I want everything done and fixed right now and it just doesn't happen that way. I tried to fix my disposal the way the man at Ace Hardware said to but there's no place to put the little wrench to turn it. I can live without the disposal so that's ok.I have 5 TV's and only 2 of the remotes will work. I don't have instructions for the other 3 so not sure what to do about that. I can only watch one at a time right? I started cleaning up the area out back where the wild boars caused so much havoc. I worked for about an hr. today pulling out the dead grass and shoveling the sand to make it smooth again Hopefully the grass will grow again.I can't get my printer to work so may as well go buy a new one.
I thought I had the car noise figured out but when I drove it I still heard the noise. Janice and I took turns riding in the very back of the van. That's a different feeling. Now we can hear where the noise is really coming from. I call the Honda dealer in St. Augustine and he says to take off the plastic wheel cover and the nut will be loose that holds the spare tire in place. We tightened that and it worked. Wow!
I went with Don and Janice to Manny's last Friday night. The Greek spaghetti and Greek salad are still wonderful. Then we went to the Flagler auditorium to hear the Tribute to the Eagles. It was better than last years show.
Saturday night Patti and I went to the European Village in Palm Coast for pizza. We stayed and listened to Kevin sing. (he sings there every Sat. night) Then we went to Finn's, a bar on the corner of rt.100 and Granada. We sat on the upper deck and listed to music and the ocean waves.
Tonight is Sunday and we went to the Elks Halloween dance. There were some wonderful costumes.
Jessie turned 16 and has her driver's permit.
A 7 yr. old girl was missing last week from orange Park. She walked home from school with friends but for some reason left the group.A policeman woke up during the night with the idea they should find out which day was garbage day there. They did and followed thegarbage trucks to Georgia where it is dumped. Sure enough, her body was in one of those dump trucks.There is a killer loose somewhere.The area is off Kingsley fairly close to rt. 17.
It was a beautiful day today. I hope to get to the pool tomorrow.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
October 20th
Today is Jane's 72nd Birthday. I took her out to lunch at the Japanese restaurant and gave her some jelly bellies.The Humane Society has taken her boat.
We had a good time in Sanford. That Remy is so cute and reminds me so much of Zach when little. They made a little money at the sale.Don,Janice and I came home Sat. night and had an Alfies fish fry.
Sunday was the Singles dance at the Ormond Elks. It was just ok.I went to the little shops on rt. 100 on Monday. They have such nice things.TJMax gives a 10% discount on Mondays to Seniors. They have unique jams, jellies and other foodstuffs like chocolate covered sunflower seeds.
I had a terrible clinking sound in my van. Finally I pinpointed it to the back of my van where the jack is stored.Today I found a wrench rolling around there.I'm sure that is taken caree of. We heard the noise all the way from Jamestown.
I had a little black box that had some jewelry in it.I had my black coral ring from hawaii, my necklace with the skates on it, the earrings that George gave me plus a couple of other things. I know that they will show up somwhere but I just can't think of where I put them.
It was a plasant day. Just the right temperature.
Now I'll try to figure out why the disposal won't work.Tomorrow I may go buy a new printer.I'll get it altogether after awhile.
We had a good time in Sanford. That Remy is so cute and reminds me so much of Zach when little. They made a little money at the sale.Don,Janice and I came home Sat. night and had an Alfies fish fry.
Sunday was the Singles dance at the Ormond Elks. It was just ok.I went to the little shops on rt. 100 on Monday. They have such nice things.TJMax gives a 10% discount on Mondays to Seniors. They have unique jams, jellies and other foodstuffs like chocolate covered sunflower seeds.
I had a terrible clinking sound in my van. Finally I pinpointed it to the back of my van where the jack is stored.Today I found a wrench rolling around there.I'm sure that is taken caree of. We heard the noise all the way from Jamestown.
I had a little black box that had some jewelry in it.I had my black coral ring from hawaii, my necklace with the skates on it, the earrings that George gave me plus a couple of other things. I know that they will show up somwhere but I just can't think of where I put them.
It was a plasant day. Just the right temperature.
Now I'll try to figure out why the disposal won't work.Tomorrow I may go buy a new printer.I'll get it altogether after awhile.
Friday, October 16, 2009
No snow here
I believe I left New York just in time.It would have been nice for Don and Janice to see snow!!! However I am glad we left when we did. You know the old saying about New York---If you don't like the weather wait 10 minutes.It has actually been too hot here but is supposed to be more normal temperature this week.
