Florida Fun

Love the sound of crashing waves. Here is a view from our condo balcony.

We're enjoying our 3rd visit to the ocean within the last ten months.

Thanks sis for inviting us along.  These are great memories to share together.

So far on this visit, we have...

Enjoyed breakfast at the Donut Hole. Here is a photo taken after we all had full tummies.

 Love, love, love the condo view from the 3rd floor.

Stroker and I always get gulf front, but from now on, I am taking Darlene's advice and staying on the lower floors so the people on the beach don't look like ants.

Here are Stroker and Brookelynn getting ready to head back up to the condo.

I love to sit on the balcony and listen to the crashing waves (especially just before bedtime)

 Brookelynn worked on a sand castle

Stroker relaxed

 The guys rested up for dinner. Stroker never gets much rest because Brookelynn piles on top of him.

Took a sunset dolphin cruise and captured this photo.

 Spotted these on our dolphin cruise.

We ended the night with dinner at the Crab Trap. Here we are while we were waiting for our table. 

Remodel Complete

Well, the master bathroom and the new laundry room are both finished, just in time for us to leave for Florida. We won't even get a chance to try out the new shower before we hit the road this evening.

 I guess it will give us something to look forward to when we get back.

Here are some quick before and after photos.

Before

Brooke just might get ahold of me for posting this image. All I have to say is "Cutie Patootie"

Work in progress

removing the old floor

enclosing the old bathroom door and placing laundry fixtures. 

After

The new Laundry Area  The new doorway of the master bathroom

 The glass brick window and corner shelves in the master bathroom

The nook for the toilet in the master bathroom

Feels good to have this project complete. Hhhmmmm....what would be fun to work on next?!



Is It Friday Yet?

We keep trying to get into bed early to catch up on rest, but we don't seem to have any luck.

Hopefully this weekend will be packed with R&R.

I plan to spend alot of our time right here on the balcony.

Also looking forward to spending time with family there.

I checked the forecast tonight and it looks like the weather is in our favor. Yay for sunshine!

Just dreading the hours on the road.

As for current "happenings", today we picked out new floor covering, had dinner at El Tap and attended Bible Study at Faith Fellowship.

Last Day of School

It has been a hectic week to say the least. Not only am are we physically drained, but also mentally exhausted. Today, we could not even think of words to finish our sentences half the time. We both stood over the contractors and micromanaged their every move LOL.  We were up until midnight last night completing the demo so that the sheet rock guy could start at 7:30 this morning. Demo was not a hard project, it's just that we were so busy yesterday, that we didnt get to start demo until almost 10pm. This remodel has been a fun project and we have certainly taken our time with it. We tried to decide on a paint color today, but did not get anywhere with that.
Stroker took his truck for an oil change today and took my car to get the tires rotated since Nissan didn't bother with it on Friday. I picked up Brookelynn from school early and Treasure asked if she could come over too. They spent the afternoon running around the yard and giggling. Aaahhhhh summer...it has arrived.

Bedtime at Last

Let me start by saying; God graced us with a beautiful day today. For that, I am truely grateful. 

We just returned home from a late dinner.

I had myself all worked up for nothing today.

Everything went smooth as silk, but our bodies are feeling worn out for sure.

I'm missing Devin and look forward to him being back home tomorrow evening.

Looking forward to Faith Fellowship tomorrow morning.

I leave you with my thought for the day that I ran across on Pinterest

That wraps up week three of May 2012.

Middle School, Here She Comes...

Today, my little 4th grader graduated from elementary school. She received 3 certificates at the ceremony.

One for exceeding the Study Island goals set by her reading teacher, one for having a straight "A" average for the entire year and a final "certification of completion" of elementary school.

 My kids are growing up way too fast. Here is a photo of Brookelynn receiving her "Straight A" certificate and a photo of the "fantastic four".

We also went to O'Charley's today for Brookelynn's graduation dinner, I got the oil changed in my car and they were supposed to rotate the tires, but they skipped it and didn't think I would notice.

Our shower unit was delivered today. We are bracing ourselves for the construction of the master bathroom that will take place all next week. The contracter mentioned today about painting. Stroker and I gave each other "the look".  Yipee!

 We didn't know that painting was included in price. We thought the painting would be left up to us.

Still kinda dreading tomorrow because it will be hectic and rushed.

Devin abandoned us this weekend for a trip to Memphis. He should be back home late Sunday evening.

Speaking of  taking trips, we are looking forward to heading to the beach next weekend and waking up to the sound of the crashing waves. Maybe we will eat at Dewey Destin's again, like we did last summer.