I'M IN FLORIDA

I'm in Florida. I flew here during Wednesday Hodgepodge. I decided to take a trip to visit with my father. I am doing this while Mark is in Europe so I won't feel so bad for not being there with him. But I did need to see my father. I cannot believe how much time can pass between visits.

My dad will be 89 this year so this will be 10 days of hanging with him, going to the casino a few times, taking in a movie and just enjoying each others company. There is also a great pizza I can't wait to have (topping only) and a Gyro to die for (meat only). I also get to see my sister, brother-in-law, my two nieces/husband, 3 great nieces and great nephew. Win, win!

And look at the 10 day forecast!

So I will be laying low, only spending limited time on my computer and will most likely not be reading all of your posts. I know you understand. Actually this will be much harder for me than for you! I really don't know how to separate myself from blogging. It's an addiction that is 3 years in the making.

It is nice to have adult children living with us so we don't have to leave an empty house or Skye in a kennel. Actually it is now two years since they moved in with us. I can't believe how much my heart has changed from then to now! I wanted the house to myself, I was selfish. God knew better. He always knows better giving us gifts we never knew we wanted :)

Two things that I am totally bummed about, my blog friend Alexis was given a great gift from her boss and is actually flew into California Wednesday night. I could not believe the timing. I so much wanted to meet her and her family in person. She is going to Disneyland which is less than 40 minutes away from me. I will miss seeing you Alexis. I also have another blog friend Christine who spent over two months in Florida and went home recently. She will be back in Florida about a week after I leave. Her family lives very close to where my father lives. I will miss meeting you both in person but I know God has a plan for us in the future. (Hugs)

Just look at how clever I am. I usually bring movies for my dad and I to watch each night. He really enjoys it yet he has never felt comfortable going out and renting movies. So it is easier not to bring the cases with me. Sometimes I bring a CD case but I brought a smaller bag this time so space was really limited for this over packer. Coffee filters worked perfectly to separate the DVD's!

So have a wonderful weekend and I will see you when I see you.

((HUGS))

P.S. I have a few posts ready to go, like this one, while I am gone.