3/9/17...Sad day today because Norman passed away. Sure will miss this special and loved dog! Spent most of the day in our swim suits at the beach and around the pool. Very nice day in the 80's

So sad today!  Kimmy, Jared and the boy's great dog Norman passed away.  I saw the text in the morning and cried.  Loved this dog.  He was one of the best ever!  Praying for my sweet family!

Kenzie and Norman 

My morning walk photo

Walked by this tree house

Morning oatmeal with fresh strawberries, nuts, and raisins in it

Breakfast time in our beach house!

Beautiful day on the beach

Handsome Billy

Joel relaxing on the beach

Bill and I under our sportsbrella! Sure glad we have it!

We watched a dolphin in the gulf by our beech house.  It's pretty close to the people that are in the water.

There's a dolphin in these two beach pictures, but just a tiny bit of it shows.  It's in the middle of this picture.

Gayla and Wes enjoying the pool

So happy Joel can enjoy the pool.

Joel and his two therapists, Wes and Bill

Took this nice picture of Joel from the other side of the pool

Bill in his shirt he says the girls and I got him over 20 years ago!  Looks like one he would pick out, not us.  I don't really remember who got it, just remember the shirt.

This is the back of it.  My Billy Baby!!!

He wanted me to take one of him standing so his sweet daughters could read it better!

Wes and Bill decided to raise the glass on our table by using suction cup handles and putting little pieces of plastic under by the edge.  Now when we play cards, our cards won't catch on the edge.  It was Wes's idea, Bill is his engineer and I thought of the plastic from some chairs outside that are wearing out.  The plastic is the size they need on the edge.  

Other end

They blew the leaves away around the pool today

The other side of the beach house

Tonight's sunset

Today, we hung out at the beach and the pool the whole day.  We set up our Sports Brellas and took our chairs and the other stuff we needed.  What a beautiful day it was.  We even saw a dolphin jumping out in the water by us.  We put our feet in the water, but it was pretty cold so we didn't swim.  We came back to our pool and swam here.  Soooooo nice!  Thought about Kimmy and family all day and prayed for them lots.  We went back to the beach and sat there for a while and then brought our stuff back.  Two girls were laying in their hammock at the park area when we came by.  I talked to them a few minutes and told them I should have brought mine with me.  Lots of good trees to hang it from.  I will put it on my list for the next time we come. The guys grilled chicken on the grill (Bill grilled his and mine longer till it was how we like it! Yum)  I made baked potatoes and Gayla made a salad. We also had watermelon that I had cut up earlier.  It was a great meal with great friends.  We went over and just sat on a picnic table by the beach to watch the sunset tonight.  We could still hear the music great from where we were.  We came back and watched the movie, "Do You Believe" and had carmel corn that Wes had got from the Red Barn.

3/8/17....Went to Turner's Donuts, then to the Red Barn..

We picked up huge donuts at Turner's and took them to the Red Barn and had them with coffee there. Ronny joined us as he was in town getting something to fix his motorhome

This is our starting point at the Red Barn.  This place is huge with lots of good deals.  I picked out a genuine leather small purse for the motorcycle, a carrier for my phone when I walk, and a necklace chain for Bill to give me for my birthday!

Gayla enjoying the pool

Me relaxing in the shade.  Wes and Gayla across on the other side relaxing.

Bill, Joel, Gayla and Wes at Anna Maria Island Cafe next door to us.  We had their fish dinner!

Gayla took this picture and didn't realize the girls were photo bombing us.  I laughed when I looked at her pictures.  Silly Girls!

Me and Bill in our Retake.  Sure do love this sweetie the Lord blessed me with!

It was a beautiful sunset tonight

Gorgeous

Love how the clouds made lines over the sun

Sure goes fast after it gets this low

Got up and read my Bible out by the pool and listened to worship music.  Had our morning coffee
and then we went to Turner Donuts to pick up yummy big donuts.  I could only eat one, but Bill had two.  Ronnie met us there and he had French Toast instead of a donut.  Bill and I walked around together and Wes, Gayla and Joel went together.  Bill got some sunglasses and I did too, plus the stuff I picked out for my birthday.   We met up later and got fresh vegetables at the Red Barn Market outdoors.  We also went to Cocana Beach and walked around looking at what all the vendors had for sale.  We didn't buy anything except some dip mix. One guy was selling it.  He was nice and even gave me a second cup of pretzels to try the dips he had out.  The ones I tried were delicious.  After Bill had sampled a few of them, he mentioned there was cream cheese and sour cream mixed with the dip mixes.  Bill was done after that and asked me if I had a mint.  I didn't but Gayla had gum so he was happy. We came back and I had a sandwich.  Bill was still full from the donuts so he didn't eat.  We swam a couple of times and laid by the pool.  Met some nice people staying here and talked to them for a while.  Later went for a fish dinner next door and listened to the music.  They had seven people playing instruments tonight.  One lady could really play the coronet well.  The sunset was beautiful.  We came back and played 3-13 and Horsecollar.  It was my night as I won both games.  Watched some TV and visited.

3/7/17....They turned the heat up on the pool so it was much warmer today...Went for a swim, relaxed in the sun, went shopping and went touring the island

This morning I walked the opposite direction.  Sun is rising through the trees

Snowman made of blown insulation in the Laundromat.  

Gayla made biscuits and I cut up strawberries for strawberry shortcake

I almost sat on this little critter today.  Just a baby!

Nice to go for a swim today.  So warm out here and the water was great

This is the kind of dog we saw here.  I didn't have my camera on me because I just got out of the pool so didn't take a picture of the one here

Bill and Joel thumb wrestling

Wes and Gayla eating their ice cream at Sweetberries. Love that place!
I had chocolate ice cream, bananas, pineapple, strawberries and macadamia nuts.  Delicious!

Bill and I relaxing by the pool

Listening to Oldies next door

The beach in front of us

Joel, Gayla, Wes and Bill

 Beautiful sunset

 Bill and Wes by the gas fire pit waiting for strawberry shortcake to be served

                                              Strawberry shortcake delivered by Gayla

                                     Here's the other two shortcakes and two happy boys!

                                          Our view when we look up around the fire pit

Picture didn't turn out good but it's Joel with Charlotte the Cottondog as we call her and his owner.

We got up and I made scrambled eggs plain for Bill and Gayla and made cheese with ham scrambled eggs for Wes, Joel and I.  They guys made bacon on the grill and it was delicious.  We were all very full after eating all that.  Gayla and I went to the laundromat and she did a couple of loads of laundry. It is all remodeled and very nice now and the new owner is from Michigan and was helpful and friendly.  That' where the snowman was...in a little side room with a laundry service.  We came home and laid by the pool and then went for a swim.  They turned up the temperature of the water and it was very nice.  Nice and warm day too.  The couple with Charlotte the Cotton dog came to visit by th pool.  The dog is so cute.  Gayla made biscuits for strawberry shortcake and I cut up the strawberries.  After that, we made sandwiches for lunch and then went shopping at Bells and found a couple of things.  We went to Sweet Berries after that for a concrete.  I had chocolate ice cream with bananas, pineapple, strawberries and macadamia nuts in it.  Bill had vanilla with snickers in it.  So yummy.  We went on a tour of the island too.  The houses we went by were huge and beautiful with beautiful landscaping.  Came back and relaxed by the pool for a while again.  We walked next door and listened to oldies and watched the beautiful sunset.  Came back and sat around the gas fire pit and had strawberry shortcake.  It was delicious.  The couple with the dog came and let Joel pet the dog. Joel was very happy.