Second "Wave" Coming Tomorrow Night

We picked up Lisa and Taylor in Orlando last Tuesday. This was a working week for Lisa but I managed to get her away for a pedicure on Wednesday and lunch on Thursday. Taylor loves traveling around by golf car. I've taken him with me on lots of errands. He thought it especially cool when I pulled up to the bank ATM which was perfect height for the cart. I've taken him golfing several times after 7 when it doesn't cost anything. Last night we got a little wet as it rained but no lightning. Taylor thought it was great and a few times "slid" to his next shot.

Arne did quite a few things with Taylor last week...chipping & putting, movie, billiards and fishing. While fishing, Taylor was after an eight foot gator. As he threw out his line, the gator would swim toward the bobber. I wish Arne had had the camera. Taylor asked a stranger to be his bodyguard while standing near the water. Tomorrow, Arne is taking Taylor to the Air gun Range for shooting practice.

I rented a 4-seater golf cart for a week. The four of us rode it to Spanish Springs Saturday evening, about a 5-6 mile ride. Sunday, Lisa drove Taylor and I around the southern part of The Villages, probably another 7-8 miles.

Sunday morning, Aaron 2 stopped in. He flew in Saturday night and his aunt picked him up. He is spending a few days with them and his other grandparents before joining us on Wednesday.

Tomorrow night, Aaron 1 (Moondog), Nick and Dan arrive around 11 PM. They have to change planes in Houston and I have visions of Aaron getting off the plane and refusing to get on the next leg, saying instead that he will take the bus back to Phoenix. He hates to fly.

Squirrel Stole from My Golf Bag

While playing golf this afternoon with our neighborhood group, I spotted a squirrel with a bag of nuts. Since I had brought some nuts with me in a snack bag, I assumed they were mine and stomped toward the squirrel. The squirrel proceeded to pick up the bag in its teeth and carry it off so I just let it go. Thinking it had gotten away with my "fresh" nuts, I discovered that the squirrel had actually chewed the zipper on my golf bag and taken a bag of old "stale" nuts from my bag. Now, the pocket in which I keep my golf balls, and snacks, will no longer close as a tooth is missing from the zipper. :-( The good news for the day is that I hit my ball less than 2 feet from the hole on a par 3 and won $10 for the effort, which, by the way, was a well hit ball. :-) I was told that it was a monkey squirrel but I believe it was actually a fox squirrel, which is in the picture taken from the Internet. This looks like "my" squirrel.

Happy Fourth of July!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Independence Day. We had wonderful patriotic music at church this morning performed by the barbershop choir. This evening we went to the Town Square and ate pasta at Red Sauce. They had $7 meals until 6 PM. It included a salad and half their usual entree. We were both stuffed and wondered how anyone could eat the full entree. We then went home and watched the various Fourth of July celebrations. While my favorite was Boston Pops with Toby Keith, I've added a Fourth of July in Washington, D.C. to my bucket list.

Last night, Arne and I went to a concert at Temple Shalom. The performer was 18-year-old Adam Swanson from Shenandoah, Iowa. He just won the World Champion Old Time Piano Player award in Peoria, Illinois, for the third year in a row. He was phenomenal! His fingers moved amazingly fast over that keyboard. Check him out http://www.adamgswanson.com/Adam_Swanson/Home.html. I took my first piano lesson a week ago and experienced difficulty with the G7 chord. This gave me a true appreciation for his talent.