FIRST DAY WITH MY BOYS IN THE VILLAGES

 Well, it's noon and the boys are getting out of bed. Getting home at 3:30am from the airport made us all sleep in. :-) Grandpa made them egg, cheese, and bacon sandwiches.  Yummy they ate it all!! Showered and ready for a golf cart ride to the grocery store, and to get guest passes for the pools and recreation centers.

Drove the golf carts to Brownwood Publix and shopped for some of the boys' favorite foods :-) .  Now for a surprise stop at Dunkin Doughnuts.  We parked and went in to check out the selection of delicious doughnuts.  The boys (Brody & Archer) picked out the doughnut with the chocolate frosting and sprinkles.  Marlon, Joshua, and I had a bagel and cream cheese.

The skies are getting dark and the wind has picked up. 

Well, it's raining outside, and it's time for some indoor activities. The boys have to paint by numbers and are going to paint pictures to take home to their mother.

We are basically waiting on the paint to dry and Brody wants to take a nap.  Archer wants to take a golf cart ride.  I took him to see my friend Mickey first.  She thought he was a cutie pie.  Once back in the cart I let Archer sit on my lap and drive the golf cart.  He did very good at steering and the gas pedal.  On our way to another friend's house Mary.  We stopped and knocked on her door.  She invited us in and we chatted a little bit.  We are now back at the house and it's time to start thinking about what's for dinner.  Marlon is making burgers on the grill, corn on the cob, and french fries.  After dinner, we all got in the golf carts and took a ride to Brownwood and a dance band was playing.  We stopped and listened to some music and I learned how to do the salsa dance. 

My Boys

Now we are back in the cart and hunting for some alligators. It is a long cart ride to the new area of The Villages called Fenny.  I am so enjoying this time with my boys.  We found not one gator tonight but we will look again tomorrow.  

It is dark outside and we drove home from Fenny in the dark.  I'm exhausted from yesterday and today.  I have a book of short stories I'm going to read the boys for bedtime.  The boys had a small bowl of ice cream.  Guess Brody doesn't like icecream but Archer does:-)  I thought all kids liked cookies and cream ice cream!!

Ladies Trip to North Redington Beach Florida

Mickey and I decided to do a ladies trip to North Redington Beach Florida.  We spent 3 days and 2 nights.  Our hotel accommodations had a ocean view and balcony.  While there we rented a cabana and spent some time relaxing in the sun.  Went on excursions to find some Thrift Stores and local cuisine.  We found both so lucky us.  Before we left to head home we went to Honeymoon Island and Caladisia Island.  Happy I now have seen more of Florida.

 

Lady And The Tramp Filming in Savannah GA

Walking towards the area that is filming "Lady and The Tramp".  The streets are covered with dirt and sand.  Old antique cars and trucks are covered up sitting along the streets.  The crew is busy setting up props and lighting, this street is hustling with lots of activity.

Mrs. Wilkes famous restaurant is located on Jones St. but this has not stopped the tourist from standing in line to eat lunch here. 

 

 The crew is filming a remake of Lady And The Tramp.

 Dog Pound truck is covered for now but will be in action soon as they start the filming in this area.

 Architecture on Jones St.

Fort Pulaski

Fort Pulaski is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island.

Fort Pulaski: Was named after Casimir Pulaski, a Revolutionary War soldier under George Washington’s command. 

 Upon graduation from West Point, Lt. Robert E. Lee, the future Confederate general, was in charge of designing the series of canals and earthworks that drained excess water from Cockspur Island, site of construction located slightly east of Savannah, Georgia. This step was necessary to provide an adequate foundation for fort construction. During the American Civil War, Lee inspected the site and noticed the dike system had worked as planned.

 A moat surrounds Fort Pulaski and a draw bridge is lowered to gain entry.

 Erected in 1893 to protect an underground chamber. Controls for electric mines were placed in the main channel of the Savannah River.   

This room is kept locked as it contains a large and dangerous electric transformer. 

 Tunnels underground the hexagon that faces east included a demilune, moat, two powder magazines.  The area was about the size of a football field.

 Inside the underground demilune, we toured through the tunnels.  Can't be claustrophobic or this would not be a good place to tour.

 The door to the inside of Fort Pulaski.