Thursday, January 16, 2014

Happy New Year from SIT!


December 28, 2013 – January 14,2014

Where’s Waldo these days? Well I don’t know about Waldo but I can tell you about SIT.

We arrived at our friends’ place on Friday afternoon. John and Mary Ann live near the town of Milton in the Florida panhandle. They refer to their winter getaway as the “Swamp.”


The weather has still not developed to the warmth that we were hoping for but that’s alright since John decided he needed to make some charcoal. I volunteered to be the official charcoal monitor since he had to go do some things. He gave me the basic Charcoal Making Class for Beginners and I was set.
Getting Ready to Tutor Tory

Conferencing

 

On Watch

The Art of Charcoal Making
 
I had to take my job seriously since I was going to be graded on the outcome. I didn’t mind since it allowed me to stay warm beside the fire.

We spent a few days with John and Mary Ann before we headed to the airport to head back to the west for Dustin’s wedding. Dustin is Steve’s sisters’ oldest child and decided to get married in January in Tigard.
Dustin and Traci
Izzy would have to stay behind but I am pretty sure she isn’t pouting since she gets to hang out with Lily and Smokey and some neighborhood friends. She also can go running and swimming.
Izzy and Lily

Izzy and Smokey

 
It was good to be back and get a chance to catch up with friends and family. I was even able to celebrate one of my best friends’ retirement (Debbie) with her husband (Greg), and daughter-in-law (Megan) We had a great time and great dinner.

We are looking forward to spending a couple more weeks with John and Mary Ann and then will wander around Florida for the rest of the winter. Before we hit the road again we will get the Szymoniak Swamp Tour which Izzy will be able to go on (since she couldn’t go on the last one). She does love boats!
Our Digs
We will also get some fishing in and golfing if the weather decides to help us out. I still can’t complain one bit though as we’re not shoveling snow or dealing with ice like so many others have been.

We hope your new year has started off with great health and you are able to take an adventure yourselves. If not we will try and entertain you throughout the year! More to come!!

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