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Sounds wonderful Susan! Don't forget to take pictures of the new paint colors!! :)
Wow, sounds like a really nice club house. Prime Rib, my husband would be a happy guy. LOL
So, another day down and not going crazy yet?
How cool to see all the birds and to the nice green of a tee.
Hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hi Sharlene!
Not going crazy yet. And won't forget the pictures. It's just such a major mess now.
I'm starting to get the hang of the land. I seem to travel mostly in a square for my needs. I'd be lost forever in the development without my Garmin! Don't have the hang of that yet....just know how to get to the club house, out to the main roads and back home.
Off to Kohl's to see if they have a pretty NEW bath rug!
Hugs!
Susan
Oh Sus, sounds like great fun, especially to have a nice clubhouse for meals:):):) Pool time sounds perfect, we will not get a last swim in here, it is 54, rainy and Saturday they come to close the pool already.
I had a horrible sinus headache and feeling like I have a sinus infection so spent yesterday on bed for the most part. I guess I need to rest, feel a bit better today.
Take lots of pictures so we can see the view.:):):)
Hi-sad to report I got VERY sick yesterday. Still not feeling up to par. Spent the night hugging a trash can in the bath room. I had not eaten anything since noon and none of that had even started to digest. So-I lost a day and have not accomplished all I hoped to. Plus...no time for anything fun. Bummer. I did get new bed linens. Looks pretty nice in there. I'll send pictures this weekend. I don't know how to do that via the iPad.
Time to pack. I've missed youse guys.
Love,
Me
Missed you too Sus and sorry you are sick. My mom is back in the hopsital, I will be awol for awhile:(:( It is not good this time at all.
Oh no, not sick! :( Hope you are feeling better. I'm sure the bedroom looks wonderful now and soon the whole house will be the way you want it. :)
(we'll confirm of course) LOL
Get better and won't it be great when you an be online when you want from where you want!! LOL We miss you too!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
I'm home! I'm well. I'm catching up on my rest. I will start a little condo album. Addy-I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom. I came back to get a phone call telling me of a funeral today and another friend is in ICU and no one seems to be able to get an update on how she is doing. My hugs and thoughts are with you Addy and, of course, I am right there on your shoulder should you want a hug or a hand to hold.
Sharlene-Fios will be one of the first things to go in, next trip!!
Hugs,
Susan
Well, I was able to upload 3 pictures and then the site would not let me upload anymore. I'll try again tomorrow.:(
Hugs,
Susan
The rest of the pictures are there now.
Hugs.
s
I just want to know if I get the bedroom with the sliding glass doors:D
Sus, you picked beautiful colors, really and the views are amazing. It is the perfect winter hideaway.
Will you spend Christmas in Delaware of Florida?
I am so sorry to hear funerals and illnesses. I think it is our age. A friend of mine told me his mom had dementia, has had to have a hip redone and a knee and is still living alone at home and he doesnt know what to do. I think most baby boomers are going through this with their friends and parents. It comes with age.
Hope you have a good weekend!! We closed the pool alst week. I was sad. I like looking at the water.
The pictures are just lovely Susan. I can totally see spending cold winters in a place so beautiful and refreshing. No snow and salt everywhere. I know it's coming, on it's way even, and while cool is nice, I don't want to close the pool, like Addy even if not swimming I just like to see it, to be near the water, even in the fall.
My friends parents spend their Christmas here and then head out after new years sometime to Palm Springs for the winter months. Then the family go down there to join them on spring break. That is like the best of everything because you get the snow for christmas and then get to skip the horrid, january/febuary cold weather.
*sigh* Some day we too might get to do that!
hugs, :)
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
popping in to say hi and let you know I am thinking of you:)
Well did you gals enjoy the cruise? Did you handle the seas okay on the way to Bermuda? They were kind of bouncy. I like that, myself. It was smooth as ice on the return trip.
The trip was a bit disappointing. The first two sea days were chilly and the first full tour day it poured on us and we got drenched. We did not see much besides some of the beaches, the pastel color houses and a lot of curvy roads. It's a tiny island and I don't know if we missed something or if what we saw is all there is to see.
We're all settled in now and now we can concentrate on gearing up for the holidays and the the first big trip to FL. To answer your question Addy, we will leave right around January 1st. We will be here to celebrate Christmas with Ryan. He usually takes several days off and we will need to pack up from the Christmas decorations before we can get under way.
It'll be interesting to see how Bailey does on that trip.
Hugs and love,
Sus/an
Had a great time on the cruise, bouncing around all over the place. I feel like I didn't even get to see you at all!!!!! :eek:
Bummer about the weather when you are trying to see as much as possible. :(
I'm sure Bailey will just love her new place to "over winter". LOL Hopefully the trip there and back will be fine for her too.
