Memorial Day Weekend

To all the Veterans that I know (and those I don't), I celebrate you!

I haven't figured out where to put a flag up on the new house yet, so I put these flags out:

And today, miracles of miracles, our door arrived at Home Depot.  Amy and I went to get it and she was positive that it would fly out of the car ~ if we got hit from the rear.  It was sticking out the window, but we had no problem.  I asked her to take a picture and this is what she got:

And yes, I am wearing my Army t-shirt!

The plant in the back is a white mandevilla that we had to get and I planted it in the spot next to the tomatoes.  Of course I have to go back to Home Depot and get some mulch and another piece of fence.  The fence is to keep the dogs from stepping on it. 

When do they step on it?  Well, there is a black lab mix named Bingo who periodically gets away from his owners and he comes over here and runs along the fence line so of course, Bennett and Melanie follow him, in our yard.  Bennett mangled the new butterfly bush before I fenced that off.
 

Some of the family is at the beach ~

 

Lookin' good!

Amy was looking around for the a/c vents so the filters could be changed and she couldn't find them.  We ran into our neighbors while walking the dogs and asked them, since the same builder built these houses.  Chris explained where his were, and his wife, Amy, said that she would send him over to our house to help us! 

We  did not need his help, Amy found them - one is in Mom's room in the wall, mine upstairs is in the ceiling!  And there is another downstairs in the living room behind the television.  And, they are two different sizes!  No rhyme or reason.

I have been doing the driving around Durham and have found my way around and have discovered easier ways to get to places.  The iphone map doesn't always do that, so I am happy to say that I use a map for a general bird's eye view, the iphone for new places and will just drive and use trial and error.  Durham is not that big.

On the mom front, the craziness has calmed, which is good.  She also changed from her US Family Healthcare to Tricare for Life, since she has moved permanently to Durham.  There was some confusion because when she made the calls, she neglected to remember that US Family Healthcare asked her to submit the request in writing.  I fixed that after some strange calls and back tracking.  I know, I know ~ I have to take control.  You try that!

Where ever you are.... I hope you have a most wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
Love, Leslie