More on Carol's birthday

We were able to surprise Carol with a little party given by Marilyn and Gus Lopes. I was going to get Carol to go over to their house and surprise her there .... but .... their air conditioning went on the fritz. So Marilyn brought all the stuff to our house and we had our surprise here. The surprise to Carol was apparently complete as it brought her to tears when she realized what was going on.

Here is the crew. Angie, Gail, Gus, Carol, terry, Marilyn and Mazie. I am behind the camera!

Marilyn brought enough food to feed plenty more than we had attending. She even did a cake and Carol got to make a wish and blow out the candles after a rendition of Happy Birthday.

Both Carol and I appreciate such great friends as Gus and Marilyn.

Carol's birthday

Today is Carol's birthday but earlier in the week her sister Gail brought over a cupcake birthday cake. It was so cute I took a picture of it. It still looks good even though there were 4 pieces cut from it.

Today, after she went out on the carport, she  came back in to tell me she saw something that looked thin and shiny by the garbage can. She thought it might be a snake skin but when was not going to investigate!! I went out later and sure enough, it was a snake skin. Here is a picture of it. That is a 2 foot ruler beside it!! So we have a good sized snake roaming around our neighborhood. That is no surprise in Florida!!

Birthday for Jim

Yes, August 1 was Jim's 76 birthday. The calendar may tell me I am 76 and my body may tell me that I am 76 but my mind still thinks I am only about 45!!!

We went out to the Outback Steakhouse for dinner with our friends Gus and Marilyn to celebrate the occasion. It had been a long time since we  had been to an Outback and I overate to the point I really felt  uncomfortable. But it was hard to stay away from things like the Blooming Onion, the bread, a lettuce wedge salad with bleu cheese dressing and an Outback steak. Then when I felt really stuffed they brought an ice cream sundae for my birthday!!!

At least Lori and Dawn sent me a sensible gift. Here is a picture of it with me ready to eat it.

The fruit was really good too!!