Home just in time for all those lovely fall colors and the briskness to the air. Time to change the color palette! Oranges and reds and browns, yellow, good times!
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Okay Sharlene............pack your bags.......we leave Wednesday for the condo.....and we're taking Bailey, so be sure and pack/bring a towel to cover yourself!!!:eek: We never used the Dramamine for the cruise, so we're all set for the car ride....just need to cut the pills in half.
When we return, the place should have new carpet in the bedrooms, maybe a new refrigerator and maybe shower doors, plus all the kitchen shelves lined and a few pictures hung. Anybody want a dresser or an old bed and a very ugly lamp? They're going out! And I hope to get my bike reassembled. If things go as planned, this is when things start to get exciting and it really starts to shape up. This extra trip down will make January so much more pleasant. With both of us there a lot should get accomplished.
What time is dinner Sharlene? It sounds absolutely to die for!! I'll even help clean the dishes!!:D:D:) Have a great weekend!
HUGS!
Susan
Ohhhh yay, a trip, a trip!!! whoo hooo!! bathing suit is packed! Starting to get a bit chilly here, so good timing!
Oh that will be so nice to get things ready before January. Nice! By the time January gets here, you'll be all set. I bet Bailey is going to love it! Hopefully she'll do fine on the car ride down. This is her first long road trip?
My golden retriever use to love long rides. I took her all across the country. She was great. Tipsy (the cat) wasn't quite as impressed, but he tolerated it well as long as he could see me from his car crate. They both did awesome in hotels, not barking or carrying on at all. errrr molly is not a good traveler or good at hotels.
Dinner is whatever time you get here :) LOLOLOL
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
I'm ready for a nice trip to the condo. Packed my bags, ready to go.
I hope there are a couple girlie drinks waiting for us:D:D:D:D:D
How many bottles of beer on the wall? Are we there yet?
Uh-oh....the car's gettin' crowded. Someone may have to ride with Bailey in her crate. Shall I bring the dominoes? We're taking along these glasses we have here but haven't been using. They are tall, cylinders and the insides narrow down to a fine point at the bottom. Pour your oj and/or whatever you fancy down in there and it looks really cool. Top it off with an umbrella, sit on the lanai and watch the golfer's miss their balls.....dressed in your shorts.......AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!:):D
Love,
Sus/an
Well-we survived the car trip here! No one got sick. Bailey was mostly on Mom's lap/shoulder/chest. She lasted in the back seat for one hour and then decided......I don't THINK so!!! It was really okay. I was chilly and she was warm and comfy.
Once here, she barked at every noise, all the golf carts and the irrigation. She seem un phased by geckos and hasn't figured out what those herons are. She has not seen the alligator sunning himself over on the bank and later sunning with his mouth WIDE OPEN,!!
It's been very productive so far, but no fun....I've got to find a way to change that. The weather has been gorgeous. Looks like we'll be here a full 3 weeks. The guest bathroom is almost completely transformed and cleaned up. New toilet, new shower curtain, new shower curtain rod, new bath mat, new cabinet pulls, old nail polish spill cleaned up off floor, caulking redone, and new light fixture purchased and an attempt will be made to see if we can install that ourselves. New rugs. Looking good. At least there is one room we can walk in, close the door and it looks like "us."
Nighty nite.
Sus/an
That sounds really productive but you need to mix in some fun!!!:D:D
l'm impressed you could put in a new toilet. I'm no good with plumbing except to install faucets.
Maybe dinner at the club house and watch the sunset would add some fun:):):)
How long does it take to drive down? I'm glad to hear Bailey was a good girl.
Enjoy your monday!
Hi Mom,
Did you think I was ever going to talk to you again???:p
I read Addy wants girlie drinks--I'm in!!! I have missed a lot since time gets away from me!!! No excuse I know.
We are doing well, Miss Ella is still a wild child sometimes, but over all doing a good job at 2 1/2 yrs. old. We have done 3 trials now and getting better each time or at least one of us does. It is harder than it looks--mentally and physically for me-haha--it's no exercise on my part.
I am so glad you are having fun remodeling. My daughter bought a condo close to us; so we are helping with her remodeling--it takes too long, but it will be nice. Also nice when she can move in; she can't wait.
Hugs and Kisses!!!! I will try to keep in touch more often!!!:)
Oh I bet it is going to be beautiful when it's finally "all" a reflection of you. :)
I agree with Addy, hit that club house up for some nice dinners and sunsets. *sigh*
Marie, glad to see you back! I think the girls have been missing you! Was wondering if you got lost in the
basement or some such.
