Good Morning Everyone!
I am finally able to get on, after reading some 100 pages at 26k internet speed here in FL!! I am dying, going thru major internet withdraw. I guess it is a good thing, cause when I checked my stocks this morning, it wasn't a good week to be watching for me

My dad and I are going to take our laptops to the nearest Holiday Inn for a good dose of high speed wireless access!!! What did we do 20 years ago???? Oh, and my cell phone doesn't work in the condo so I ahve to go outside to call my husband.....
First of all, thank you Suzie for calling me and informing me about Sue R. I hope she is doing better.....and PAt as well. Take care of yourselves.
Things in Florida are fine with the exception of my 76 year old grandmother having a near heart attack over meal time. If we don't have dinner planned(which I HATE on vacation) by about 9am she has an absolute fit!!! Oh and don't think about going out to eat...we have plenty of food here....blah blah blah....We are having-strangely unpredicable weather.....the weather map shows perfectly sunny, but north east winds br inging random little rain showers. But, if you don't like the weather in FL, wait 10 minutes! The girls are having a blast in the pool. We got them Snorkel gear for the pools so they can practice for St. John. I can't believe how good they are doing, Katie especially since she is only 4. She doesn't even need a floatation vest. She is like a little mermaid, very comfortable in the water!!
I'd love to download some pics, but I don't have all day!! Maybe on Thursday when I am at my BIL's house! I will sit at his tiki bar....and bask in the high speed wireless access.... I am very simple, a frosty drink and my laptop!!
Oh and shoes- this was a great trial run for us- I am bringing 4 pairs of shoes....flip flops, flip flops, flip flops and dressy flip flops......and 1 pair of shorts!

The girls, same! We don't wear anything else. I packed in 1 duffle bag for all 3 of us and we still haven't worn everything! Katie of course had an accident last night wearing a brand new tie dye tshirt so of course you can imagine the mess.....only Katie!
Here is the funny part of the trip- with 5 people and a boat load of crap in my truck, my air conditioning quit on Friday of last week on our trip down!! We drove all the way to Emporia VA from Philly(over 5 hours) with the windows wide open and heat coming out of the vents. NOT fun, oddly enough, it worked the next morning as we got up from our hotel!
For those of you who bought the Aquabag for the camera or whatever it is called-it works awesome!! I have been practicing with it. Just make sure if you plan on bringing it, bring those little glasses cleaners or a cloth that you'd clean a lens with because the plastic is optical grade plastic and needs to be kept clean if you don't want fingerprints in your pictures!
I am headed out on my walk this morning. I have been walking about 4 miles each day on the beach, it is so gorgeous. This is the most beautiful beach, very wide which is unusual for this day and age with all the beach erosion. Put on my Ipod and I am off.... I need to since all I have done is eat. My mom packed a scale

so I am able to keep track of my gain.....only 1 lb so far, back on the plan today but the girls and I are headed down to Melborne on Thursday for a party with Pat's family which is never good for the ole diet!
Hannah is still sleeping(another nice perk of vacation), Katie is in her bathing suit and goggles at 8:30 ready for the beach. Unfortunately(I know, tough life) it is high tide and it comes right up to the stairs anymore.
Take care all, see you soon enough!
PJ