I'm still getting settled in. Who would think it would be so much hassle. It's just too much "stuff". I'm going with Janice tonight to Melissa's. Her community is having garage sales tomorrow and we'll help with the sales and Remy.I have been putting "stuff" in a box to take there but I keep pulling it back out.I believe I have some of my Mother in me.I'm going to work on this today and we'll leave later this pm.I'll probably buy more than I'll take.
Mel, Jan, and I went through some family names for Melisssa's baby (girl). We liked Roxanne or Roxanna. This was our Grandmother's middle name. I don't think Beulah would do it. Anyways Mel said Remy and Roxy would be real cute. It's Chad and Melissa's baby so they can name it whatever they want.
Janice got an extra ticket so Thursday night we'll go to see the Tribute to the Eagles. We went last year and it was good.There are a lot of good shows coming up at the Flagler/Palm Coast Theatre.
I got my hair cut yesterday at the new Hair Cuttery on Rt. 100. The Publix is also new so I bought some groceries there. The aroma when you walk in is wonderful. It smells like Grandma's kitchen. I notice a lot of old people working at both Publix and Winn Dixie and wonder if I should think about getting a job.
I have already been to three Single dances. Same-o, same-o. Last night I stopped to see Remy at Janice's. He's very tall. Then I went to the Moose for that dance and Kareoke. I saw some ole friends.I went US1 and that is quite interesting with the bikers. I saw a girl on a pole at one of the tents. Humm!!I'd like to go to mingle with the crowd but don't want to do it alone.Anyone want to go?
I'm still getting settled in. Who would think it would be so much hassle. It's just too much "stuff". I'm going with Janice tonight to Melissa's. Her community is having garage sales tomorrow and we'll help with the sales and Remy.I have been putting "stuff" in a box to take there but I keep pulling it back out.I believe I have some of my Mother in me.I'm going to work on this today and we'll leave later this pm.I'll probably buy more than I'll take.
Mel, Jan, and I went through some family names for Melisssa's baby (girl). We liked Roxanne or Roxanna. This was our Grandmother's middle name. I don't think Beulah would do it. Anyways Mel said Remy and Roxy would be real cute. It's Chad and Melissa's baby so they can name it whatever they want.
Janice got an extra ticket so Thursday night we'll go to see the Tribute to the Eagles. We went last year and it was good.There are a lot of good shows coming up at the Flagler/Palm Coast Theatre.
I got my hair cut yesterday at the new Hair Cuttery on Rt. 100. The Publix is also new so I bought some groceries there. The aroma when you walk in is wonderful. It smells like Grandma's kitchen. I notice a lot of old people working at both Publix and Winn Dixie and wonder if I should think about getting a job.
I have already been to three Single dances. Same-o, same-o. Last night I stopped to see Remy at Janice's. He's very tall. Then I went to the Moose for that dance and Kareoke. I saw some ole friends.I went US1 and that is quite interesting with the bikers. I saw a girl on a pole at one of the tents. Humm!!I'd like to go to mingle with the crowd but don't want to do it alone.Anyone want to go?
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Finally I write again
I've been gone a long time. It takes a lot of time and effort to get everything ready for the transition from NY to Fl.I thought I had started preparation well in advance but a lot of it can't be done until the last minute.Don and Janice flew in at 11:48 on Sept. 30th. My friend Judy also flew in that night at 11 pm.Chris drove my van and we went to the Buffalo airport and picked them all up. We took Judy to Dunkirk and then back to the Vikings.
Thursday(Don, Janice and I)stopped at Lakeview cemetery to visit the graves of Mom and Dad and Lucille Ball on our way to Bradford to the Zippo and Case knife museum. Don has always wanted to go to the museum. I was impressed also.I had no idea how many different lighters have been made through the years. They guarantee every one. If one gets run over by a truck just send it in and they replace it.We went from there to the Red Garter Restaurant.We just took in the scenery there. It was a magnificent view.The leaves are starting to turn. Next on our stop was the Casino. We had their buffet. It was very good. Gambling was next. I put in $5 in the slots and got it up to $61 but of course put most of it back in. I think I left with $7. It was fun. The road to get there is atrocious with potholes etc. Could it be from all the traffic to the Casino? From there we went to Evans skateland for my last night of skating.I know I should have gone back to the trailer to work but I wanted to see my skating friends and it's possible there won't be skating when I come back. It's an older crowd and getting smaller.Finally we went to bed but it was quite late.