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Well, lookey there......I hit the trifecta!! Sharlene, it would be the non-basement, remember? Marie....never mind where you've been.....you're back!! We missed you on the ride down. Addy was so quiet and she even got to ride shotgun.
Addy-NO, NO, NO- the plumber installed the toilets. I know my limits! Today we're heading out for a nightstand and a refrigerator. We were measured this AM for a shower door. Progress. We took down the cabinet over the fridge....we'll have to paint there. No problem. We may rehang that cabinet above the new refrigerator.....just for storage. It would be really high.
Bailey took a chunk out of my arm this AM. Rough playing.
Keep in touch.
Love,
Sus/an
Oops, non-basement. LOL
Wow, sounds like you have been very, very busy. Hope you are finding some time to relax while you are there too.
All work and no play, does not make for a relaxing vacation. :) Might make for a relaxing winter though. hahaha
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Mom can you believe Sister Marie Irene came home from the circus to visit? :D:D:D:D And she was wearing her red sweater too!!!!
I cant believe how old Miss Ella is!!!! Time just goes so fast. Is she the same age as Bailey?
Ok, what's up with turkey day? Are we eating turkey in Delaware? Hubby is trying to talk me into having everyone here. I'm not sure I am up for that, I dont have enought vacation days left and my boss is having surgery so no time off for this kid.
Enjoy the condo!!!
I think that red sweater must need washing by now!
If anyone wants to come to DE, we will be having Thanksgiving dinner but it won't be until Saturday, that week. Long story, but Ellen is coming and has to work Thursday, so she'll be driving down on Friday while the 3 of us will be decorating the tree and the house. Talk about backwards!:). That is also her birthday, so we have to fit a celebration in there, too.:confused::D
Still in FL. Looks like we'll be here through the 13th. We are getting SO MUCH done. Still no fun, but that should change soon.
I better get to bed. I am really up late. I just wanted to shout out to my buds. I hope y'all are doing well. Happy Halloween a tad late!:eek:
Love,
Sus/an
You better have some fun before you head back!!! Fun, Fun, fun!!! LOL
Eh, so you do things backwards this year at Thanksgiving, a little variety can be good. Boy, going to be busy though, with birthdays and holiday decorating and Thanksgiving too. Wow. You better get some rest on this trip before heading home!! LOL
Is Bailey loving Florida?
hugs,
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Hi Sharlene! I was sorry to read of your rough week. I hope the weekend is being more kind to you. By the way...how did all that food turn out???? :rolleyes:Coconut pie scrumptious?:D
Bailey had her first FL bath today. She did really well. :D She doesn't really dig that we just work around the condo :rolleyes:and the walks are somewhat boring to her...but she has met Huck....a 2 year old Shitzu, I think. He is shorter than Bailey so she doesn't feel threatened. :) We've had a couple of visits, so hopefully we have a new friendship forming there. She is still very apprehensive that I am going to "leave.":( But as we come and go, she is getting more used to it. I make sure she gets devoted playtime each day and I brought along her usual treats so she would have that familiarity here. :cool:Thursday night at the clubhouse is prime rib night and they do an outstanding job. I ordered the middle sized piece so I would have some left over to bring home, so Bailey has has prime rib for the last 3 nights. :cool:
The 3 of us went walking after dark one night....there is a lake out front as well as one out back. We don't walk out back-that is the 3rd fairway. So we walked out front around the lake which includes the parking lot, sidewalk, pool, and some grassy area. It's 1/2 moon shaped. As we got 1/2 way around, we heard this very large splash....an alligator had been sitting on the edge of the lake and went back into the water as we got near. :eek::eek: We don't walk after dark anymore!!! :p
Looks like we'll be here through the 13th. This has been really productive. Have a relaxing weekend!
Hugs,
Susan
Ok no going go for walks near water in the dark anymore:eek::eek:
The time change is always a killer with Zoe:rolleyes: Last year it only took about two week for her to adjust, the year before it was a month:( I'm heading for the store for 3mgs melatonin. Hopefully a week of that wont hurt her eyes too much and will get her back on track.
Do you have trouble with Bailey with the time change? I saw the cutest baby at the vet's yesterday when I stopped for her Azodyl. She reminded me of Bailey only Bailey is way cuter:D:D
After all your hard work, think of how nice it will be when you come back to the condo and it is all perfect for you and you will just be able to sit back and enjoy:):):):):)
Happy Sunday!
Just lost my whole response. No time to do it again.:(
Bailey does not seem to be affected by time changes.
