Some more beautiful sunsets from the lanai.... We have really enjoyed having our grand son Nick live with us for 2 months but he got a job offer up in St Pete/ Clearwater area ( 2 hours north ) so he moved on Labor Day with a friend from his home town.. Sure seems funny without him around the house... Tim keeps busy and I keep relaxed !!!!

We plan a trip in the near future somewhere north to see some colored leaves... not sure when or where.... Seems hardly anyone blogs any more . Keep in touch !!!

Sunsets and powerwashing the lanai

We have really enjoyed some beautiful sunsets on the lanai.. probably because of the rain in the air lately... some nights the sky is blue and pink....and some nights the sky is orange and yellow !!!! It is awesome what GOD has created !!!!

Tim and grandson Nick power washed the lanai... looks so good.. it was quite a job !!!! Still enjoying the pool EVERY day... so refreshing...... No BIG plans for the future but we keep busy...

Trees !!!

Before we went to Mich. this summer, we both commented on how green and alive our huge palm tree was... when we returned , it was dead !!! We are pretty sure that it was hit by lightning !!!! We hired Acorn Tree Company and they sent 4 guys out today to cut it down for $ 300. That is a decent price !! Those guys worked very HARD and never took a break for over an hour..... They did a great job so Tim gave their boss some extra money to take the guys out to lunch.. They appreciated that...

They brought lots of equipment.... Tim and I watched it all.....Glad it didn't fall on the roof or our neighbor's roof...

At the end, they ended up grinding the stump down.... and cleaned everything up..... Now we plan to plant a mango tree...

Nick and Jessie enjoyed the Hot Tub.. Why would anyone want the water to be 103* in this weather????

Nick and Tim split 6 stumps for the trash.....It was Hot and so they only did 1or 2 a week.... Now our yard looks real nice...

Sure enjoyed a 3 week visit with our grand daughter Jessica ( 15 years old ) from Michigan. We put her on the plane early Thursday morning and she arrived safely 4 hours later !! And it takes us almost 3 days of driving the same distance.... We swam EVERY day and did a lot of sight seeing. Nick ( her brother also came down but he is thinking of living here in Florida with us for a while... not sure yet his complete plans...) We took them to the beach 2 times, Sun Splash water park,church, flea market, garage saleing, lots of restaurants, nature walk, o.j. factory, and then we drove up to Orlando and Tampa and took in Sea World and Busch Gardens.. They LOVED it all !!! It has been HOT here ( 90's ) but have heard that it is hotter in Tn. where our daughter lives...We sure enjoy the pool every day !!!

Grandkids !!!

Nick and Jessica really enjoy the pool and spend a lot of time swimming.... Nick is 6'4'' so the 6' deep end is no problem for him.. They came down to Florida with us for a vacation... It is different having teens in the house.... We had a great time visiting family in Michigan and Wisconsin for 5 weeks....

Yesterday we took them to the Ft Myers beach.. Jessica REALLY loved that.. First time they have seen the Gulf of Mexico...

Vacationing in Michigan and Wisconsin

It has been a while since I have blogged... We are now in Ludington, Mich. visiting with Tim's sisters and brother... Big pot luck tonight... leave in the morning to visit my sister and brother... head to northern Wisconsin to visit daughter and family for 6 days.. Attend a 50-60th Reunion for Spring Arbor University and then head for Florida and Home !!!! We have been in Mi. almost 2 weeks now and attended our church camp in the thumb near Hemans.. Loved it !! Always so good, meet old friends and The Spirit of God was there !!!! Plan to take our grand daughter and grand son back to Fl. with us for a 3 week vacation... It has been HOT in Fl. but also warm here in Mi.... They will LOVE it and it should be fun for us too...... Looks like a lot of people do not blog as much as they used to... Enjoy !!!!

This a blossom from our big beautiful hyacinth bush... They come in many, many different colors...

This is what the pool looks like now but you should have seen it a day ago.... It had a leak so we had the pool doctors here.. They said it had to be drained so they could fix it... They emptied 13,500 gallons of clean ,warm water in our back yard....

The deep end with the ladder...

The repair man in his bathing suit.. at the deep end... It is 6 feet...

I sure missed my swim that day !!! We are finishing things up here so we can leave Sunday after church for Mi, Wi. and Tn... Have a lot planned for the summer..... seeing ALL the grand kids....church camp, attend a 50th Anniversary , Spring Arbor College Reunion, bring our grand daughter Jessica back to Florida for a vacation.... Hope we see YOU in our travels...