Independence Day

Well, I have been here in my FL home for three weeks.  Although I miss the Son desperately, my life has taken on a calm it hasn't had in a long time.  The stress level seems to have dropped.  (I hope that means my hair will quit falling out).  CC and I are really two peas in a pod. I don't think things with us could be much better.  We have this fit that is hard to explain but it's good.

We have been busy over the past week.  We refinished the 3rd bedroom. Changed hardware, painted doors, etc. It totally finished but it looks soooooo much better than it did before.  No popcorn on the ceiling, a nice paint, furniture, etc.  We are very happy with they way it turned out.

We went to the Dunedin Brewery on Sunday last.  It was a really neat place. They say they are the oldest craft brewery in the state.  (Old is 16 years... really?) They did have some very delicious beverages on tap. I had a refreshing Apricot Peach Ale.  It was a great combination and went down well. Awesome for a hot day.

Wednesday was Independence Day.  What does that mean?  Bacon explosion!  Yep, we made our bacon explosion, smoked on the grill.  YUM! YUM!  Later that evening we took off for Dunedin to catch the fireworks at the ballpark where the Blue Jays spring train.  They were nice, it wasn't overly crowded and we were home in 10 minutes.  You really just can't beat that.  Thursday I worked. We had so many people out I just couldn't

Waiting for the fireworks!

  take off.  I did manage to take off work today though.  We had a great day!  We slept in and then gathered up some towels, jumped in the car and took the girls to the dog beach.  DeSoto park in St. Petersburg has a dog beach where the dogs can run off leash and play in the water. The park is beautiful. The views in and out were tremendous. It was a wonderful trip.  The dogs had never been and we thought they would like the treat.  Daisy seemed to really enjoy herself.  Maddie, well she was okay with it while she was chasing other dogs but after that she seemed to be nervous. I think all of the water and activity really seemed to get to her.  We ended up not staying very long but we did have a great time.  We came home in time for lunch and a swim.  Napping while floating in the

On the drive into the park

Maddie finally went swimming!

Everybody's happy!!

On the way back across to St. Pete

pool is something to not underestimate.  It was extremely relaxing.  We barbecued some chicken for dinner and wrapped up our evening with a movie.  Fantastic day and now here comes the weekend!