Soooo proud of Brady who was named the MVP of the Lutheran Classic Basketball Tournament this weekend in Hickory. Brady is usually the shortest player on the court - he's small but mighty and so enjoy watching him play basketball (or on the soccer field). He gives his all and puts his heart in the game! A bit of background (from braggy Grandma), a few weeks ago Brady got his thumb caught in the car door - OUCH!!!! Its been very sore, nail finally fell off and then really hurt!!! When we saw him play Thursday night he just wasn't up to his usual game. And on top of that, the day before had braces put on, so mouth was very sore. However, Friday night and Saturday, he came roaring back in true "Brady form" and scored some 3 pointers and 19 points on Saturday
afternoon
MVP
Whew, this S L O W pace at Okeechobee sure picked up since Wednesday - off to NC, then to Stuart and next few days more fun with friends from back home!
Saturday - Left the hotel at 8:15 and off to all-day rendezvous of PDQ owners at Marina Cay. It was a gorgeous day with lots of people. So fun to see Charlotte and Doug who drove up from Marathon. Also Mark and Muffie who we meet last spring in Annapolis. And many others we've met over the years plus new faces who just recently purchased a PDQ.. They came from all over the country but a big majority are wintering in Florida.
Coffee and donuts, then seminars on "Whats New in the Bahamas" and "Maintenance Issues", Nice lunch in the warm sunshine (sub sandwich, chips and cookie). Afternoon session was "Getting the most out of your I-pad and apps". Then the ladies broke away from the guys and we had a session on where our travels have taken us and favorite spots, sharing ideas of things we've done to our boats and then toured one of the PDQ's (always fun to go aboard someone elses boat)! The guys covered "Techniques to make your PDQ more efficient" and "Whats new in the world of electronics." Then it was cocktail time followed by delicious Italian dinner and excellent desserts. It was after 8 when we returned to Flo....we are TIRED!
Hats off to Connor whose hockey team won today 7-1 with Connor scoring 4 goals.....way to go....
Sunday - Rainy during the night and ended around 8. Very windy. We picked Diana and Tom up at 9:15 and off to 10:00 Mass at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus in Buckhead Ridge. Another very neat experience with a friendly priest and congregation. As we were coming into church, an elderly lady gave everyone a big hug......then Father wished all those having birthdays or anniversaries this week happy wishes and we sang "Happy Birthday" and then he passed out small bouquets of flowers to several of the ladies. Father complimented the beautiful singing during Mass.....well, he was specifically talking about Diana who has thee most beautiful voice. Father thanked her again as we left Mass. Ya gotta love these small town parishes!
Congrats to Liam and his hockey team winning 13-4 and Liam getting a hat trick!
Happy boy....
A great weekend for our 3 junior high grandsons!!!
Off to Publix after Mass and we all stocked up. Brought Tom and Diana back home, we unpacked our perishables and off to St. Cloud (95 miles) to meet Patty and Doug, friends since 1972. They live in The Villages - what fun yakking away at Crabby Bill's on the water (excellent food). Had so many laughs and had not seen them since December, 2017 when we were both watching our grandsons practice hockey in Bloomington.
Doug and Patty
The 4 of us....
I drove back to Okeechobee - still very windy. Have a great week!
Saturday, Maeve woke up from her nap, wandered into Luke's room, plopped down on his bean bag and fell back asleep! You can never get too much sleep!!
