Late

We went to Orlando today to go to Disney and drop off a little gift for the cast members where Don works at Animal Kingdom at the "Festival of the Lion King". We stayed and saw the show again and it always affects me the same way. The same thing happens at the show on the final night of the Disney cruise "Disney Dreams" I love that show especially when they sing the Circle of Life. It makes me cry. We went over to Epcot and did a couple of attractions. We were going to stay for Illuminations but we were tired and it would have made a late night drive home. One of Katie's presents came today and hopefully the other will come tomorrow. With that, we can leave Monday instead of Tuesday. Will be blogging along the way on the trip so no one will have to miss a moment of my ramblings. I know all who follow this blog are just sooooooooooooooooooooooo excited. Love to All More tomorrow for my christmas wishes for all.

Busy Tuesday

Had a busy day today. We went to Vero Beach to the mall to buy a few things for the trip to NC. Don did some shopping for me for xmas. Bought a new pair of sneakers to start getting ready for next years marathon. Looks like we might do it again. Don, it looks like strawberries will be starting. You better hurry back. More later

OOOOOOOOOPS

Sorry fans: No I am not sick but negligent in my postings. I don't have much of an excuse and I can't explain it. I tinkered all weekend. We went to the Christmas Parade in town Saturday night at 6 P.M. It is really nice and it brings everyone out. 1/3 of the people are watching the parade, 1/3 are in the parade and 1/3 are riding horses in it. I am posting some pics but they are not really good. It is hard at night.

Sunday I tinkered and then watched the Giant football game. I can't stand the pressure of that team. Poor Harpo Manning!!! When he plays good he's ELI. When he plays crappy he's Harpo!!! Digging out my sweaters and cold weather clothes for our Christmas in NC. Got to go and get some wrapping paper today to wrap the presents to put around my Christmas Palm Tree. Well have to finish my yoghurt. Love to all.

Full Moon

It is cool tonight but what else is new. Got some decorations up and decided to use my new lighted palm tree as a christmas tree. See pics It is a full moon tonight and it is supposed to be the largest one in many years. It is really pretty. Don't have the address of Mike and Marybeth yet so don't really know where in NC. Talked to Rick, he has some geocaches for us to do. Will probably need my long underwear. HA HA More tomorrow Love to all

Decorating for Xmas

Don got the xmas things out of the crawl space and I am starting to put a few lights up and the tree. We are going to Mike and Marybeth's I think at least that is the plan. Need to put up a few things for the season. It is very grey and cloudy and it is raining hard. Going to be colder tomorrow. yuckyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Princess Oreo is on my lap. She doesn't like rainy days either.

Twilight

Finally got to see my movie. It was pretty good. It followed the book fairly close. We went this afternoon instead of Monday nught. We didn't want to miss Big Bang Theory. It has been really nice here for the last couple of days. It is why we live in FLA. We are supposed to get another cold snap though starting tomorrow. We went down to the lakeside estate this afternoon and took a walk. Well my oven just beeped so I assume dinner is almost ready. More tomorrow.

Life Is Good

Good Morning All: Well Pittsburgh pulled it out. YEH! The Giants may have lost but they clinched thieir division. Put together my second palm tree for the patio. Going to try to go to the movie again at $1.00 night. Talked to Flo, glad that she didn't freeze. Don, I made oatmeal but it still isn't as good as yours. Can't wait for you guys to come back and play cards and dominoes. For all my fans, please stay warm and safe.

Crappy Football Day

Well the Giants lost and it looks like Dallas is going to beat the Steelers. What a badddddd day for football. It was cool out today but not as bad as up north. Don't like temps in the teens.
Gotta watch the end of the game. The Steelers just got a touch down. MAYBE!!! More later.

New Place to Walk

It is a really pretty day here today. We went to a new place to walk. We went across from Eckerd Developmental School. It is the Taylor Creek Stormwater Treatment Area. It is about three miles around. We walked 2.1 miles. It is filled with wildlife. We saw birds and 3 deer. Along the bank, and in the water we saw 6 gators. I was a little scared because they were close. Probably 10 feet away from path. They didn't seem too concerned about us. Could kick my self for not bringing camera. Next time, I hope. I am multi tasking right now. I am making stuffed pepper and blogging. God am I good!!!