Friday I drove them around to graves of family members in Busti. I tried to find the house on Pine Ridge Rd. where Mom was born but didn't find it.On our way to Alfies I stopped by Bill's grave. Don really wanted to go to Alfies because they eat at the Alfies in Ormond Beach quite often. We were all dissapointed. The fish was not as good as in Fl. We did share the hot wing soup at Chris's suggestion and that was very good. Don and Jan wanted to go back to the trailer so I took them back. I debated about going to the Celoron Legion as it was the last time Slim Griffin would be playing there. I decided to go and was glad I did because Judy (from Dunkirk) came.I saw many friends there (even Walt and Sandy).Again I should have worked on packing but I don't do well doing this kind of stuff when it gets dark.
Saturday Don and Jan went with Ron and Laura to Buffalo for the early Christmas gathering at Derek and Liza's in Clarence.They stopped at a Casino on the way in and also saw some Amish.I wanted to go but now the pressure is on so I stayed back and worked some more.I had seen all the family members during the summer so opted to stay back.I wish I could make it simpler. I miss the 2 men (Bill and George)in my life who did so much of this especially the outside work. George always said KISS Keep it simple stupid.Sunday was the Trailer Assoc. fund raiser. This is what really held me up. Somehow I was put in charge of the Chinese Auction. When it was over Laura invited us all for dinner. How can I do this when I'm still not ready? Betty Jean had come in from Sinclairville for the fund raiser so I said the heck with it. We all went to Ron and Laura's for dinner. I'm glad we did. Instead of leaving at 8am we left at noon the next day.We drove until about 9:30 pm and stopped at a Hampton Inn.We were in Raleigh on Tues. I wanted to stop at Mt. Ari on the way but got mixed up as to where it was.I thought it was further north on 52. We'll have to do it next time.We spent a few days in Raleigh with Mel. Greg went out of town when we got there and came back when we were about to leave. Hummmmm!!We hit some thrift shops and just messed around. I found Peter Pan and Tinkerbell dolls from the 50's at a Goodwill store for $35.I had Mel go back to get them because I have never seen them before and decided it was a good buy.
That last Friday we went to Bill and Loretta's trailer for lunch and a boat ride. They are putting a build-over room on the front of the trailer. It is going to be magnificent when done.We left Sat. am after all going out for breakfast. It was a good ride back except for heavy rain in South Carolina. I just couldn't drive in it but Don took the wheel and got us through it.We stopped at the Ruby Tuesday in Palm Coast for a late dinner.Then to 63 Habersham Dr. to turn everything on.After taking Don and Janice home I returned to Flagler. US 1 is very busy with Bikers.
My bed felt so good.Now I'm unpacking, sorting, putting stuff away. KISS will probably never happen with me.I was tired but not too tired to go to the Sunday night dance with my friend Patti. Tuesday night she drove to Palatka for their dance. They provide a band, a buffet dinner and a beautiful dance floor at the Shriner club. Today is Wednesday and I'm just puttering. Jessica is 16 yrs old.
I'm meeting Patti at 6 pm at Alfies before we hit the Ormond dance.
I would probably wither up if I just sat home every night.
My house looks and feels good. Come on down you Yankees. It was in the 40's after I left and about 95 here.I have one problem. The wild boar or boars got in to this development and dug up some lawns including mine in the back. It looks like a bunch of cows have been here. Since it's behind my property I hope they and not me will clean it up.
Ron and Laura have arrived safe and sound and are now in Orlando with friends. I'm making a list of things that I need help with and maybe I can grab him sometime.(It's just little things Ron)
I'm having quiet days so I'll get everything put away and be ready for company.Greg and Mel should be here the weekend of Dec. 14th.I look forward to that and wish it could be longer.
