Hell Freezes Over!

Congrats Red Sox Faithful!

State Championship Qualifiers

Pictured above is Coach McGrew and the Lady Mustang golf team. AJ, (fourth from the left) and the girls are having a great season. They finished the regular season 11-0, Won the District Championship Tournament and just qualified today for the Florida State Tournament next week by finishing up as their regional runner up. Good luck girls next week at the PGA village in Port St. Lucie.

President Bush in Fort Myers!

Airforce One Landing

The President & Mrs. Bush as well as the Governor of the Great State of Florida, Jeb Bush

President Bush touching down on the outfield grass at the Red Sox spring training ballpark in Fort Myers! What a great day we had. Three generations of us piled in the car at 6:00 this a.m. and headed off the see the president. The rally was extremely motivating and moving. President Bush delivered a great and impassioned message. He spoke from the heart and to the heart. Although I was one of 12,000, I felt as if he was, at times, speaking directly to me. At the same time, I felt sure that he could sense the support each one of us sent his way. I hope and pray that this man wins next week.

District Champs!

Nice Job AJ, Good luck in the regional tournament next week!

Fever Gone

That fever thing that I was all worried about turned out to be a one day thing. Thanks for the cure Win. Not sure if the sure fire cure did the trick but I do feel at ease again. Thankfully the fever only lasted a day this year. I wonder how the DRays will do next year. Maybe fourth, maybe third. It just doesn't matter. One thing that I do know is that they will not get my hopes up only to dash them once again. Nice. Luv the DRays!

AJ Ripping one down the fairway at the Junior Champions Tour Tournament

Rainy Monday

What a thoroughly strange thing happened today. We had a rainy Monday. Made for a long dreary day for us worker bees. Fortunately we will regroup our psyches with a string of 80 degree sunny days. Maybe a little golf next weekend or perhaps sailing on the sunfish. Pleasant thoughts to get through this rainy day.

Fever

What a difficult time it is these days for transplanted Mainers living in the sunny south. Each Sunday is anxiously anticipated with thoughts of a resurgent Bucs effort. About 4:00 like clockwork we are left to ponder and shuffle off to another work week with hopes and dreams dashed. Do we need to get out the bag heads as our team stumbles to 0-4? Mercifully the DRays are off golfing somewhere. Yeah out of the cellar woo hoo. 70 wins woo hoo. As I lay on the couch Bren notices I am breaking out in a sweat. Could it be...............? I am trying to fight it but the pull is just getting to be too great. Bren has seen this all before and I always deny it and fight it off but the pull is so great. Still sweating I will fight the onset of this desease as best as I humbly can. But it is becoming all to apparent that I am showing classic signs of SOX FEVER! I will continue the fight but perhaps I will tire and give into the sweet temptation.

A Few New Shingles On The Roof

Had a little post hurricane season chore this past weekend. Over the past few weeks we lost a few shingles to mother nature. I have not done roof repair before but figured that you probably don't have to be a rocket scientist to do this. I managed to find some shingles to match the existing ones and with some trepidation, headed up the ladder. Once I was on the roof I realized where the rocket scientist part came in. The rocket scientist probably would have sent someone else up on the roof to risk life and limb for a few shingles. To my amazement the roof was slippery and seemingly steep. I could not stand for fear of sliding off. I ended up sliding around on my rump which created enough surface area and friction to keep me on the roof. Once the job was completed and I was back down on the ground I had a great sense of satisfaction as I reviewed my work from the road. After this chore Bren and I headed to the beach to enjoy some relaxation and a swim. As we looked out on the tranquil gulf we could only count our blessings as the storms had passed by our house on the North, South, East and West.