I Have a New Phone

On December 23, my phone died.  So we had to spend Christmas with no pictures.  Drat.  Amy looked at all the options and we went and got new phones yesterday.  

Turns out my phone had not died, but BOTH power cords that I used had died.  Isn't that weird?  But both batteries were shot so this was a good thing.

We both got iphone 8's.  Carole says her iphone 4 is still going strong.  Hmmmm.

Our new phones have the cordless charges, which are very cool. 

The phone guy got my old phone powered up so I could take it home and back it up before I return it to the store.  And Amy said "I am amazed at how much you do not know about your phone."  Which is probably true.  I like it for texting and photos and directions.  I don't use it for Google or anything else. 

And yes, I do have a copy of iphone for Dummies.


Amy and I had a wonderful Christmas ~ lots of cards and presents and some friends even dropped in to visit at our new house!!!!!!!!

I have to share this picture:

Drew embodies the spirit of Christmas!!!!!!

Lori and Snoopy, Jim, Leah with Jesse who is holding Leah's dog, Daphne ~ who LOVES Jesse, Maren and Carolyn

Surprisingly (?????), Amy got alot of Fireball.

Our first Christmas was fun in our new house ~ I am already planning on what to do next year, what to change and how I am going to spruce up after I put Christmas away.

Much love,
Leslie

Happy Christmas Eve!

Amy and I drove to the Tanger Outlets yesterday to meet Carolyn, Maren and Lori.  We did find a parking place (it was a mob scene) but we had fun.  The wind picked up because a front was coming thru ~ we went from 60 to 50 with a stiff wind.  Maren and I were sitting on a bench waiting.  Maren had the hood of her sweater up over her head and Amy and Lori thought I had met some old lady and was chatting with her until they saw it was Maren. What is wrong with that????

As we were chatting and watching the people try to find parking places, I said that someone was going to get shot and that I really did not be a witness and Maren said "Probably.  I just don't want to be colateral damage."  I guess that is a shopping wish.

 Sweet old Bennett would wear the Santa hat, but Loke and Melanie refused.  Coal for them.

I found these candies ~ Sissy always had these and I have looked for years to find them.  

And in honor of the holiday, when the dogs got me up this morning I truly forgot what I was doing and opened the back door and set off the alarm and of course could not find my keys and of course the alarm company asked what the code word was and OF COURSE I could not think of what it was.  Amy shouted down to me HER code word and the alarm went off.

I need to have a new plan in the morning.

And since I was up, I decided to make sugar cookies.  We are going to Lori's house for dinner and presents.  And hopefully I can get some pictures.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas Eve!!!

Much love,
Leslie

A Fence!!!!!!

Don't get me wrong, we have been doing fine without a fence.  I understand the HOA wanting to make sure we did not build a monsterous fence with broken glass on top (Amy's desire).  

But, last night, sweet Melanie who does have a sensitive tummy, wanted to go out 4 times after 9pm, 2 times after midnight!!!!  That means I have to get up, get dressed, turn off the alarm, get the leashes because ALL of them want to go out if Melanie is going out, get the flashlight...........

It does get old.

But, a light is shining in the darkness.  Behold, the fence is half done!!!!!

Which does make me happy.  We can get the dog door put in and everyone can go in and out and lie in the sun and whatever and be safe in our yard.  Love it.

Love,
Leslie

Old Photos.....LOL!!!

In the moving process, I found photos squirreled away in all kinds of places.  I did save the good ones ~ do we really need scenic ones of undescribable places?  Anyway, here are some that I really liked:

Keeping Carole in line??

Coffee, tea, or me??????

I think mom had taken some medication prior to this event.

I am not sure why I smile when I look at this photo....

Did I really try to match my outfit with Eddy's? 

I don't think a caption is necessary.

Were we channelling the Mod Squad??

This is from 1977 ~ OMG!

This just looks ominous.

Is this Dad happy to arrive in Miami or happy to be leaving?

Don't you like how Dad's tennis outfit is almost the same as his grass cutting outfit?

I am still laughing at these ~I hope you enjoy these as much as I did!!!

Love,
Leslie

Perchance.....A Fence???

In our new neighborhood, which I really like, there is a pretty strong HOA.  And in order to build a fence, you have to get your neighbors to sign off on your fence and then present it all to the architechural committee (7) members for approval.  

Here is the fence ~ as of yesterday, we have 6 of the 7 saying "yes".

Here are our "found" chairs refurbished!  Love them!!!

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They look fabulous with the sofa.

Nancy sent a box of random things ~ an early Christmas!!!!

Nancy sent these cards ~ looks just like Bennett!  Go Navy!!!!!!

Maren ~ LOVE the sweater!!!!!

We are still unpacking and moving things around.  My plan is to get the books out and put back on the shelves in Amy's office this week and work on the dining room.  And then we can start on hanging pictures.  I believe we are using a professional, fewer holes.

Time to get ready for work.  

Much love, 
Leslie