Right here as always,Happy.. I stay really busy.. I don't spend a lot of time on the computer..Between my hubby and Christie ,I don't get a lot of free time.. When I do I usually have a book in my hand these days. Yes, It is warm here..Late 70's.
Tammy, not far from where you are now is a place called St Marys.. You can go there spend a night and then take the boat to a island(forgot the name). Our daughter took us last year.. It is so historical there you will think you are back in the 1800's.. I loved it. It is a day trip. go in the morning back before dark..Take a picnic.. They have a guided tour or you can wonder by yourself.. You won't regret it..It is wonderful..
Hello Everybody...Joanne

Wow-that sounds nice. My bro stayed in that area last year. They are tied down with her father but are coming down in March, somewhere.
I have that cold a little but I am wheezing instead of coughing and sneezing. I went to church with Joyce, We have a big week coming up -something every day, Today we are going to a train store in Sarasota, tomorrow Joyce wants to go to Mrs. Edison.s hymn sing-a tradition down here-Wed is the opening of the big Missionary conference, Thurs I will get my back treatment, Fr is a meeting with the missionary assigned to our class-she runs a Pregnancy center that the church helps fund and Sat is the Dinner. And back to Sunday.
That Superbowl was one good game. I didn't like the ending! Haha!! But the Giants fans did. Unbelievable that they won all their games and lost the Superbowl.
I talked to Jessica. her mother had the baby-now she has a sister younger than Caleb. Winter Elizabeth-I like the Elizabeth!
Bye for now Mima

Hi everybody. We have rain, rain and more rain here. I hurt a little today but not really bad. Mainly my foot and ankle. My hands were a little swelled but nothing to really write home about. I'm thrilled with the MonaVie. We're supposed to have more thunderstorms tomorrw afternoon and tomorrow night then the rain is supposed to end on Wednesday finally. Hubby took some MonaVie to a woman he works with whose husband has Lupus Friday and she said he told her he was already feeling some better this morning (Mon). I sure hope it works for him because he is in bad shape.

Sometimes I think we support the Wal Mart here. Sometimes I go two or three times a week. Hubby and I were talking the other night ... we decided that we need to stay out of WM as much as possible this year and stop eating out so much. He had to take a sizable pay cut when he went on days so we are going to need to make that up somehow! He said they may change his hours next month. He is working from 9 to 5:30 now, which stinks. He doesn't have time to do anything else on those hours. He leaves at 8:30 and doesn't get home until 6. They may change his hours to 6 to 2:30. That would be great because then he would be home to run the business in the afternoons and I could teach again. I'm actually looking forward to that now that I feel better!

Tomorrow is voting day ... hope it's not raining.

Good morning. Brad has such a terrible cough. Perhaps I need to get5 him some cough med-the Nyquil doesn't do that much for it.
This week is going to be pared down, although we went to Sarasota yesterday to the train store-Brad got some stuff he can't get down here.
One day at a time. We don't want to give this to our elderly friends-more elderly than us.
Friends of Brad's are coming down and they want to stay with us for a couple of days-not the best time but we can play it by ear. Right now, is not good.
Bye for now, Mima

Anne, I don't think I could handle living where it would get that cold. I know it isn't for very long, but I hate to be cold.

Joanne, we picked up a brochure about St. Marys and Cumberland Island (I think). We have that on our list of things to do while we are here. Not sure about the island. Bob gets tired so easily, so I don't know if going to the island would be a good idea since we'd have to wait for the boat to take us back.

Meme, the rain has to be getting old. I know it is raining back home, and they have flood watches out everywhere. The walmart here isn't real close, so I think we'll be hitting other places instead. That is great that you are feeling good enough to want to teach again!!!!

Mima, I have a cough also. I'll probably end up getting something to take , but I don't know what yet. Bob's brother called last night and said he and his wife are thinking about driving up from Tampa for a visit. I quickly mentioned hotels in the area that have reasonable prices. I didn't want him thinking that they could stay here with us. Hope that isn't too mean.

