First order of business after returning home was getting a new roof. Our old roof should have lasted us a few more years, but there was a really bad leak on our back porch which was causing a great deal of unnecessary stress. Bubba asked one roofer to give us an estimate for repairs and he did not even want to attempt it. We then decided to go ahead and get the whole thing replaced. We dealt with a contractor who showed up early for his appointment, called back when he said he would and started the job on the day he said. His crew came in and took off two layers of shingles, repaired a number of rotten places that we didn't know about and put a composition roof on our back porch. The whole thing was done in one day. He had a big crew and we had trucks parked in front and in back of our house. They finished up just after dark and we now have a roof that should last longer than we do. Hallelujah!!
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| Cooking up stuff to go on porch roof |
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| 3 of the 20 roofers |
Amy called and she had decided to come here via Baton Rouge. Her friend, Samantha, had invited them to come for her daughter Grace's birthday party. Grace was Amelia's best friend when they lived in Baton Rouge. They accepted the invitation and planned to surprise Grace with Amelia's attendance.
Then I learned that Amy wanted to drive at least as far as Mobile on Friday the day before they were to be in BR. (Sounded good to me.) Then I heard that Amelia was in a play at the Fine Arts Camp she had been attending that week and the play didn't start until 3:00. Amy said, "We'll be packed and ready to leave right after the play. You know it doesn't get dark until late anyway." So....I tried not to worry, but when it was really dark I called Amy to see if they were in for the night and they were going to be on the road another 45 minutes before they reached their motel. I prayed and prayed. (Bubba said he prayed too.) I even texted Judy and asked her to pray. I was really worried, but finally they arrived and were safe in their room for the night.
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| I think these are the cutest pictures! What a great surprise for Grace! |
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| Amelia was also reunited with Sophia this weekend! |
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| Amy said that they were in the pool from 9:00 - 5:00 on Sunday. |
Their weekend with old friends was great. I'm truly glad they made that trip. They arrived here Monday evening in time for supper (Fried Chicken).
Tuesday we proceeded to St. George Island and Bubba set us up and left. We were on our own. We got on our bathing suits and went to the beach. Conditions were perfect for swimming and Amelia stayed under the water as much as she stayed on top. There were a lot of little fish bumping against our legs but eventually we all got used to that and quit jumping every time it happened. After the beach we all showered (sort of) outside the camper and went across the bridge to the dollar store in East Point where we rented some Red Box movies for Amelia to watch. Our plan was to eat at the Blue Parrot on SGI, but the line waiting was daunting and we decided to go with pizza at BJ's and return to Blue Parrot for a late lunch another day.
I fixed chocolate chip pancakes and bacon on Wednesday morning. Then we set out to spend the whole day at the beach and were going to grill hot dogs and make s'mores for supper. It was another beautiful day, but we soon developed problems with our umbrella. In fact, it turned inside out and died. We went back into "town" where I bought another umbrella which blew over and Amy had to chase it down the beach. So we spent the majority of our time in the water with Amelia. I got too much sun and Amy was a little red, but Amelia, who already has a beautiful tan, was coated in sunscreen and did not have a pink spot on her.
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| Amy and Amelia - beautiful day! |
The hot dogs turned out great. I think I even impressed Amy (and myself) with my grilling ability. Our s'mores had to be done in the microwave since it started raining about the time I took up the hot dogs.
Later that evening we took flashlights and went down to the beach. Amy thought Amelia would enjoy seeing the crabs scooting across the beach at night. Boy she was wrong about that! Amelia, who is always so brave about things, began shrieking and crying to leave. She was so afraid that a crab was going to get on her foot.
Thursday began with rain and it stayed that way all day. We went to Apalachicola to look around in the various little stores there. I was surprised at the number of people. I guess that is all there is to do when the weather is not good enough to go to the beach. We made it back to SGI in time to have a late lunch at the Blue Parrot. We ate out back on the deck and it was very pleasant. The food was delicious. Amy got fried grouper fingers and I got fried popcorn shrimp. Amelia, of course, got a grilled cheese.
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| Watching a movie and drinking her morning hot chocolate |
Just before dark Amy talked Amelia into going for a walk on the beach with her. I stayed behind and spent my time sweeping out all the sand that had accumulated in the trailer.
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| Our special girls! |
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| Thankfully, it was too early for crabs! |
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| I don't remember taking this picture, but I like it. |
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| Amelia's signature on Bubba's Father's Day Card |
Amelia: "Nana, I have a Goosebumps book."
Nana: "You do?"
Amelia: "Yes, I read the first chapter. It was real creepy. Can you believe my mom lets me buy stuff like that!?"
She is the funniest kid I've ever known! Love her bunches!
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