Friday, March 07, 2014
Second Time Around
Paracentesis. Again. Krissy and Sara - nice people. Dr. Schroeder this time. Nice man. Seemed to go faster this time - in at 8:45, home before 11 a.m. Ten pounds lighter now. A little shaky still, Recuperating at home with my best friend and companion and hand holder.
Thursday, March 06, 2014
Gym of the South
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| Our lovely fitness center across the street from our condo! So nice and so convenient! |
Big storm warnings this afternoon. The local media went crazy pointing out possible tornadoes and deluges. I want to make T shirts that say " I survived the Martin County Tornado Warning".
We had dinner with the Gillespies - spaghetti with meat sauce - a perennial favorite! Fun talking to
Dylan and Chip. The most fun for the Steiger branch was looking at pictures from the 60s which were on a disc that Archer sent to Dick. Many chuckles!
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| Sunset reflected in the pool |
Wednesday, March 05, 2014
Rug-apalooza
Gym
Lunch at home
Rug shopping with Laurie at Floors Direct - what a great place!
http://www.floorsdirectinc.com
They have all types of flooring displayed in an easy to explore setting. We took about an hour to choose our new living room rug - it wasn't easy! The rug is paid for and now we just have to wait for it to be bound and picked up. Laurie and Chip will pick it up to save paying for delivery. I think we did well. Poor Dick was bored out of his skull.
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| It will look something like this, only not quite. Is that perfectly clear? |
Made an appointment for my second paracentesis - it will be on Friday morning.
Dinner at home.
Tuesday, March 04, 2014
Those Who Stay.....
 |  Jon Horford |
March 4, 2014
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Site: Champaign, Ill. (State Farm Center)
Score: #12 Michigan 84, Illinois 53
Records: U-M (22-7, 14-3 Big Ten), Illinois (17-13, 6-11 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 8 -- vs. Indiana (Crisler Center), 6 p.m. [TV: ESPN]
Score: #12 Michigan 84, Illinois 53
Records: U-M (22-7, 14-3 Big Ten), Illinois (17-13, 6-11 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 8 -- vs. Indiana (Crisler Center), 6 p.m. [TV: ESPN]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Sophomore Nik Stauskas (Mississauga, Ontario/St. Mark's School [Mass.]) scored 24 points on 7-of-9 three-point shooting as the University of Michigan men's basketball team (No. 12 AP, No. 12 ESPN/USA Today) overwhelmed Illinois, 84-53, on Tuesday night (March 4) at the State Farm Center. The victory clinched the regular-season Big Ten title for the Wolverines, the first time they have won the conference outright since the 1985-86 season.
As a team, Michigan shot 16-of-23 (70 percent) from three, tying the team record for most made three-point field goals in a single game (U-M last did it against Houston Baptist on Dec. 7, 2013). Sophomore Caris LeVert (Pickerington, Ohio/Central) scored 15 points, and his classmate Glenn Robinson III (St. John, Ind./Lake Central) posted 13 points and five rebounds. Freshman Derrick Walton Jr. (Harper Woods, Mich./Chandler Park Academy) also filled the stat sheet, posting nine points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Lake O, Here We Go
 03/04/2014 | You found  Taz's Playground 2 | Visit Log | |
| Out for a drive today and grabbing a cache or four. Made the find, signed the log and replaced as found. TFTC | |||
| 03/04/2014 | You found Ortona High and Low | Visit Log | |
| This year we officially became Snowbirds by acquiring a condo in Palm City. We have found a cache in all of Michigan's 83 counties and decided we should find a cache in each of the 67 down here in our new winter home. Found the cache, signed the log, TNLN and replaced as found. This is our first Glades County find bringing our current total of counties to 13. We are somewhat Florida newbies and have still not learned that it is usually not wise to attempt a bushwhack to the cache. The bleeding has stopped but I think the burrs have the shorts headed for the trash. Made the find, signed the log TNLN and replaced as found. Blasted my way back to the cachemobile and began picking burrs off my pants. After a while, I just gave up and drove home in my skivvies. Thanks for the adventure. | |||
| 03/04/2014 | You found Big Water View | Visit Log | |
We have found caches in all 50 states and in all 83 counties of Michigan. Now that we are snowbirds with a home in Florida also, we have set as a goal to find caches in all the counties of Florida. This find made Hendry our 12th. Made the find in this beautiful spot which earned a favorite from us and signed the log as we watched a large boat come through the lock. After replacing the cache as we had found it, we went for lunch at the Tiki Bar. I learned that I am not a fan of Gator. I chewed up a few chunks and now I know better than to ever order it again. Now on to add Glades to our list. Thanks for bringing us here and adding to our fun on this beautiful day. (It was 33 below near our Michigan home yesterday morning)  | |||
| 03/04/2014 | You found 'Skirt'ish on Main | Visit Log | |
| We have been to the east and north sides of the lake many times so today we decided to take advantage of the warmth and sun and enjoy a drive around the south end. Who can pass up an easy smiley? TFTC | |||
| 03/04/2014 | You found  The Gulf States Challenge | Visit Log | |
| We spotted this cache description last week while logging some nearby finds. We qualify because we have found caches in the listed states. Our first Florida find was Mar 18 2004, Alabama, Dec 21 2007, Mississippi, March 6 2007, Louisiana and Texas both on October 14 2009, and Texas was October 14 2009. In fact we have found a cache and launched one of our coins in all 50 states. The last was Hawaii in October of 2012. We came down here today on a drive around the lake. We have found caches in all 83 counties in Michigan and our new goal is to make a find in each Florida county now that it is our second home. Thanks to the cords and the hint we knew right where to look, we've found many like that. However, this one blanked us. Even the micro maven and her magic mirror came up empty. I was ready to call a DNF but she was still not ready to quit. I reached in the obvious spots as far as I could with out success. I wandered over to the barbed wire fence to see if there was a stick I could use to reach in even farther when, what to my wondering eyes should appear but - - - The Cache!! In the bushes! So here's the quandary, should we sign the log and replace as found? Or, should we sign the log and place where the cords and hint tell us it belongs? We did the latter and if that was the wrong thing to do, we apologise to the cache owner. | |||
Monday, March 03, 2014
Monday, Monday
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| Monday Monday, can't trust that day, Monday Monday, sometimes it just turns out that way. |
Computer
Watch golfers - many many golfers today
Gym
Laundry
Rest
Library (it's closed on Mondays!)
Groceries
Put away groceries
Put away laundry
Read (The Rope by Nevada Barr ) - Not for the faint of heart!
Dick grills pork chops
Sunday, March 02, 2014
Invasive Species
Dick, Laurie and Dylan spent a large portion of the day back over in Jonathan Dickinson State Park. Dylan was working with a group removing invasive species from the park, while Dick and Laurie were catching up on some leftover caches from cacheapalooza. Some leftover caches - like maybe 14,000! Maybe not.
As mentioned before, Dick was able to find approximately 14,000 caches.
Well, OK, only 15! Quite an active day!
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| Dylan's hard working group |
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| Go Dylan! Show that species who's boss. |
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| Basswood Bend avoiding the rare, wicked and treacherous prickly pear! |
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| A little relaxation after all of that work! |
Well, OK, only 15! Quite an active day!
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