HAPPY 58TH BIRTHDAY ROBIN

Robin turns 58 today and we are going to Tokyo Bay tonight to celebrate...hopefully photos will come.

MONDAYS

These are the kind of Monday's I like. I slept in until 7am, had coffee and devotions, went to the gym, went up to church to do the payroll checks and came home and made crabbies.

I wish I had gone to the oriental grocery on Saturday so I could try my new Sushi recipes but I didn't and I don't think that they are open today.

Dave and I used my Outback gift card that Nik sent for Mother's Day to try the new Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant.

It was very good. We both got Cheeseburgers. Mine was the 'signature' Cheeseburger in Paradise and Dave had the 'special of the day' Bluecheese Burger.

REPORTING ON OUR WEEKEND

It's Monday morning and I am back at my desk. Friday night we went to an Open House. It was the home of the parents of the owners of our company. (That almost sounds like a riddle.) Lifestyle Interiors did all of the decorating. It was beautiful!

Saturday morning Dave and I went to "yard sales". We bought Tara a mirror to go over her dresser, Natalie a horse beanie baby, 10 sheets of transfers for windows for Halloween and Christmas, two curtain rods with brackets and spent only $10. We went to the gym so that means we will be sore again this week. In the afternoon, we spent some time at the pool and then went to Robin's. I made Eddie Stackler's Oatmeal Praline Cake which probably nagated all the work at the gym.

Sunday morning we went to church. I had a Mission Committee meeting after church and Dave grilled steaks and chicken for lunches. Dave got a little golf in and I did some sewing on cushions for Robin's lanai. We started watching the movie Lakehouse but it got late so we'll finish that tonight. No real earth shattering news but we did enjoy a restful weekend.

SUSHI CHEF IN TRAINING

I got this for Mother's Day from Todd, Christa, Anna & Sarah. Now the pressure is on, I have to make my own Sushi just like the pros. The Chef at my favorite Sushi Bar has tried to give Cheryl and I some lessons but on a few occasions he to told us "no try this at home".

Eric, one of the designers at work, told me that it took him a few tries. He gave me a few more tips and after looking through my book said it was a really good one. Watch for updates and photos of the first few attempts. Even if I have a few failures while learning it should be entertaining.

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COMPROMISE WORKS SOMETIMES

I call this dog Pluto. Natalie called him Goofy. We never did agree on that one but for her to let me put the big red bow in her hair I had to put one small red bow on his ear first. Wouldn't it be nice if all the disagreements in life were fixed that easily?

MOTHERS'S DAY RECAP

Yesterday was a very nice day. I got up and when I checked my email I had gotten an E-card from Todd.

Before we went to church Carol called to say they were coming down the first part of June so I got to talk to Mom then. She had called Friday when her Mother's Day gift arrived but I was planning on calling her on Mother's Day too. My mom is the oldest Mom in our family and she has done a very good job of teaching us all how to be good Moms.

After church, Carol and Tony came over for lunch and stayed all day. It was nice to get to spend time with them. It was David's and Carolyn's first Mother's Day since Helen died.

Tony brought his laptop and we got to see a lot of photos of their kids and grandkids. It was great! Their youngest grandkids are the twins and I would love to get my hands on them.

N called and we all got to talk to her.

The newest Mom in my family is Dana. Here are photos of her baby, Emiley and one of her and Jeff at the Garden of the Gods. (David and I took Todd there when he was Emileys age.

WEDNESDAY WAS A GOOD DAY

Wednesday was a full but good day. Natalie woke up all by herself. She was very talkative in the morning and was ready to leave even before I was or we had to leave to be on time. Work was busy enough to go by quickly but not so busy that I was rushed all day.

Tom treated us to a very nice dinner dinner at Shrimp Shack and then spent the night at our house. (I don't remember him ever doing that before).










After dinner I went to church for my second night of training. Walter, my instructor (and the guy that will have to correct any mistakes I might make) was leading a Bible study when I got there so I had time to figure out how much I had learned on Monday and what questions I needed to ask to get me past the places I got stumped.

When I got home I checked on the computer and saw that the girls in China were on so I called and got to talk to them too.

Robin did have her first radiation treatment yesterday. The staff was not very polite about her appointment because the wanted to change it and the scheduling staff said she didn't need to but she got that worked out and it went fine. Except for them being unkind to her it was a good day

RELATIVES COME AND FRIENDS GO

Living in Ft. Myers, Florida we are in a constant change of who is here. Jim and Bev some our close friends from Canada went home this week and won't be back until fall. Carolyn, Dave's sister and her husband, Tony are here for a couple of more weeks and Tom is in town this week.

Dave and Tom are playing golf today and we are all going out for fish tonight.

Dana and Emiley are coming tomorrow night.

I have agreed to be the assistant to our Financial guy at church. That means I pay the bills. I started training Monday night and go back for lesson 2 tonight. He is leaving town for the month of June so I hope I catch on quickly. I keep having this flashback of when I was in high school and I was the assistant to the Athletic Director during my study hall and after doing his filing for one day he decided that he should do his own filing. (For some reason his logical order of things was different than mine).

We now have Natalie Sun., Tue., and Thurs. nights and she is getting so grown up and so pleasant to be around. She loves books, the pool, movies, and David's golf cart.

IN WITH THE NEW

I might not be able to have as many people over at the same time but now I at least won't have to worry about the chairs breaking when they sit on them.

Come on over to visit and try them out for yourself.

FINALLY

After years and years of playing, with many "close" but "not quite" David made a hole in one.

On Tuesday April 17 on hole #10 he hit the ball and it fell directly into the cup. He was playing by himself. When he walked up to the hole and saw his ball in the cup he looked all around hoping that someone was watching. No one to the left or right, or in front or back. He even looked up at all the nearby condos for someone to witness this lifelong dream. The rule is that if it isn't witnessed it isn't real. (Golfers are like fisherman they sometimes embellish the facts.)

He couldn't help himself, he had to tell the story anyway. Last week when he got home from work he found a package on the porch. On the outside it was addressed to Dave and a note that said "I believe you Dave" signed Brad. It was a blueberry shortcake and it was delicious. Yesterday this trophy was in a box on the porch when he got home. The note said:
Congratulations on your Hole in One. While we didn't witness it, your word is as good as gold! HA.
Your golfing Buddies,
Connie - Phil - Brad
They also wanted to know if his new clubs contributed to this achievement.
Now he knows he made one but it would only have been better if his buddies were with him.

OUT WITH THE OLD

My new dinning room table chairs and barstools are being delivered Thursday so tomorrow we have to get the old ones out.

Mom and Dad bought this table, used, when I was 7 years old and we brought it with us when we moved to Florida. It has been refinished and our cats scratched it up again. We have had lots of friends and family gather around this table over the years but when we had friends over one night in February and noticed that the chair one big fellow was sitting in was about to come apart we decided it was time for a new smaller table with STRONGER chairs.