Big Day in Chobee

It is nicer here today than yesterday. Probably 70 ish Went to the movie yesterday and what a difference a dollar day makes. We wanted to see or I wanted to see Twilight and we were the only two there for it. (they need 4 to show movie)
Two other people came who wanted to see "BOLT". We went with them and saw Bolt. What a wonderful little town. Got to go grocery shopping. My most favorite job. Got to go. Bye to all.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

It is cold today again. The governor is going to hear from me soon! Bright and sunny but chilly. Going to the movies this afternoon. It should be less crowded than dollar monday. Hopefully. Post office just delivered my first lighted palm tree for the patio that I ordered from Bealls. Hopefully the second one will come tomorrow. Kitty just came in from outside, she doesn't like the cold any more than I do. I think we are going to Mike and Marybeth's in Carolina for Xmas (Donna's daughter and son-in-law) We booked a cruise for January 24, 2009. Rick and Donna are coming too. Can't wait for Don & Flo to get back and we can resume our card playing. Going through my closet to get some outfits ready for the cruise and what doesn't fit is ebay bound.

Tuesday in Chobee

Good Morning all who read this: I am about ready to call the governor about this cold weather. We have another cold front sitting on top of sunny Florida causing lower temps than I personally like. Sold some things on E-Bay and am going to PO and mail off the packages. We need a new power supply for the tv by the treadmill and we are going to check with Emmett at the TV store. And last but not least I have to go grocery shopping. Oh what fun!!! Well have to get busy. More later

One Dollar Movie Night

It is dollar night at the movie theatre and I have never seen the parking lot so full. There was not a parking spot to be had all around the place. Amazing. We ended up going to Joey's for dinner. I had a spinach calzone and Don had stuffed shells. ANYTHING BUT TURKEY. LOL
Sold the 2 sweaters for OHIO STATE on EBAY. Wish I could find items like that every week.
Sorry Don that I did not blog as I was lazy today.

Endeavour Comes Home Today

The Space Shuttle Endeavour comes home today. Weather doesn't look great. Kind of cloudy and it is supposed to rain. Waiting for the Giant's football game. Just kind of taking it easy.
Hope all had a wonderful holiday.

The Day After Turkey Day

Next year I am getting another whole bird. There is just something wrong not having a whole bird. My dinner was ok but not up to my usual standards. Oh well you can't cry over spilled turkey. lol Quiet day!! Just relaxing. More later (Post a cute pic of OREO on her blog.)

www.ourprincessoreo.blogspot.com

Picture posted is a mural on the Williams Land Bldg. We have some cool murals in Chobee

Happy Thanksgiving

Well it is finally turkey day. The pies are in the oven. I am making a second pot of coffee with breakfast. Trying hard not to get things done to early. Miss Princess just wanted to go out and check out the neighborhood. We are experiencing some more chilly weather. Saw that it looks like a nice day in NY for the parade. Will watch some on tv. Always wanted to see it in person. Maybe some day!!! Well Happy Thanksgiving to all. I love you all.

Thanksgiving Eve

This is my wish for all who read my blog. Have a wonderful holiday and may the sun shine brightly on you. Hope every one has a wonderful day. Love to all.

Tuesday

It was another beautiful day in paradise. The weather is warming up nicely but I understand there will be another cold spell. It was a quiet day. Went to the gym and came home to putter. Got to finish up my holiday shopping for Thanksgiving dinner. More tomorrow

Lunch At Clewiston

We went to Clewiston to meet Robbie and Elaine for lunch and Goodwilling. We also got to see Kenny and Christine (Elaine's brother and sister-in-law) from Ohio. Nice visit. Robbie and Elaine may go on cruise with us. Bought a couple of things that I listed on E-Bay. How fun!!

Well got to do what I didn't do today now. Love to all who read about who has it better than me!!!

What about those Giants?!!!

Sunny Sunday

It may be cooler than I like but the weather sure is pretty. Quiet day in Chobee. Multiple football games to watch. Going to Wally World for a few things. Meeting Robbie and Elaine tomorrow in Clewiston. Will do Goodwill and lunch. Love to all who follow my ramblings.

You all need to stay warm and safe. Happy Thanksgiving to all

New Lap Top Case

It arrived here today It is so cool. Thanks Teri, Allen, Ammanda and Dakoda. Love Grandma

Still BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

It is still nippy here. We are getting our driveway sealed today. It is good for the people doing the job. Did not get sick from my flu shot. That's a good thing. Going to get on treadmill today as we can't go to the gym. Hope for warmer weather and maybe I will feel like doing something. For those who read this, it will get more exciting when weather gets warmer. lol

I promise!!!!!

