A Wonderful Vacation

I can't believe our vacation is about to come to an end. We have had a great time.

Golf was as enjoyable as the company...

Last night we went to our favorite german restaurant for the good food and entertainment. The accordion player is great fun to listen to,

and the food is always served with love.

But, I believe the best part is just walking the beautiful beach. It sure is a great change from winter in Michigan.

The Car Alarm

We were having a little difficulty tolerating the high school kids that were staying at our hotel on Saturday. I chalked it up to the fact that we are now at the age when high school antics are no longer very funny to us (especially at midnight, or two in the morning). On Sunday morning, we sat with the group at breakfast and exchanges stories of how loud the kids were, and how the cops had to come to the hotel to put out the fire they had started with their fireworks on the beach, and calm things down.

On Sunday evening, we were hoping things would be calmer, but the kids had not returned home yet, so we weren't placing any bets. Sure enough, at 4AM a car alarm went off. It stopped after about 30 seconds, but then went off again 5 minutes later. Again it stopped after about 30 seconds, but when it went off a third time, the Hubs finally decided he'd had enough. He called the hotel operator and sternly asked if they were going to contact the person whose car alarm kept going off. The operator replied, "It's your car, sir. We were just about to call you". That got him out of bed very quickly. A quick inspection of his car let him know nothing was wrong, and he returned to the room scratching his head. Around 5:30AM, it went off again. Needless to say, when the group met for breakfast, we sure heard about how the car alarm had woken them at an ungodly hour. The Hubs sheepishly explained it was his car. At this point we still have no explanation (although we are glad it hasn't happened since).

Vacation

One thing for sure, the last week at work was so busy, I could barely think straight, say nothing of blog. But we are on vacation now, and after two days away from the office, I am starting to feel my head clear. We stopped in Matthews NC on the way down here to Myrtle Beach, and had dinner with my cousin Leo and his wife and MIL. It was wonderful seeing them all. If we see each other once or twice every five years, it is a lot. So we spent most of the meal just catching up. I told him about Aunt Mary's passing, he told me his daughter is graduating from Law School....yada, yada. Great fun.

Here at the Myrtle, things are very wet so far. In all the years the group has been coming down here (over 25 so far), they have only been rained out once. Today makes the second time. Got to the course this morning amidst rain and lightening. They decided they would let us go out after a couple hours, but the forecast wasn't a heck of a lot better, and included hail among other things. So we decided to take a rain check. Now I am sitting in our hotel room, with nothing on the agenda for the rest of the day. There is so much wind outside, we can't even go from room to room without getting soaked. Think I will read a book.

Cougar Town

Big doings in our neighborhood right now. We have apparently had a cougar sighting. Not confirmed, mind you, but the word is spreading like wildfire. We are getting stories of lots of geese noise, and howls of dogs in pain. One neighbor has lost two beagles, one of which came back this morning, the other is yet to be found. And several sightings of large "cat-like" creatures. I assume there is something to it, at least the Oakland County Sheriff is patrolling with spotlights. Short of Loch Ness, this is pretty exciting!

Spring Cleanup

One job that convinces me Spring is here is trimming the shrubs. Since I have to get it done before they leaf out, it is always the first thing I do when I get out in the yard.

I love working in my yard, but I never feel as if I have enough time to devote to it, with the job and all. Maybe when I am retired, I can give it the attention I would like to. Meanwhile, I enjoy the time I can spend working on it.

The Great Tent Saga

It all started last fall, when we decided our tent had served us very well over the past 20 or so years, and it was time to let it go. We figured if we got rid of it, it would force us to buy a new one. I had underestimated the Hubs love of surfing the internet. Before I knew it, he had bought a new tent, without even consulting me.
That's OK, I thought, because he had a pretty good idea what I was looking for. It didn't have the screened-in room in the front that I wanted, but it was a really good brand, and he had gotten a really good deal. So I didn't say anything. Then we went to Costco last weekend....
There it was, across the store, on display, hanging from the ceiling. The most beautiful Coleman tent I had seen in a long while.
The price was incredible, considering this is a 10 X 16 "condo", complete with screened-in front porch. I just had to have it! So, like any good wife, I nagged him until we left the store, and then all the way home. I think what finally did him in was when I told him we could have both. I mean, let's face it, we have no need for two tents. We rarely use even the one, which is why we had the last one for over 20 years!
I was overjoyed when he researched the possibility of returning the one he had bought. And, by Tuesday, he had accomplished that, and had gone back to Costco to get the one we saw.
What a guy!