December 10th, 2012

New View

We got the new condo! Woo Hoo!
Finally all settled in and it's so nice to have a more stable home instead of a 3 month at a time lease. We're closer to Saint Augustine now than Jacksonville but still only 24 miles from the clinic for Mom's treatment. AND we have a nice marsh view and in the distance can see the boats passing by on the Intracoastal Canal. Love the quiet here(the ocean was LOUD, lol). It's also LOTS warmer. The old condo was wide open to the north wind and this one has a southwest exposure.

Mom wants everyone together in Ft Lauderdale for Christmas so I'll go down there, come back here for a bit then possibly get home mid January.

November 16th, 2012

The weather is really yucky lately -
Gloomy, Howling Wind and Cold.

Still in Jacksonville since the beginning of September. Not much news except I've been busy trying to find a new condo before our lease here runs out at the beginning of next month. I *think* I have one, will find out next week. (Fingers Crossed! Time is running out!)

Hoping to get home for a bit after the move.

Sept 1, 2012

I can't believe it's SEPTEMBER already! Where the heck did the year go!?! I also can't believe I've been home 6 weeks! Most of the time it's been 105 - 110 degrees and dry, dry, dry. You can see in the pic above that the yard has just turned to dust.

Was planning on heading back to Florida tuesday but the storm friday/saturday set me back a few days (Thank God for the rain though!). Looks like I'll be leaving Thursday or Friday. I'm going to miss my home!

August 24, 2012

I've been reminiscing a lot lately and going through some old pics. I found these of when we first bought the house.

 

When I saw them my first thought was - Oh. My. God. WHAT were we thinking!?! I can't believe we bought that piece of crap!

 

On second thought, I think - we were right! We could turn it into a Great Home. And we DID.

 

 

 

Front Before

Front Now

 

Back Before

Back Now

August 18, 2012

Lynn

A good friend I never met passed away thursday. Lynn Hudson, aka LynnNChicago. I hope she's looking down from above and seeing how many lives she impacted in such a positive way.

Godspeed Lynn!

(The picture above is an inside joke and you'd have to "know" her to understand how funny it is. Good Times!)

August 14, 2012

Tough times lately thinking about Mike. He would have turned 50 on July 30th. Our 10th anniversary was August 12th and the fifth anniversary of his death was August 13th. Also, I'm home and I always feel closer to him here.

 Honeymoon at the Grand Canyon August 2002

My favorite pic

He was drunk on the above picture, lol. Who cares - it's cute. He was the best person I ever met in my life and I miss him every day.

July 14 - 26, 2012

So...........I'm home and trying to get things back in order here. Not having much luck - the 4-wheeler is broken - the mower is broken - and I've had a bug for the last 2 weeks so no energy. Not making much progress on the To-Do list! Ugh.

It's SO hot and dry. Temps have been over 100 for 6-8 weeks here and I don't know when's the last time it rained. The deer have been coming right up to the house and they're skinny! Not much for them to eat and I feel bad that I haven't been here to feed them.

Still happy to be HOME(!) and I've managed to get the house and yard cleaned up and the deer fed. Hoping to get started on some projects next week......

March 28 - July 13, 2012

Left home April 6 to go back to Jacksonville. Seems my trips get longer and longer and my time at home shorter and shorter. Since December I've been home TWO weeks! It's great to see the sunrise over the ocean every morning but I still miss my home!

Mom doing much better and planning a trip to France with Gerald and Paula so I left for home July 9. Arrived here July 11 and hoping to stay at least a month. Woo Hoo! (So much to do I don't know where to start though!)

March 23rd - March 28th, 2012

Arrived home March 23rd. Really Good News is my house is intact after severe storms and being gone so long. Bad news is my driveway is partially washed out. Again. Also good news is Spring time in Arkansas is glorious when there's no storms and so far the weather is great.

Spending my time trying to get things back in order so I can leave again......

March 4 - March 22, 2012

We left Fort Lauderdale for Jacksonville on March 4th, the weekly trip was getting too much for mom so we had a rental condo set up for March 9. March 5 we went for mom's treatment and instead they put her in the hospital. Things were not looking good but after removing 3 1/2 liters of fluid from mom's lungs and stomach, she made a great recovery and was feeling 100% better. They released her from hospital March 10 and put her back on chemo. In the meantime, we lost our condo but were able to re-rent it and move in March 15th.

March 17 Paula (my sister) came down for 2 weeks, and after getting mom and Paula situated in the condo I was able to leave for home for a week on March 22.

Thanks Paula! Soooo grateful you could find time in your busy retirement schedule to give me a break!

Feb 8 - March 3, 2012

Gylls, Mom, Jerry

Still with Mom in Fort Lauderdale. She's not doing well and most of our time is spent back and forth to doctor visits.

Feburary 7th, 2012

I don't think it's snowed yet at home but I'll post this pic from last year anyway 'cause I'm homesick.

I'm still in Florida with Mom, she was in the hospital Jan 18 - 22 with pnemonia and still hasn't been feeling too well so I'm not sure when I'll be headed back. Paula promises to come down around Feb 20th so I can have a break. We'll see.

January 13th, 2012

Hope everyone had a great Christmas & New Year!
I'm still in Florida with Mom, weather is great here but I'm kinda missing the Arkansas winter! Not much going on except doctors visits & mom hasn't been feeling too well.