Well after a day in Ocoee with Diane and Susie ....a trip to Olde Time Pottery and a 2 hour lunch at a new Cuban restaurant, I started packing up. We are taking as many things as possible to the new house before we leave.
The more Salt and I talked about selling the motor home the sadder we got. We have had SO much fun traveling around the country and we just can't imagine traveling without it. Even trips to VA to see the kids will be so much nicer if we don't have to pack suitcases. We really love having our own bed and knowing we have everything we need right with us. SO....as of last night the motor home is off the market. Much to Emma and Betty's relief also, as they look forward to their annual trips to Myrtle Beach. The really funny thing is right after we made the decision, we found out that they have DOUBLED the assessed full value on our island house (for tax purposes). Good news/bad news....great investment if we choose to sell it...BIG taxes if we decide to keep it. We decided IF we think we are getting too much going (boat in the Bahamas, home in FL, home on the river and a motor home) we would rather sell the island home, bank the money and park the motor home on a lot on the river for the summer. Salt would still be able to commute to work by boat and if we want to go party or visit on the island we just hop in the boat and enjoy the ride over on the river. Who knows, right now we are just keeping everything until we see how the Bahamas thing goes. I certainly love having so many options and not having to make any big decisions!!!! The guy we bought the FL home from is already regretting selling his place on an impulse.
Dave and Diane are hosting a big chicken Bar-B-Q tonight so I am going to grab the sweet potato casserole out of the oven and head (with my camera) for the final party of the season. Early Saturday morning we will leave for St. Augustine to spend a day with my nephew Todd and his family, before heading to Myrtle Beach for 3 weeks. We are headed north a little at a time...We aren't quite ready for mud, wind and brown grass. We are looking forward however, to seeing all the kids and grand kids!!
Carol stopped by with everyone's favorite dog....Jake. Jake rides around the park in the basket, sitting tall like a prince. He also brings his stuffed gorilla....
Here is the new game Salt and I were introduced to tonight. It has a half a dozen different names but we decided to call it Horse Balls....it's similar to horseshoes except you toss two golf balls which are attached with a rope. The object is to wrap them around one of the rungs. Each rung has a different score level.
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