Beach, pool, beach, pool, beach, movie

Actually, I started the day with the river walk, and then moved into the beach to pool and back pattern. What a beautiful day, weatherwise, and the water was warm and wonderful. (Why can't the Jersey ocean water be this fun and do-able?)
The movie was "The Rising of the Planet of the Apes" and we really liked it! (I forgot to say yesterday we ran into an Eastampton teacher at Fat Harold's. Small world!)
...and once again our burglar alarm went off while we were on vacation. Dang! All appears to be fine, according to the police. (Slomins is great! If anyone reading is interested in using their service, please give our name as recommenders! Thanks!)

Let there be sun and fun!

We arrived in MB about 3 on the 15th, having left almost 12 hours earlier from NJ. Poor Tom started the trip with a trip (falling at the gas station while I was grabbing a fast cappacino). He did a heroic job driving us down here.

We were pretty zonked Monday. We went to dinner and dealt with a few minor room issues and then caught up on sleep. Tuesday was "the talk", the beach, the Shag lesson (at Fat Harold's) and the movie (Cowboys and Aliens....not impressed and hated the ending....)

And the rains came....

In another part of the world is coming to an end saga, heavy heavy rains hit South Jersey today and there are places that are totally under water to the point of  evacuated. (And did you hear about the stage falling apart and blown on top of the audience at the Indiana State Fair Friday night? )

We are all packed and ready to head down to Myrtle Beach when Tom wakes up. I wonder if the highways are flooded too?

It appears our niece Jessica in AR has started  blog. Yay. Now we just need sister Sue (en route home from Australia? already in CA?) to fill us in on what happened during her trip of a lifetime..........

Hope Jenn and Jassy are having fun with the visiting NY Kayes...........

Here's to world peace as well...........

What's worse than not having a car?

A not so funny thing happened while attempting to get in my car and head to the DKG summer gathering; my car wouldn't start. :-(     My wonderful husband Tom "jumped" me, and I was off and running.
Then, on the way to leave, guess what? Dead battery again. ew ew ew....After attempting to handle it in house, I finally called Triple A. I headed to a friend's for a swim and dinner and they had to jump me again to get me to Prospectors to hook up with my golf-playing soul mate. Time to leave Prospectors and.....nope. fooled you...It started right up! Nonetheless, it is new battery shopping for me tomorrow!

So Sue wrote yesterday and sent a photo and future itinerary for the remainder of the trip. They are having a wonderful time in Australia!

From the dentist to the opthamologist

I didn't get a final affirmation, but it sounds like Sue and her wayward girls were reuniting in Melbourne yesterday.....finally! Throw some shrimp on the barbie, mate!

My teeth are in their best shape in awhile, my eyes not so much....but will(s) be again (pun intended). Just a little scary, but I have the best eye doctor ever, just sayin'......

Side blog re Susan May

Well, it seems we won't be getting daily blog updates from sister Sue in Oz. It's pretty expensive to get online and access isn't all that forthcoming, not knowing where they are going to be from day to day.

I was happy to get an email from her from her new iphone. They were having fun in Melbourne and Tasmania at that point, but, sadly, they had to leave two kids in Los Angeles. It turns out unbeknownst to niece Zoe, her passport was [wrongly] cancelled. She and thoughtful sister Caitlin had to stay in L.A. for the weekend, awaiting an appointment at the passport place today. They'll be making the 15 hour flight out tonight at 11 p.m. to rejoin their long lost family.

Tom and I are enjoying a quiet barbecue at home on this somewhat rainy, thunder booming in the area day.

It's August!

Wow, it's August already. That was fast........

No word from Sue via her blog....or anywhere else..yet. I'm sure they are having a great time!

Tom's mom is in the hospital.......in Arkansas........and Doreen is packing for her move to the new house.......
It appears there has been some compromise reached and America won't be defaulting after all....I don't think it's final yet though. What a horrible mess this has been.

I have a busy week ahead......