Thursday(Don, Janice and I)stopped at Lakeview cemetery to visit the graves of Mom and Dad and Lucille Ball on our way to Bradford to the Zippo and Case knife museum. Don has always wanted to go to the museum. I was impressed also.I had no idea how many different lighters have been made through the years. They guarantee every one. If one gets run over by a truck just send it in and they replace it.We went from there to the Red Garter Restaurant.We just took in the scenery there. It was a magnificent view.The leaves are starting to turn. Next on our stop was the Casino. We had their buffet. It was very good. Gambling was next. I put in $5 in the slots and got it up to $61 but of course put most of it back in. I think I left with $7. It was fun. The road to get there is atrocious with potholes etc. Could it be from all the traffic to the Casino? From there we went to Evans skateland for my last night of skating.I know I should have gone back to the trailer to work but I wanted to see my skating friends and it's possible there won't be skating when I come back. It's an older crowd and getting smaller.Finally we went to bed but it was quite late.
Friday I drove them around to graves of family members in Busti. I tried to find the house on Pine Ridge Rd. where Mom was born but didn't find it.On our way to Alfies I stopped by Bill's grave. Don really wanted to go to Alfies because they eat at the Alfies in Ormond Beach quite often. We were all dissapointed. The fish was not as good as in Fl. We did share the hot wing soup at Chris's suggestion and that was very good. Don and Jan wanted to go back to the trailer so I took them back. I debated about going to the Celoron Legion as it was the last time Slim Griffin would be playing there. I decided to go and was glad I did because Judy (from Dunkirk) came.I saw many friends there (even Walt and Sandy).Again I should have worked on packing but I don't do well doing this kind of stuff when it gets dark.
Saturday Don and Jan went with Ron and Laura to Buffalo for the early Christmas gathering at Derek and Liza's in Clarence.They stopped at a Casino on the way in and also saw some Amish.I wanted to go but now the pressure is on so I stayed back and worked some more.I had seen all the family members during the summer so opted to stay back.I wish I could make it simpler. I miss the 2 men (Bill and George)in my life who did so much of this especially the outside work. George always said KISS Keep it simple stupid.Sunday was the Trailer Assoc. fund raiser. This is what really held me up. Somehow I was put in charge of the Chinese Auction. When it was over Laura invited us all for dinner. How can I do this when I'm still not ready? Betty Jean had come in from Sinclairville for the fund raiser so I said the heck with it. We all went to Ron and Laura's for dinner. I'm glad we did. Instead of leaving at 8am we left at noon the next day.We drove until about 9:30 pm and stopped at a Hampton Inn.We were in Raleigh on Tues. I wanted to stop at Mt. Ari on the way but got mixed up as to where it was.I thought it was further north on 52. We'll have to do it next time.We spent a few days in Raleigh with Mel. Greg went out of town when we got there and came back when we were about to leave. Hummmmm!!We hit some thrift shops and just messed around. I found Peter Pan and Tinkerbell dolls from the 50's at a Goodwill store for $35.I had Mel go back to get them because I have never seen them before and decided it was a good buy.
That last Friday we went to Bill and Loretta's trailer for lunch and a boat ride. They are putting a build-over room on the front of the trailer. It is going to be magnificent when done.We left Sat. am after all going out for breakfast. It was a good ride back except for heavy rain in South Carolina. I just couldn't drive in it but Don took the wheel and got us through it.We stopped at the Ruby Tuesday in Palm Coast for a late dinner.Then to 63 Habersham Dr. to turn everything on.After taking Don and Janice home I returned to Flagler. US 1 is very busy with Bikers.
My bed felt so good.Now I'm unpacking, sorting, putting stuff away. KISS will probably never happen with me.I was tired but not too tired to go to the Sunday night dance with my friend Patti. Tuesday night she drove to Palatka for their dance. They provide a band, a buffet dinner and a beautiful dance floor at the Shriner club. Today is Wednesday and I'm just puttering. Jessica is 16 yrs old.
I'm meeting Patti at 6 pm at Alfies before we hit the Ormond dance.
I would probably wither up if I just sat home every night.
My house looks and feels good. Come on down you Yankees. It was in the 40's after I left and about 95 here.I have one problem. The wild boar or boars got in to this development and dug up some lawns including mine in the back. It looks like a bunch of cows have been here. Since it's behind my property I hope they and not me will clean it up.
Ron and Laura have arrived safe and sound and are now in Orlando with friends. I'm making a list of things that I need help with and maybe I can grab him sometime.(It's just little things Ron)
I'm having quiet days so I'll get everything put away and be ready for company.Greg and Mel should be here the weekend of Dec. 14th.I look forward to that and wish it could be longer.
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