You are right, Addy-the return trip will be very exciting.:D Carpet goes down Monday.:) We get to go home Thursday the 14th.:D BB house will seem like a mansion compared to this! Work will be done here while we are away and it should all be finished when we return.:D Everything. All done.:D:):D
I'm sorry those fools are waking your Mom up at night. How maddening.:mad:
Gotta run.
Love,
Sus
Has the weather been nice? I hope so. Back to BB just in time for the holidays. Can you believe how late turkey day is this year?
The weather turned pretty cold last night but my wave petunias are still blooming in my window boxes. I dont have the heart to pull the out yet though they look a bit to summery for this time of year.:o
At least with the cold air when I walk the pups my nose runs and relieves all that sinus pressure in the morning:D:D:D:D I just dont want to hear the s word in the forecast:eek::eek:
Have a great day!!!!
The weather has been scrumptious. One rainy day....the rest blue skies, sunny and 81 or 82. :D
At BB the pansies bloom all winter. Would that work up where you are? On one of our many trips to Lowe's I saw a whole bunch of little potted poinsettias outside. It's so weird what you see here which looks so out of place when you're from mid Atlantic or further north. Last Sunday, since we've not had any tv, I went over to the clubhouse to watch the Redskins play football. There I sit in shorts and a teeshirt and the people in the stands are all bundled up in hoodies looking very cold. It seemed so weird.
We got our new refrigerator today. It's really big.:eek: And of course, with all this money we've spent, we can't afford any food to go in it.:confused: But it's sure pretty.
How is hubby doing? Mended yet? Bailey says "woof" to Zoe & Koko. I hope your Mom is doing ok.:)
Love,
Sus
I couldn't find any pansies:(:(:( I guess I will just have to do with empty boxes until I can fill them with evergreen branches.:):)
82 sound heavenly, wow and sun, double wow just what my light deprived brain needs:D:D:D:D
Sus it is so funny with Koko, since I bought those darn biscuits he cant take his eyes off me on our walks. All of sudden I am the best thing around;);):D I cant get over it, who knew? And they aren't even good biscuits, I bought the same brand the vet had.:rolleyes:
Mom's dementia is so much better off the incontinent drug, I am amazed. She has even participated in some crafts, she painted a picture of a tree. She is so excited about coming home for Thanksgiving, she wants to see Zoe and all of her hair:D:D
I hope we all make it to Thanksgiving. I usually try not to let myself go that far ahead emotionally.
You will have to get Bailey's sweater out when you get back to BB. Remember the winter we ordered sweaters from Etsy? FUN stuff!!
This is the first time since Zoe's ultra sound in 2010 that she will have HAIR on her belly for the snow!!!!! OMG:p:p:p:p
Our local market had a Thanksgiving taste day of foods they are offering for turkey day. They had the most yummy butternut squash and apple puree type soup. I am thinking of ordering some and serving it in expresso cups as an appetizer. What do you think?
I think I'm a picky eater. I don't eat squash often. I can't imagine apple puree soup. It doesn't compute. I like apples. I like apple juice. It would be interesting to try. That would be something that would interest me in espresso cups.
Ryan fortunately did not pick up my eating habits. Both he and Bob are trying to expand my eating repertoire. They're very patient with me. It really is ridiculous. I live in two places and they're both near sea water.....and I don't eat fish. Sheesh!:o:o
Love,
Sus
I forgot I was on Bailey's thread. Well....it has started. There have been complaints about Bailey and her barking....while we are out. :confused::mad:
Our new refrigerator came and some resident came and had to inspect the new one and ask if we had taken out a cabinet so we could fit it in.:eek: She's asking the delivery guy this!!:( She must have asked him six or seven times..:eek:....I finally called out...."YES.....we took out one cabinet!!":p Then another neighbor expressed disappointment that he did not know we were replacing the refrigerator because his ice maker is broken and he would have liked to have swapped it out.:confused::confused::eek::eek: And we've gone from living in a neighborhood with old neighbors to living in a neighborhood with VERY old neighbors. I can see I'll have to get out and make social contacts pronto.
