Saturday, January 12, 2019
We are in Pensacola Beach, Florida. This is our view out our back window of Pensacola Bay:
It’s a bit windy and a little cool (59 degrees) to take advantage of the beach today, but we are enjoying the view. We haven’t seen any wildlife except a few sea gulls and pelicans.
I came down with a cold which turned into bronchitis when we returned from Disney, so I spent most of our time in Plano resting and sleeping. Steve and Maria had lots of fun playing and engaged in one of their favorite Christmas pastimes, building a gingerbread house.
Maria turned 6 on January 4 and is in kindergarten at the local school this year. She’s beginning to read and practices math and spelling every day. She really enjoys the Dr. Seuss books and we all enjoy reading with and to her.
Her brother, Frankie, 8 months, loves to smile and chatter away. I predict he’ll be a terror once he starts walking and talking!
We enjoyed our visit and hated to say goodbye, but we had to head to Florida so that we could be there when Natasha, Olga, Maria and Frankie arrived for Natasha’s veterinary conference in mid January. While Natasha’s at the conference, the rest of us will be enjoying Disney World.
We’ll be in Florida for quite awhile. Natasha’s family will be back at Disney in mid February for the NBA All-Star Break. Natasha’s husband, Mike, works with the Dallas Mavericks and that is his only time off during the season. We turned him into a Disney fan, so that’s where he wants to go on his break.
Steve’s Uncle Eep, who lives in the Villages, turns 90 March 1 and his kids and their cousins have turned the occasion into a reunion. All of Eep’s kids and most of his nieces and nephews are gathering for the event.
We have a lot of family and friends in Florida and we’re still trying to figure out where we’ll be when.
But for right now, I’m enjoying where we are.
Deb
