Getting Organized

This morning I called SECU trying the automated stuff (a no-go), so looked up the local number and got that done – for free because I am a ‘golden circle’ member (read: older than 50 – hey I saved $6.50!) Then we got painting (doing the wash in between) It looks great, even though it is white. Then we ran over the BJ’s to pick up the flooring we are starting tomorrow. Tonight we started planning our trip back from Texas with a motorhome – if we have one. Hey, no one ever said I don’t plan things ahead! It’s now after midnight, and we have to lay a floor tomorrow. So, nighty-night.

Busy Day

I called Stewart at Motorhomes of Texas who we talked to earlier about a Dutchstar on his lot. We are so interested, we decided to go out and see it. So we put down a deposit to hold it for us. Then I met the fence guy to get an estimate for our community pool new fence. Got that squared away, then picked up some paint for the front room now that we ripped up the carpet, underlay and managed to save the baseboard. Tomorrow we paint! I spent the next 3 hours making reservations at a Sheraton in Tampa (courtesy of our AMEX starpoints) the night before we leave at 6 am for Houston on American using the miles, renting a car (discount through AAA), and a Sheraton at the Houston airport. Whew. After dinner, we discussed our strategy to get to the Rally on April 7. Gary made the observation that the rally starts on the day we planned to arrive (bad idea) so I will call them tomorrow and extend our reservation a day earlier so we are ready to join in on day one. Tomorrow we will have our money in place. We fell into bed.

Birthday Presents

My birthday was on Wednesday and we went to the new Kumo restaurant down the street. We haven’t had sushi in months because there aren’t a lot of our-priced sushi restaurants around. The parking lot looked really busy, but the sushi bar had room for two. First impression: beautiful! I love the look of all the fresh fish lined up glistening just on the other side of the glass. The waterfall behind me and the low lighting put us in a really relaxed mood. Pencil and menu in hand, we started our decision-making process. I like to judge the food by the chef who offers a taste of their creations and explains the ingredients. We ordered our favorites to be able to compare to other restaurants and we were not disappointed, it was delicious! Gary gave me a card reader for my camera – yay – and a Toblerone which lasted 2 days. Friday, we drove down to North Trail RV Center near Ft. Meyers. They had nothing, but I will send our list of deal breakers. Saturday, Michelle invited us for a birthday dinner and when she told the children we were coming, Graham went upstairs and pulled his suitcase out of the closet. HE was staying at our house for sure! We had a really nice chicken parmesan dinner, chocolate cake and then we were off with Graham in the back seat. No sleep. I decided to make Sunday ‘potty training’ day. We kept him naked, and told him to use the potty because it was little and just his size. I ran over to Walmart to find some big boy undies, and he chose the ones with Wall-e and Mr. Incredible pictures on them. Then we went to McDonald’s to check out their bathroom (and have lunch) and he did great. Then we walked down to the pond to feed the ducks (great), visited Rilla’s parakeets and sang all the way home. Mom and siblings arrived, and he proudly showed her what he could do. Awesome, little dude. I love that kid.