Has it really been a week?

Well, I guess it has just been about a week since I last posted something. Like all of us, life came in and kept me busy.

Saturday we said goodbye to our dear friend who passed away a couple of weeks ago. His wife had a beautiful beach themed memorial. He was an avid fisherman, and loved being on the water, so his ashes will rest inside an "Eternal Reef Ball"  off shore.

Had lots and lots of rain. the ground is so mushy that it is leaving footprints.  This week is also back to school for our local kids. I have been shopping for the boys, getting all the supplies that are needed.  Why do they always grow over summer?  It has only been about 11 weeks, and now hardly any shorts could fit NW anymore.
Luckily we had a tax free weekend, and another this coming weekend in Georgia. Got some good deals, and even better deal at Gander Mtn. on Shoes. 
My little sprouts are no longer sprouts, they are full fledged bean poles and growing fast.

Sunday, during a dry spell, we managed to make it out to the beach for a couple of hours. We like to go late in the afternoon when it is not so crowded or hot. The tide was making its slow approach in, and Senior and I watched as the boys dug with a shovel and built what looked like a sand castle.

My brother is moving back to the East coast, this time Syracuse for 2-3 months, but he is trying to get down closer, he is a nurse anesthetist and does contracts with hospitals.  The awesome part is We get to keep his Land Rover Defender for those 2-3 months..  : )   

We finally sold my Subaru, It is nice to be out of a car payment, and watching our savings grow. Speaking of money, we now have three neighbors who have packed up and walked away from their homes, One family was because the husband passed, another family was to move in with more family and try to help them out, then the third was "just because'...   I can understand the first two...but not the "because we wanted to"  the funny thing is they left lights on, to make it look like people still live there.  Senior and I just shake our heads....

Breezes has picked up this afternoon, and clouds have increased.  I am off here to work in my little garden-unless mother nature has other plans.  But first, someone just spilled tropical punch kool aid on his white tee-shirt and my white dinning room chairs...  must go now.   : )

-JUGM