Still Frozen

Hi All It is still cold here and is expected to be until the end of the week. Got my flu shot today. Not able to do much in the cold though. Wrote a blog for Oreo. It is called Our Princess Oreo. More later

Still Frozen

It is still colder than I like down here. Sorry for all those family and pals who follow my babbling but I didn't thaw out until this morning. Looks loke the week is going to be coooool.
Well off to put some more junque on ebay. To all of you in the north, stay warm.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

It is cold here. I am finally thawed out enough to type. LOL I am watching the Giant's Game. Go Giants!!! I found a laptop case to replace the one Teri sent me.
It is pretty funky. Will post pic when it comes. I baked a cherry pie (I am so so so domestic) lol Not doing much today so blog is blah. More when the frozen tundra goes away.

I Spelled Endeavour wrong

I am sorry I spelled the shuttle's name last night. The correct spelling is ENDEAVOUR>
It was still AWESOME> I just have just returned from shopping at Wally World. YOU CAN SAVE A LOT OF MONEY SHOPPING THERE (You just need a lot of patience) Of course it is pretty nuts shopping on Saturday at noon. Oh well, it is over now!!! Time for a well deserved BUD LIGHT LIME. LOL

ENDEAVER IS LAUNCHED

We just watched the shuttle go up from our back yard. It is so cool to see how the sky brightens and then you see it. It is awesome......

Another Lovely Day in Paradise

I know I sound like a broken record but it was another beautiful day in paradise. We went down to Lakeview Park and helped Joe put up his satellite dish. Talked to Flo, she was in Virginia and hoped to be back in Pa. tonight (unless they hit bad weather). We are watching the astronauts getting ready for the launch. We can see it from our back yard. It is really a spectacular sight. With the NASA channel, you feel like you are right there in the capsule. This is quite an age we live in!!! It should be nice with the moon almost full and the launch. Can't wait til 7:55 PM. More tomorrow!!

Warm & Sunny Thursday

It is a beautiful warm and sunny day here in Okeechobee. Don and Flo left this morning, hope they have a safe trip and stay warm. Best wishes to Ed, hope he feels better. Will miss them till they return.

Writing this blog in the Giants colors as I watched a repeat of Sunday's game last night. Go Giants!!!!!

Ordered a couple of christmas presents. YEH! Well time to return a plant I have been babysitting over the summer to Joe & Barb down at Lakeview Park. Okeedokee from Okeechobee 1 4 3!!!

Hump Day

It is Wednesday and a fact I had forgotten since I have been retired is that it is "Hump Day". I saw it on "Who wants to be a Millionaire" Well we both feel much better today. It is cloudy and looks like rain. Got some errands to run. Grammy Flo and Birddog are leaving for their holidays in the cold gray north. We will miss geocaching with them until January. Then it will be gang busters.

Robbie and Elaine are coming to Florida for a visit. We will try and make contact and have lunch. Still waiting for the New Years Disney Cruise!! Got to go and get showered and ready for the day.

Update from Chobee

Feeling better. Headache is almost gone. Went to get my yearly mammogram {How Fun} and a Bone Density test. It's pretty inconvenient getting older. I think I will stop growing up and get younger from here on. lol Talked to Teri and ordered some books for Ammanda. She deserved a little gift for doing so well at the Dome in Syracuse in her COLOR GUARD. She will be doing WINTER GUARD. She (Ammanda) brought her Spanish grade up. Well enough for now. Watching House!! More Okeedokee from Okeechobee.

Okeedokee from Okeechobee

Still have a headachey feeling but I think I will survive, Did some housey stuff this morning and feel okay. Not too much happening, Don is still under the weather and if he doesn't feel a lot better I'm going to make him go to the doctor tomorrow. Bye for now

Sunny Sunday

Good Morning To All who read my ramblings: Did not blog yesterday as I was under the weather. Don't really know what it was but I had a headache and felt icky. Still have the headache today, Kind of sinusy. Am going to take it easy today. More later.

Thursday Pole Day

It is a really pretty day in Chobee. Had some excitement. They replaced an electrical pole in the side yard. Pretty interesting. Went to the gym and exercised. We are going to Flo's for Sauerkraut (sp)

Hapless History

I know that I should think highly of what occurred in yesterday's election but I do not feel at all good about it. I have seen many historic events happen in my lifetime and usually they are exciting and amazing but this one I don't know about it. But life goes on and its only 4 years. lol For all who read my ramblings, thanks for understanding. Well time for a walk on the dike and listening to my ipod and getting beyond yesterday.