We are heading to St. Simon's Island today. I've already been out for a walk, and I still need to take a shower. Bob is in there now. It's to get to upper 70's today! I plan to wear shorts or capris. Bob will still be cold, so he'll probably be wearing a sweatshirt.

I slept most of the day yesterday. I think it was a fibro kind of day. I did get out and walk a couple times though.

Glad you are having warm weather-it was hot here yesterday.
Evan is getting the cold -Brad is better-got him some diabetic cough syrup. I am still wheezing and the tree pollen is high.
Interesting election!
Suzanne couldn't get one of the bridesmaid's dresses in pink so she is going to a new color-might be brown-or a shade of blue-you can actually put virtual pics of the wedding party together -it really looks nice. But she is so stressed!!
Bye for now and hi everyone, Mima

It was in the 80's yesterday, and I was loving it! We walked out on the beach, and then we walked in the historic district of Jekyll Island. My cough/cold isn't getting any better. I did take Nyquil last night so I was able to get some sleep. I'll be taking it again tonight.

Mima, when do you leave on the cruise? That is cool about the virtual pics! My niece is having black dresses for her bridesmaids, and they'll be carrying red roses, I think.

It just started raining. Sounds neat on the bedroom window. Bob is in the living room snoozing on the couch, so I brought the laptop in here.

We have been gone from home for over a week, and I haven't bought myself anything yet!!!!!! Bob bought a sweatshirt yesterday for himself. I was checking out some bracelets in one shop.

Hope to hear from everyone!!! Hope everyone is ok!!

Glad you are having a good time. Some friends of Brad;s are coming next week to stay with us amd look around in the park. Homes are cheap but they will be next year too, it sounds.
Suzanne picked mocha and it looks beautiful.
I had a shot yesterday and this one hurt!!! Better this morning-good because Evan is coming, I will take it easy.
Brad's sugar is higher-no wonder the way he eats carbs and sugar-especially in the morning. It makes me mad but I will find him recipes for muffins that are healthy and get the ingredients. It's like he goes into denial when he is in FL and he's not as active. We will have to get back into walking!!!
Wow-it's warm but will cool down.
I found some shoes at Target!!! Online but will see if they have them in the store. Bye for now. Mima

Hello Everybody- Just a short message.. I am really busy. Our daughter and G/son coming in tonight.. Her Father/I/L has been in hospital over 2 months.. he will never come out .. Things looking worse every day.. SIL has been here off and on the whole time.. It is beginning to look like he is giving up..She will only be here the weekend .
I haven't been feeling so good either.. Still having chest discomfort and now the knee that has a replacement is giving me a problem..It feels like it is giving away every now and then.I have a Dr. appointment next month..
It is warm here. We should cool down in the next couple days.. I wish we would get some of the rain you guys are getting..
Bye for now.. Beds to change etc.. Joanne

Good morning.

Tammy - sounds like you are having a good time, and that the weather is decent for you. Are you gone for a month? The time goes by way to fast.

Mima - Mocha sounds nice. I have forgotten when the wedding is? Glad you found some shoes, now you just have to hope they will fit ok. I have a terrible time finding shoes. You would think they would make more narrow ones, but they don't seem to. Hope Brad smartens up. It does so much damage when the sugar is high. However, YOU cannot force him to follow the diet. My aunt has the same problem with my uncle!!

Joanne - I am sorry to hear that you are still not feeling well. That is the pits. It's nice that you will get to visit with your daughter, but sorry about the why of it. If the FIL is so ill, I hope that he won't last for long. It must be terrible to just "linger".

Meme - I sure hope you are safe, my friend. Those tornados were so destructive in Tennessee. Hope you and yours are doing ok.

We are having a blizzard here this morning. Snowing, blowing and cold. I am glad I don't have to work today, and I have NO plans to go out at all.

Hope you all have a great day.

