Sue's Views

Here it is...my last night in Florida. I took out my diskette, so I don't have any pictures to show you. (I have it packed away, so I wouldn't forget it.) It's 11:00 and I just heard an iguana on the side of the balcony. We've got the air conditioning off and the door wall is open. I might have to close it if I hear any more scratching. Sally and Bill took me out for a birthday dinner tonight. I had b-b-q'd ribs. Yummy! I almost finished the 2 full racks! Tomorrow I'll get into Flint at 6:00 thhen drive home to Hillman from there. Back to reality. It's been fun having some memorable experiences to share with the famiy on the blog pages of life.
Good company, great times, but alas time has come
Just memories remain of all we have done
Our family is few but thoughtful and kind
from sixty one to fifty nine
My bags are packed, my skin is brown
My husband awaits my arrival in town.
So long for now but I wait for the day
for more frolicking and fun at life in the Cay!

Sue's Views

Gecko buddies surrounded me this trip in unny Florida. Today was quite a thrill;let me explain. While Sally and I were having a nice peaceful morning on the beach tanning and telling stories, I decided to walk over the beach next to the Cay to look for fish from the pier. nobody was on that beach and last year I spotted ll kinds of fish from that pier. I tip-toed so as to not disturb the fish (if there were any) took a long hard look...nothing! So I thought the fih were probably on the other side of the pier. I carefully went to rest my hand on the column of the pier to tke a peek...all of a sudden I heard a rustling sound, and then...ker-ploosh!!! One of these dang gecko monsters jumped out from my hand and jumped into the ocean! Yikes!! I let out hair raising scream, but my big sister never heard me. The lawn guys were manicuring the grass. I'm sure they got a chuckle over the 55 year old lady in the the lime green bikini who nearly got attacked by this gigantic lime green lizard. YUCK! The moral of the story is;stay on your own beach, or make sure you take along your big sister when you go fish spotting.

Sue's Views

Here's my creation that shoud have gone along with the last blog. sorry!

Sue's View

Here is the "jewelry tree" I found on the beach. In order to make the tree stand up on the slat table, I used the rubber part of a washed up pair of swimming goggles that I found washed up on the beach. I love to let my imagination run wild. Sally will always have this on the table when she comes down for a swim. If she forget to take off her earrings before a dip in the ocean, now she'll have a place to hang her jewelry. (Ha!) Oh the fun things we do to entertain ourselves. Sally and I were talking about all the fun times we've had during family get-together. Here's the million dollar question...How many family get- togethers do you think we've had ince Sally went away to college? I couldn't begin to count, but they've all been great. I think we should plan a huge family reunion for next year. Half-way between Sally and Aimee is about Denver. Who's game?

Tough Day At The Beach

First I had to "TOE" Susan in off the water because she was getting too sunburnt. Good thing I took Jr. Lifesaving twice, even though I flunked it, I remembered how to do the overhand tow which is actually quite easy when you have a noodle with you and you are rescuing someone on a raft. Then Sue and Bill went fishing off the shore. Sue caught this cute little grunt which sacraficed it's life to be cut up as bait to catch bigger and better fish, a baby snapper and a jack. It was a relaxing afternoon. But I tell ya, never a dull moment when Sue is around.

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A thunderstorm blew in when we arrived back home after our big day in Key West. Sally and I planned on paddling again this evening, but we had to settle for "Dancing with the Stars" instead. What is Chloris Leachman doing next week? Ya have to say 82 is unbelievable, beating out all those younger dancers. Bill cooked us up some scallops tonight-those yummy gigantic kind that you can only find in Florida. I bought us a scrumptious key lime pie for dessert. I hate to say it but I'm down to two more days before I head back to Michigan. After talking to Ron the other night on the phone, I think he'll be pretty glad to see me. The pups are a real handful by yourself, trying to fight through a migraine headache all at the same time-plus entertain our guests from Ohio while they were celebrating Ron's birthday. I hope I can get my little ASUS to work like this when I get back home. It's so nice being able to tap away to the fam as I sit in bed.
Love, Sue

Sue's Views

Look what Sally & I fond on the shore... moon jellyfish! OOey gooey! She was poking it with a stick, until I hollared at her. Then we observed the picture on T.V. and saw the tenticles laying out the back. This has been some vacation! I sure wish the whole family was here to enjoy all the fun things there is to do in the Keys. More to follow.
Love, Sue