I am a huge Snoopy fan. I found one here that is a Christmas one. He side steps to the Christmas song that Shroeder plays on the piano....back and forth, back and forth. It is SO CUTE!!:D:D:):)
Love/hugs,
Sus/an
Oh my goodness. You really are in the midst of "inquiring minds want to know" segment. LOL :rolleyes:
Yep, you're going to have to get out and network. Good grief. Of course, you do know that they are all in competition to be the first in the door for a cup of coffee/tea, whatever. Whomever scores that privilege will have the scoop to go back and tell the others of anything you have done to make changes, what your story is, basically, the good gossip. Choose carefully, you will be placing the crown on their head within their social circle. (the club house will be all a twitter). hahahaha :D
I might be tempted to say, that wasn't Bailey. That was me, Bailey is quiet as a mouse. :D
On the other hand, once they "know" you. You'll probably never have to worry about your place again while you are away. Make sure that a couple of them have your cell number or home phone in BB. You'll never have a better alarm system. ;)
Oh Susan, I'm having way too much fun with this. Sorry. hehehehe
Addy, ohhh, I like that idea. How cool. Soup in espresso cups. On Christmas Eve we go to a friends every year and there is always a chowder served in coffee cups. Good way to walk around, talk and eat at the same time.
hugs all
Sharlene and Molly Muffin
Wow Susan, you will need to bring them all home baked goodies on your next trip back and do a heavy duty PR campaign.
I would have a hard time dealing with it but that is me, :o:o:o
Good thing you will always have a break from it and go home to BB.
Bailey too, how can they complain about Little Miss barking, how loud can her tiny bark be? She is itsy bitsy.:rolleyes:
Ok, I am done being overprotective of you and Bailey, so have a great trip home.:):):):)
SNOW is on my CAR:eek:
I must confess that Bailey has a very shrill bark. Ear piercing at times. We always hoped her "adult" bark would settle down an octave or so. I think that once she becomes accustomed to the golfers, the golf carts, the geckos, the squirrels, the alligators, the elevator bell, the other people talking, the guy who comes by cutting the grass each week, the birds who have started to land on our screen on the lanai, that the barking will become minimal. It is much less now than it was when we first got here. Besides....pets under 25 lbs are allowed .....and she's nowhere near that.
We got our carpeting today. More importantly we got rid of that nasty old stuff. They did a very nice job but were pricey. Tomorrow afternoon we get our shower door. I've been scrubbing down the shower tiles....hadn't been done in awhile. Meanwhile we're doing a little paint touch up, some caulking, some spackling of holes (not in that order) and gearing up to head home.
Sharlene-there are going to be workers in here while we are gone....putting in some new countertops, a light fixture for the kitchen and tile out on the lanai and.....now you have me worried that there will be a parade of people through here inspecting the work. I had a neighbor do that when I lived in Arlington. We were gutting and redoing our kitchen and she wanted a look-see. When both Bob & I were at work, she went over and invited herself in to inspect the job. THE NERVE!!!:mad::mad::mad:
Beddy bye time. Night gals!
Hugs and love,
Sus/an
Oh Susan, the progress you're making sounds fantastic! We're set for our first mid-20s hard freeze tonight, so your tropical paradise sounds REALLY inviting right now (everybody thinks Atlanta is pretty warm all the time, too, but we definitely get "winter" here :o).
As far as Bailey's barking when you are away from home, would it be possible for you to restrain her in a room or a part of the condo where she isn't likely to be disturbed by so many visual/auditory distractions? Plus, any barking might not carry so far if she's in an internal room.
Sadly, I know from experience that uncontrolled barking can really wear down the nerves of neighbors :(. I am wide awake and posting right now because the dogs next door were let out into the yard (right below my bedroom window) at 5:30 a.m. They are BIG dogs with LOUD voices. I no longer need an alarm clock because I never need to worry about oversleeping. They are also left unattended in the yard for hours at a time during the day and evening. When the owners are home and hear them bark, they take them back inside. But when they are not home, it is "out of sight, out of mind" for them and I suffer never knowing when to expect them to come back. We have discussed this with our neighbors many, many times. We think the problem is solved, and then a couple months later we are back to Square One. On the rare occasions when the family vacations and the dogs are boarded, I cannot believe how nice it is to be able to take an uninterrupted afternoon nap or sleep late in the morning. It is like a vacation for me, too.
So if you are truly getting multiple complaints about Bailey's barking when you are away from the condo, I urge you to consider it to be a genuine issue to try to solve as best as is possible. And as I say, just restraining her to one specific internal room while you're gone might hopefully help?
Marianne
Good point Marianne and nice to hear from you. We actually discussed this yesterday. I think we could confine her to the master bedroom which is at the back of the unit. That would keep the barking confined to an area with cinder-block walls and carpeted floors. We'd have to go through a training period and we'd have to structure it so she didn't dig the heck out of the nice wood door, but it's doable. We'll try that when we return in January and I'll let you know how it works out.
Bob only heard from one of the board of directors that he happened to run into while walking Bailey. It was not a formal complaint. There is another little dog in our building that sounds quite similar to Bailey. I told Ryan about this and his response was....yeah...you'll get that with condo living. I'm not worried about it....I would like to get a handle on it and would prefer not to be annoying neighbors.
Susan