What to do on a Rainy Day

Luckily Luke Michael and I went to the park about 9:30 this morning because at 11:00 it started thundering and pouring, so the rest of the day was spent inside. Luke M. was getting very frustrated because Alex and Samantha were in their rooms and wouldn't let him in. I finally built him a "house" to distract him and it wasn't long before he had company in his "house". Of course once he had an audience he had to become "Spider Man" and try to climb the walls. He gets very upset because he pulls on his fingers and no web comes out. He keeps saying "I can't open it". It took us awhile to figure out what he was trying to open.

What a difference a few years makes

Thursday was the Seaside Fiesta on Flagler Avenue. The turtle group had a booth there. Of course it's always the same 2 or 3 of us that show up to do these things. Samantha came home with me on Thursday afternoon for a short visit and to help man our booth. She had done this once before either 4 or 5 years ago. The pictures say the rest.

Computer Time

Samantha and Oma with our Toshiba computers.

Night Blooming Cereus

The night blooming cereus, is a cactus like vine that is climbing up the palm tree in my back yard. In December 1989 we had serious freezes here and it killed the cereus plant, but obviously not the roots because it has grown clear to the top of the tree and spread out. I have missed most of the blooms because I'm not home during the week. I could see these buds way down low and was afraid I was going to miss them, but they waited for me and bloomed last night. They only bloom after dark and when the sun comes up the next morning they wilt and are gone. One of the blooms was actually on the ground.

Space Shuttle is brought back to Florida

Just wanted to share this picture that a friend of mine took. I already put it on Facebook but not everyone is on there. She lives on the beach and was on her pool deck but usually has her camera close. The plane was really low, about as low as the little planes that pull advertising banners behind them.

Happy Birthday Tamara

June 4th was Tamara's 40th birthday. Unfortunately she had to work, and even though she left on time the weather was so terrible that it took her an hour and a half to get home. However, LD had gotten steaks, crab legs and lobster tails, which he cooked on the grill. What did we do before cell phones, he called her to find out where she was on the highway so he could time the cooking. I had made brownies which Samantha decorated and we decided that she didn't need 40 candles. Luckily I got the pictures I did because my camera battery needed charging so I didn't get more. The flowers were from Alina & Nick, Kirsten and Carl. LD gave her a new computer. She was very frustrated with the old computer so it was a good choice. A good time was had by all and Tamara said she would have been too tired to go out to eat and Luke Michael isn't at an age where he will sit still, so LD got all her favorite foods. It was all good, but the crab legs were excellent. I've never prepared them so I was impressed.