Thursday-Saturday, January 16-18

It's been a busy fun past few days with my brothers and the girls in town.    They arrived around 11 on Thursday.    We girls went to The Veranda for wonderful lunch - beautiful day eating al fresco with lovely music and delish lunch, wine and dessert.    The guys enjoyed their lunch at Izzys downtown,

Scrumptious dessert

Peanut butter fudge pie 

Delightful lunch in the courtyard

We girls then shopped at Peltz Shoes and Wilford and Lee (home decor) and on back to Flo.    We sat on the patio and then off to The Boathouse for another good meal.   

Bob, Linda, Mark, Pat, Vicki, Ron

Friday - we met at Buckingham Farms for delicious breakfasts and then we girls took off down I-75 to Victoria and then Santini Plaza for some power shopping.     We all had good luck and lots of fun .    Grabbed some cold drinks for the trip back to Cypress Trail.    The guys toured Babcock Farms and that was fun and educational.     We girls played RummiKube on the patio with Vicki the winner.     The guys sat outdoors with their I-pads, I-phones, took naps, etc.   We all had drinks and snacks and then  off to The Prawnbroker for another great meal -this is their favorite place to eat when they come to Fort Myers from Lakeland - consistently always good!    Nighty night after a big day!

Mark, Bob, Linda, Pat, Vicki, Ron

Anne and Liam are in Indiana this weekend for a hockey tournament - this Mama was concerned with their traveling with the snow, ice and rain predicted.    They made it just fine and Drew also was there as he was on his way back to Iowa City and start the next semester.    Unfortunately, Liam's team lost 8-0.     Auntie Karen is with Connor.and after his game tomorrow, they are going to Indiana.

Saturday - beautiful and met the kin at their hotel.     We girls walked to Cracker Barrel across the street and the guys decided they wanted Waffle House also across the street.    Our service was VERY slow, but good food and then time for good byes and hugs.    We'll see Bob and Linda in 5 weeks when they return with friends.   And we'll see Ron and Vicki in late March.

Bye bye

Ron, Vicki, Linda, Bob

I did some laundry, read and worked on computer stuff.   We also enjoyed watching Brady play in a basketball tournament in NC.    The team won 40-18 with Brady scoring 9 points and getting 3 assists and 3 steals     What was really neat - Michael is in London and able to watch the game (he is enroute to Johannesburg).   And Connor and Auntie watched from Bloomington!    Gotta love this technology.

Mark feels like a cold may be coming his way....so taking it easy today.   I went for a walk - it is sooo pretty out!

Haven't done much cooking lately....had spaghetti tonight - really hit the spot after all the eating out!