Bailey and Friends

I'm still here!!!!!:D
We had 8"+ in 24 hours. The rain gauge was filled to the brim, so I'm not sure how much over 8" we got. The weird thing is it rushed by down the street almost as fast as it came down. It apparently coincided with low tide, thank goodness. We did have flooding, but within 6 hours, it was all back to "normal" for us. We were out earlier today and there is still standing water in areas but nothing like we expected to see considering the volume of rain that we got. I don't need to water for a LOOONNNGGG time!:cool:

Okay-time for me to update. Bailey went to Annapolis on Wednesday and FINALLY got her discharge for her knee surgeries. Doc is real pleased with her knee caps and says the other parts seem stable. As we sat and waited (this is the same place we had Palmer in his last week or so) I told Bob I hope this is the last time we're here for at least ten years. He said-or ever!

I got fired from PT after 9 months, FINALLY!! I have to keep doing my exercise routine on my own, but that was a given. My poor sad muscles had atrophied so after all these years of being in either foot surgery recovery or knee surgery recovery and I had lots of loose skin where there once was firm muscle. I am slowly seeing the skin tighten back up as I also see myself able to do more and more.

The birthday weekend for Ryan was a great success. He was very surprised. We had a very nice dinner, went back to his place for cupcakes and presents and then the next day toured Nationals Ball Park. In September we will all get together to go to a baseball game. Hopefully they'll be in contention for the playoffs then.

Bob leaves on Monday for at least a week at the new (to us) condo. He's going to see that certain things get done-new toilets, locks changed, etc. and do cleaning. He's going down by train with a car load full and will drive back once he's finished. While he's there Bailey and I will be here doing our large to-do list and playing together. I want to get my sleep routine regulated and my exercise routine established. I have to start knocking out chores so that when we're gone for 4 months, I can do what I need to do down in Florida.

I don't know if I've ever said, but our coffee table is shaped like a French lobster boat. It even has two oars. I think it's so cool and I tell people we're ready for the next flood. We haven't had to use it yet. It will hold the three of us.....I'm not sure how well it will float....but wood floats!:):D

Love,
Sus/an

PS. Addy-the cruise line we are taking is AMA Waterways. They are similar to Viking, from what I understand. It is a river cruise line and thus a much smaller cruise boat with much fewer passengers. They were the ones that offered the Tulip Cruise and it was reviewed very favorably. It's only one week and it's very expensive, but it will be for our 40th anniversary. I just think it's going to be amazing.:D

Love,
Sus

Oh the cruise does sound amazing!! I will want to hear all about it! Details! :) Gosh, 4 months away. No more harsh winters. That sounds awesome. I am sure Bob will knock things off his to do list and you will have yours done and all will be super. Because you know, I'm all optimistic. LOL Reality sometimes is a kick, but you can over come anything. You have already over come much and none of it was small feat stuff, you went for the big thing.
Play offs huh. Well that would be just fine wouldn't it. :)

got to run, another late night here and it's not as easy to recover from nights out as it use to be.

hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

Hi gang-:)
Just a quick check in....at 101 degrees......Bob is having a very productive trip. We have two new toilets. He has thrown out a lot of what turned out to be junk. He has cleaned his little fingers off and scrubbed everything that can be scrubbed. He has gotten two estimates for enclosing the lanai so that we can sit out there all winter. A new humidistat has been installed which will prevent mold and will pay for itself within a year by requiring less running of the a/c. Meanwhile, I have power washed the deck, washed the siding part of the back porch and the screens and am in the process now of cleaning the vinyl windows. It's a job both of us hate and I seem to be doing a pretty good job of it by myself.:cool: I looked up online and they have a way they recommend you do it and it's much simpler than how we've been doing it before.;) Bailey is rather bored, but tonight she gets to go visit some favorite neighbors so she'll be happy.:D

Send down some cool Canadian air, will ya??!!:eek::eek:

Love,
Sus/an

Hey Susan, sounds like you and Bob are being super productive! I'm impressed.
Watch out for the woman with the power washer. LOL

We'll want pictures of that Lanai once it's closed in. That will really be wonderful to sit out on.

I'm am slowly working on clearing out our basement. That will be good to get done. Not sure what I'll be doing with my mother in laws stuff as she appears to be "storing some of her mothers things" here with us until, I don't know when. Not only that but she actually FedEx'd us a chair from Victoria, on the other side of the country, because she thought we'd like it. Now I don't think we can just send it to goodwill after she paid all that money to get it here!!

Yay, Bailey gets to go play tonight. Nothing like a girls night out. :)

have fun,
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin

I just want to know where you get all your energy, I'm tired just watching the picture in my head of you power washing all that stuff:D


The cruise sounds like heaven, what a wonderful anniversary present.
Yes, you will have to take lots of pixes for us and details, we will need details so we can pretend we are there with you. I so drooled over that Viking brochure which arrived in my mail. I am going to St Petersburg some day for that cruise. It has been a dream for so long.

Four months in Florida, wow, girl, sitting on the enclosed lanai drinking girlie drinks and Bob will have a beer or maybe a whiskey soda, Bailey hanging out, stalking possible gators, wait, no that would not be good, okay Bailey hanging out enjoying the warm breezes, waiting for Bob to fire up the barbecue. Sunsets and sunrises over the water.

Ok Party in Florida at the new condo, everyone invited:p:p:p:p:p

Hi gang-
We just had a five day visit from Ryan and Ellen. We had one full day on the beach, the three of them spent part of one day visiting Asateague and the ponies, we splashed in the hot tub and played some card games and dominoes. We had some neighbors over Friday evening for a game of dominoes and some S'mores. Bob had never had a S'more. :eek: Bailey has now crashed for the next few days. She is one happy pup....all this attention.

Ryan helped to start getting my laptop set up for Florida. I do all the paperwork and the taxes and it will be interesting to see if I can pull together everything I need to take with me to avoid having to make a trip home at some point. I'll be surprised if I can pull that off, but we'll see.

It's a pretty decent day here. Mid to upper 80s. Slight breeze. I need to do a bunch of yard chores but not until I've had a chance to recharge my battery.

I'm behind on the threads again. My desk is a mess again. I need to do a ton of scanning so I can get rid of a ton of paperwork. I am hoping to have a good chunk of time this coming week to put things back in order. I hope all is well with all my buds.:)

Hugs and love,
Sus/an

Oh that 20/20 hindsight. After we purchased this house- which was a fixer upper- we saw a house for not much more money five minutes away which meant a different county and cheaper taxes and was not a fixer upper. We were -oh gee- wish we would have seen that first-;););)

I think things happen for a reason so I am glad you have the unit you do even if it means no glass on the lanai. Maybe glass on a lanai is not really a good thing after all:):):):):)

I need to live vicariously through someone, so you are it, girlriend:D
thus the "our" in retreat:D:D:D

Seriously, my brain is so fried from the last few weeks, I cant even mange to write too much more than this, I know you understand.:o

Woofs and hugs to Bailey, give Bob a scratch behind the ear too:p:p
It is only 8:30 and it is already dark. Not liking that too much, Sus. We hardly even used the pool except the weekend it was a giant hot tub.

happy friday night

Oh Addy-I so need a hug and I so want to give you a hug.;) Will you oblige me, please? Are you any good at twinkling your nose and getting yourself somewhere in an instant? If so, please bring your furry ones.....I think Bailey needs a hug as well.:(

Love,
Sus

Okay Sus, hugs are coming left and right, from all sides

sweetie- what on earth is wrong?