Maybe it is that the Giants won the Super Bowl and I wanted Sarah to be our next VP. Maybe in 12 ,she'll be a part of history I can be happy about. Who knows!!!

Election Day 08

Well we took advantage of early voting. Now it is just wait and see who wins. The weather is gray and cloudy. Don and Flo came over to do laundry and play cards. We are going down there for spaghetti. Will await the results of election. Go Sarah!!! Okeedokee from Okeechobee.

Monday in Chobee

Did not blog yesterday for some unknown reason. We went to the lake and started our walking again. We walked a mile. Then we played 500 with Don and Flo. When we went home we watched the Giants whomp Dallas YEH Today we joined the gym again and exercised. Got to stay on the right path. The girls from Flo's park and I are going to the movies tonight to see a chick flick. Night in Rodanthe. More later

November 1st

It is a funny day here. For the most part, the day has been cloudy and gray. It rained for a little while but not freezing like some areas so I guess I don't have much to complain about. We didn't do much today but that's ok. Nothing to tell so will go take a nap. Need to take lessons from Miss Oreo!!!!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween to all: Just getting around and wanted to say good morning to all. We are going down to Don & Flo's after lunch and either play cards or dominoes. Probably will go do a couple of caches. Later we will go to the Moose for catfish. More later

Geocaching with Don, Don and Flo

We went to Don and Flo's for oatmeal this morning. After breakfast, we went to redo all the caches that we found earlier in the season before they got here. We did about 12 caches. Am tired, it was cool and all that fresh air and sunshine. Then we went back to Flo's again for soup and tomatoes. We are vegging now watching the soap operas. Cat wants to sit on lap so have to go now more later

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

We had a really nice evening and day at Disney. We did a few things at Animal Kingdom and Epcot, but it was just too cool to stay for a long time. We got home about 4 p.m. It is cool today too. We voted today with early voting. Cannot wait til it is over. I am about sick of all the political ads. More later.

Hello From Wilderness Lodge

Hello from Wilderness Lodge at Disney. We are going to dinner at 7:30 p.m. Magic Kingdom has extra magic hours tonight so we might go over if it is not too cold out. More later

Beautiful Sunday in My World

It was the most glorious day today. It is the reason why we live in Florida. I worked in the yard and trimmed my bushes in front of the house. I love it when a plan comes together. We are going to Orlando tomorrow as Don has a doctor's appointment. We are going to IKEA and then stay at Wilderness Lodge and go to dinner at Artist's Point. We are going to go to Property Control and check out the parks as we haven't been there in a while. Ammanda had a tournament at the Carrier Dome with her school group and they came in first. YEHHHHHHHH!!! Good going Ammanda. We love you and are very proud. Rick called from OK and said he had a voice mail from Japan and Amber has arrived in Misawa and seems to be enjoying it. What a great opportunity for her. Got to go and pack a suitcase for our adventure. Will take puter and blog on the road. More tomorrow

Rainy Saturday

Hope all is well with my devout followers. We are going down to Flo's again and have homemade vegetable soup and play cards. We were down earlier and I set Flo up with a blog.

Her blog name is Where's Grammy Flo. Making her a technogeekess like me. Ha Ha More later

500 or bust

Florence and Don are here. Yeh!!! We will be playing cards and dominoes. They came in last night about 6:30 p.m. I made turkey chili and they had dinner. Glad they are finally here. Love my new computer. More later.

Getting it done!

Sorry that I didn't post a blog yesterday but I was busy cleaning the driveway and today I pressure washed the patio. The weather is absolutely gorgeous. It is supposed to rain later this week. We got the vehicles detailed and they look beautiful. More later!!!

Cloudy Day

It looks like it might rain today. It is cloudy and gray. Got some errands to do and more organizing. Did take a few e-bay pictures and will hopefully list some junque today. Happy Birthday Donna. Hope you have a great day. I had a really great day. Went out for Mexican at La Frajita's. 364 days to the next one. Plan is to live every one to the fullest and not waste a minute.

Beautiful Sunday in My World

It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Still playing with my new computer. She is a beauty and big. Just finished breakfast and will spend some time today putting some junque on E-Bay. Like my blog says , "Who has it better than Me!!!" More news later.

New Computer

I am blogging this from my new computer that my wonderful husband gave me for my B-day. It is really nice and I was totally blown away as I anticipated a new coffee pot. It takes a lot to surprise me but he manages it nicely. I am posting a picture right away as it has a slot for the chip. How cool. More later!!!