Thursday and Friday

Well Thursday was a wet one with some much needed rain; so much so that I parked the bike and took the truck to the Rec. After my quiet time and usual breakfast I got in 2 plus hours of hard pickle ball play Thursday and Friday. Friday was a little different as I played the last hour of badminton. What a work out that is. Anyhow back to Thursday evening; Nancy and I drove over Riverview(south of Tampa) to Jill's folks house for dinner and domino's. Most all of Jill's family was there as well as some other close church friends and of course Annsley. She was having a grand time with all the Christmas decorations and attention.

Susan and Brian have a beautiful home and set a variety of dishes to satisfy one hunger. We all brought a few choice morsels as we kinda grazed through the evening. This was our 3rd annual domino's get together, however we missed last years as we were fighting some kind of a bug. We brought out the double 18 and managed to get 3 rounds in(18-15) before calling it a night at nearly 10 PM. By the time we exchanged gifts and said good-by's it was nearly midnight before we got home. We had a great time and thoroughly enjoy our in-laws and of course Annsley.

Friday afternoon brought a sudden drop in temperature with a steady breeze that made it feel colder than it actually was. By evening and nightfall it was downright cold(no freezing). We hooked up with our neighbors,Dan and Carol and went to their house for spaghetti. Nancy made a fresh garden salad with; lettuce, kale, mustard greens, beet greens, spinach and basil from my garden plus other stuff. We played domino's(double 12's) and I was back to my old form of smoking the field with a solid win after the 7th round. We then played 2 games of "oh hell" a card game and Dan smoked us in both games, so it was a boys night of victories. It was nearly 11 PM before headed out.

Saturday morning was quite unusual for us as we slept in until after 8:30 AM. Wow that doesn't happen often here in Florida; but in the mountains that was a frequent occurrence.

I finished the new Nickolas Sparks book"The Lucky One" yesterday evening. Again its a tear jerker but a good read. Well, will close for now and I apologize to those who read my daily ramblings for being a little lax the past couple of days. Today we are meeting the Ross Family at the Botanical Gardens (Ava's parents) for Christmas pictures then a few stops after that and a quiet evening at home. Later