Hello everyone! TGIF! Not much has really gone on since the last post. Of course. haha. Everyone is fine. Mason is enjoying his summer and will be off to Grandma's house in a week. He can't wait to get out of Dodge haha. Sunday was Father's Day and we had a good day. Gary came over and I made my new orange scallops. Then we went and saw Indiana Jones. The movie was good. They kept to Indiana Jones style without a bunch of Hollywood CGI magic and it was only 2 hours. I was afraid of them ruining it by making it long and "too much", but thank goodness it is what we all love. Then we came back and dinner and of course, cheesecake! Mason made the cheesecake and it came out GREAT! Here are some pics.

Mason grinding up the graham cracker crust.

Mixing it up

VOILA!

The kids playing.

Opening gifts.

Peanut showing Daddy some love. hahahaha!

Last but not least. We took another kitty. She was about 4 weeks old. We are not keeping her. Pat and Leslie will be taking her in about another week. They had to get their kitty fixed. But she's adorable and gives Possum some exercise. Look how BIG he has gotten!

FINALLY!

I do apologize for the delay, but really, not much has been going on. Let's quickly catch up here.

The latest concerts we have attended have been classics! Eric Clapton in Tampa with ther Pierce's. That was a lot of funny. We had lawn seats, but the way the show went, I think that was better than being righ up front. We spread some blanket/towels out and had a perfect view of the stage and the large screen. It was about 70 degrees out with a clear sky. If you laid back you could actually look at the stars while Eric Clapton jammed. And that he did. Playing a lot of obscure stuff, he rocked that stage and showed he still has it! I had a great time and so happy that I got to see him. I went with the flu and all!

The other concert we just saw recently was Steve Miller Band with Joe Cocker. Joe Cocker was great being that he is what? 90 years old? haha. Just kidding. But definitely no spring chicken. I rather enjoyed Unchain My Heart quite a bit. We were only able to see the last 4 songs since we had horrible storms and just getting to Palm Beach was nerve racking. It did stop raining to see Joe without the ponchos, but remained a steady off and on during Steve Miller. I wish I had a camera for the lightening light show we got. Kind of added to the whole thing. haha. Thank goodness we were smart enough to bring our camping chairs as we would have been standing the whole time or sitting on some soggy, muddy blankets or towels. Still we had a great time with Tina and Tommy and again, glad I got to see him. This Saturday is Stevie Nicks at the Hard Rock Live. Andy will be pimping with me and Tina. haha. We have 20th row and I can't wait! I haven't seen her since I was 15 at the FIRST Fleetwood Mac Reunion.

Ok...moving on.....Mason's last day of school is pretty much today. They have a half day tomorrow, but by the time they get there, they leave so whoopee for summer. We don't have much planned for June at all. Come July we will be heading to St. Augustine for July 4 again and then Mason will be off to Grandma's in Tenneseee for a while. Kelly will be in the country and I will be seeing her for a weekend at some point and then we will be off to PA for Andy's family reunion at his Grandma's farm. WOW! The last half of the summer is pretty full!

Mason took these great shots of Peanut one day after school. I thought you all might enjoy them. I crack up every time I look at them!

AND - Last but not least! Last weekend there seemed to be some warehouse hi-jinx going on while Andy was home being a good boy. haha. Someone tied a black a bra from one ladder to the other on his work truck and Andy did not notice until Monday at around 11:00 am. I laughed so hard at the story and even HARDER at the actual bra. He left it on there just so I could see it. haha. I got some pics of course!

LOL! Yes! He went to two meetings and a site visit before even knowing it was there. BOYS!

Ok, off for now.

Daddy tattoo finally!

Well ladies and gentlemen, I finally got my daddy tattoo. Thanks to all of you that helped with your opinion.....DAD won. :) So, I now have an Iron Butterfly, Butterfly on my body. Who would've ever thunk? haha. I made the artist, Chris, promise not to laugh when I showed him what I wanted. It was a 2 hour job, my longest yet, and well worth it. Just LOOK at that color! He did a magnificent job and even enjoyed the story behind the Iron Butterfly concept AND the "Please take my hand" (which if anyone remembers seemed to be Dad's favorite part to sing it loud and proud). Amy joined me and we certainly had a great afternoon of bonding over ink. However, I do NOT have a picture of hers as it was put in a little risque area that only Gordon may enjoy. haha! Ok, then, I'm out for now. I will see you on the flip!

Some Birthday Pics as Promised!

Look at my crazy girls!

Pat and Leslie. No, they haven't killed each other yet AND Pat kept his clothes on this time! WOO HOO!

Me and My Tina. MUG!!!!!

Leslie and Nereida

Me and Maryanne. She had to tolerate it. I was the birthday diva!

Welcome to our blog - April 22, 2008

Since the success of Kelly's blog to keep us in touch with her and the family's adventures, I thought it might be nice to start one for me, Andy and Mason since we are the few remaining in South Florida. So, here we are. STILL here let me add. Weeding through the horrendous traffic and watching more of our beautiful Florida go to the pot. Some of the building has finally stopped as the cost of living rose so high that a lot of the planned developments were going under. Now we are left with many empty lots (since they already tore the trees out). I still await our move to North Carolina. Hopefully, that day will come before I climb the high tower with an automatic weapon. haha.

Yesterday was my 34th birthday and while speaking with Tom on the phone, I realized that I have kept our ages all a few years younger. haha. I cannot believe how quickly time is passing. I had a birthday party on Saturday. A few of my nearest and dearest. Pat, Leslie, Nereida, Tina, Tommy, Sean, Eric, Maryanne and Billy and a bunch of chitlins running around. It was nice. Small but lots of fun, which is how I wanted it. Yesterday I went to Uncle Al's and had some wings and beer with Mel and Dave and the boys. It was a good. Since my mother is not here to make me my annual chicken and dumplings, I had to go with chicken wings. haha.

Ok, I will be off for now. I have to figure out pics and such on this thing later at home. Yes, yes, I'm being a bad girl and writing this up at work right now. I needed to take a break. Ok, love to all and hopefully I can keep this up as well as Kelly does. Although she has the coolest posts being that she is touring Europe while over there. :)

Later Gators!