Mima, ouch to the shot! Hope you find a good recipe for the muffins.

Joanne, sorry to hear you are not feeling well. So said about daughter's FIL. It's hard for them to deal with.

Anne, we will get back to Ohio about March 6 I think. We left on Jan. 29. We are already discussing doing this again next year, and possibly for a longer time. Going to check some other places, but this one is pretty nice. I'm glad you didn't have to go out into the snow!! Staying home sounds like a great idea.

We went to the store again today for necessities. bottled water, ensure for Bob, cough drops for me, soup, 100-calorie packs of different snacks.
Then we ate lunch out. We split a club sandwich and fries. It was filling but not overly filling.

Good morning-I love blizzards-exciting-but not what come after.Too muggy here but it will change.
Brad is so crabby and I am angry at him. I prayed for him amd myself.
Joanne, that is such a difficult situation. I'm glad you will get to see your daughter. And I hope you feel better.
If we can't get a sugar free cake from the bakery, I am going to make one for my neighbor-I printed out a Splenda one. I have to get some cake pans too.
We went to hear our class Missionary-a local lady who runs a place for pregnant teenagers. What an inspirational story of what she is doing and how those girls are. It made me think so much of Jessica but her bf seems to be standing by her. She has expressed an interest in finding a church and reading the Bible so I am going to encourage her. She went to a Christian school for a year and lots of Vacation Bible schools. I think it planted a seed.
Tammy-so glad you are enjoying yourself. Time goes by so fast-2 months from now, we will be home. I have so much to do before we go on a cruise=one day at a time.
2 more weeks of Evan and then he will go to preschool. He is obsessed with numbers-constantly counting things-he seems to understand the relatioinship between the number and the amt, Now I am teaching him subtraction-8 crackers and you ate 2 so there are 6 left. He even picked up his toys, I have enjoyed every minute.
Well-the baker at Sweetbay is going to call about making the cake-I hope so.
Meme-check in so we will know you are ok-I know some of those storms weren't too far away.
Mima

I have used splenda for several things, and they always turn out tasting yummy. Good luck!

We took a walk today, and I found a float that used to be used on fishing nets years ago. Well this one wasn't old. They start putting them out on Jan. 1 through the end of Feb., one a day, and I was lucky enough to find one! It has blues, greens, and purples. It is glass. I have looked at them in shops, and one this size would cost $65-70!!! I was so excited! We took it to the visitor's center to register it. There was a woman there who said she has been out walking the beach many days and hadn't found one yet. Here is the website that talks about them, and sometime in the next week, our picture should be on it somewhere.

www.jekyllisland.com/islandtreasures/

At the lounge here at the villas, there is a man who will be playing guitar and singing later tonight. Bob listened to him last night and said he was pretty good. We're going over so I can listen.

Good morning-we went to the missionary dinner-today they will encourage everyone to commit to something-there are local things like the food bank, clothes closet, etc.
It's official-Bobby and Pam are a couple. He wondered how I knew-all he talks about is her. What am I -under a rock???I am glad for him. He's been after her for 2 years-even her parents were trying to convince her-he sure won't have any in-law trouble!!! They think of him as an adopted son.
After Subday school, we will look for my shoes and then meet our friends for lunch. We haven't been with them in a while.
The air is better here. But the med hasn't fully kicked in.
Good thing I made Brad some muffins yesterday because they didn't rise=have to replace my baking powder before I make the cake!!! I wish I had known when I was shopping, You can't just run into a store.
Bye for now Mima

Congrats on Bobby and Pam being a couple! Did you find the shoes you wanted? Good thing you found out about the baking powder!!!

It's another nice day here. Not sure what is on our agenda. I know at home it is about 9 degrees, and they are expecting snow and ice overnight tonight. My brother has been keeping me posted. He has offered to trade me places. lol

We didn't eat out all weekend!! All meals were here at the condo. Well, we did go for ice cream, but that doesn't count.

Hope you all have a great week!!