by Cindy on November 29, 2012
Well hello!
I’m stopping in to say hello before November disappears. I bet you’re with me when I say that the days are flying by just too fast!
We took a family trip down south, with traffic and all, to spend Thanksgiving with my brother and his family. The miles are just a little obstacle when it comes to spending time with the family you love. And there’s nothing like slowing down a bit for a few days, something very hard for me to do. I am thankful for the time with my brother, nephews, and my gracious sister-in-law who I always enjoy seeing…. the two of us have a special bond being the only ladies in all-boy households. The days were too short, but were filled with –
Cousins, cousins, cousins!
Yoshi – my nephew pup…he loves to pull my brother (on his skateboard) through the neighborhood
Meeting the cutest Scottie named Roxy – she is a mean basketball chaser! Boy did I get my Scottie fix. 🙂
Neighbors bearing home made cheese cake and apple pie
Long strolls to walk off all of the pies
Spanish moss everywhere and discovering air plants growing on trees – my oldest has a growing air plant collection he started on a previous FL trip
Avondale – filled with quaint shops
The fun of watching 6 boys go at it with their newly acquired $1.00 swords (until they broke…)
No agendas and late night talks
70-degree weather!
………so much fun before returning to reality.
There you have it – my blog post photo album. Thank you for sticking with me til the end….. and the next time we meet here, I’ll have some BIG news to share! 😉
– Cindy
by Cindy on November 22, 2012
“Oh Lord that lends me life
lend me a heart replete
with thankfulness!”
– William Shakespeare
I am so grateful for you, my blogland friends. Happy Thanksgiving (those in the U.S. and abroad) & safe travels.
– Cindy
xoxo
by Cindy on November 15, 2012
Hello!
The sunshine this week has been a welcome visitor following the hurricane and a cold front, wouldn’t you say? Nothing can top the warm weekend we had last – it was glorious and I wish it would stay. We took a quick trip to Ocean City to see about any water damage to our property and we were fortunate. My heart goes out to the many who have had an extremely difficult time of it after Hurricane Sandy.
People seemed to flock to the boardwalk – to stroll and just take in the beautiful day. I loved seeing 101 different dog breeds out there too. We were a bit surprised to see a huge section of the boardwalk in total disarray, but learned that it was not from the storm but planned maintenance. Apparently they replace boards every year after tourist season. Just think of all the coins that must fall through the boardwalk cracks over the years. The kids actually found a few pennies.
1/4 of Ocean City missing!
There was damage here and there on the boardwalk, most notably the fishing pier. I saw photos of the pier during Hurricane Sandy news coverage – and was bummed to see that 100+ foot section missing with my own eyes. I then thought of all of the damage to the boardwalk in Atlantic City.
Why walk on the boardwalk when we could get around on wheels? My Dad’s taken the kids biking on the boardwalk, but we haven’t not so we decided to jump on some bikes – and not your average bikes! I soon found out that those surreys are not so easy to peddle…. my poor husband seemed to do most of the work! We had an hour and rode from the beginning of the boardwalk, to the very end and back. We didn’t feel so bad eating Thrashers fries after that trek!
Gotta like the sign posted at the end of the boardwalk – reminds me of life: if we’re fortunate enough, each day we get to turn around and do it again! 🙂
– Cindy
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