Bit of a set back for the valiant crocus today. April Fools (almost)

We need more family news on this blog. What's happening with everyone? This is what I know:
- Sonja is trying to learn how to use email (lindly@toast.net)
- Chad is a happily married man and back at his Corning job.
- Deanna has a new job - closer to home - and is a soccer coach (5-yr. olds)
- The school's swim coach is helping Tracie improve her swimming technique (triathlon?)
- Ted harvested his perch eggs yesterday - the fish think it's Spring anyway.
- Nancy and James are headed to Wisconsin for Spring Break - some people go South.
- Yesterday the Wii calculated my physical age at 48 - and mental focus at 72.
- Mom is finishing two quilts this week.

I gave in and got the skis out so I could enjoy the sunshine. Funny how a little sun can improve my outlook. Lunch on the sunporch with the flowers!

Enough with the snow! Last week I put away the winter table centerpiece on my sun porch and created one for Spring. Washed windows,framed and hung Florida bird pictures, made new "summery" window valences. After I took the bag of rock salt, snowshoes and XC skis out to the storage room in the barn, I started lettuce and flower seeds in trays on the sun porch. You would think that would be enough to get the weather at least out of the 20's. Maybe next week - or the week after?

What a moon tonight! Doesn't really seem bigger than normal, but it is incredibly bright. Glad the sky cleared in time to enjoy it.

Have a wonderful day Becky,

Happy 31st Birthday Becky!!! Make it GREAT!

Happy Birthday Meredith, I would wish sun and warmth, but maybe a hug from Toby will work almost as well,
Vicki

Happy Birthday to Meredith today and to Becky on Thursday. All these birthdays make time fly by!

I talked to Sonja earlier this evening, and Santa Cruz Harbor gor hit hard with the tsunami waters, but all is good for her. She was glad to know we were thinking of her.

Hi all,

We had our first rain today, much needed here. It's been 70 to 80 every day and I'm not sure that we are going to be able to force ourselves to leave. There is such a great variety of echo-environments to kayak in. My trekking GPS has gotten me back to the launch every time.

I have an all-day trip planned down the intercoastal quite a bit inland for tomorrow. Cris gets a little nervous about finding me but it's not like Lewis and Clark days out there. I can pull up on shore and find a house within a couple miles almost everywhere. Hopefully I'll be in grassy marsh where I might run into different wild life.

Sunday we went to the 50th annual Cracker rodeo. (Had to look up Florida Crackers, very colorful people.) Local cowboys and girls, some really young trying to ride sheep. Even I know you can't ride a sheep!

We are going to take a few days on the return trip. We'll try to see Norm and Shelly in Melbourne and stay a day or 2 in Georgia. I loved that area and will find a place to kayak.

Cris has been golfing or fishing most every day. Florida has a huge variety of fish and it's been fun catching so many.

Much more to yab about but there are things pulling my strings.

See ya later.

luv sal

Looks like Floods are coming for Walton and Greene. I hope it doesn't get too bad - take care and stock up. A "flood day" for schools on Friday?

Darn weather! Wellness day will be cancelled :( Greene is also expected to flood later this week as the temps are in the 40s... Just spent $60 organizing an elementary foreign language reception for thursday to end our 8 week class... REALLY hoping its still on!

In the meantime... baking muffins and cookies for my CSE meetings tomorrow... doing all I can to get on the best side of some very vocal parents!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you. You should find a waterproof camera case (to 20 meters, with lanyard and it floats) waiting at your house. Just fits "our" camera even with the lens extended.

Sally
Happy Birthday to you and hope you receive all your wishes that go along with your celebration. I don't have your cell number, have a feeling you're deliberately keeping it from me, so I won't be calling. Hope the weather holds up for your extended vacation and you and Chris are enjoying yourselves.
Skip

(view of our back yard)

Hi all,
'Bout time I take some time to post. We left Myrtle the day after Mom and Vic, very fortuitous as 95 was closed due to wild fires near our destination of Vero Beach. We stayed a day in Savannah and took the on/off tour bus. What an incredibly photographic historic area, much to Cris' chagrin. In the evening as we made our way through St. Augustine's, Florida, we stopped for a bit at the fort there where Alex caught a monster fish almost 25 years ago. Probably my favorite fort to tour due to the moat and original draw bridges over it. Unfortunately no water or sharks present. I95 opened that day so we left for our last three hours of the drive. There were heavy smoke warnings as we passed the fire area. It was dark and I could see tiny spots of fire where it was burning the roots underground and popping above ground. Surprisingly, there were no police or fire trucks monitoring the area, I had hoped there must be a good reason. Apparently not as the news in the morning was full of how the fire had jumped 95 during the night and was now out of control in the area and the highway closed again!
We made it through anyway and are taking it easy for a couple of days. It's windy here on the shore but in the high 70's.
Today we will scout for kayaking and fishing spots on the intercoastal.
The flowers are in bloom this year, Vic, lots of hibiscus around the pool.
Happy birthday to all, including me. Will Cris remember? If I have anything to say about it, he certainly will. And of course I do!
I am so happy that the leg is working out so well skip.
Hope all is well with everyone, I am praying the floods won't hit up there again, as we are hearing of lots of rain.
love to all,
Sal and cris

Happy Birthday Paul

Your birthday means spring is right around the corner, send the groundhog theory and its shadow back down into his hole. Have a special day.

Skip & Jane