Back at Whidden's Marina

Well, we've been here before. Probably the best place on the Island.  Notice all the services, including TACKEL.

Hurray, the shrimp boat is in today! See Fred pointing to it.

Yup. The shrimp boat is docked.

If you go onto the dock to buy shrimp, there are many questions which have conveniently already been answered.

We are off to PJ's for a 6PM dinner to ring in the New Year!

Deja Vu all over again

Staybridge Suites, Chattanooga, Again

What a long day... semis strewn along I-65, it was closed down completely at one point, but for no discernible reason-- no rain, ice, no snow, hail, no sleet, just cold.

Well, at least we know what to expect here in Chattanooga. Fluffy, Tucker, Freddy, Sonny, Laura, Brady, Jamie, and Mick and I have all stayed here in the last many, many, many years.

Even on his last legs, Tucker would strut into this place, knowing that he was on an adventure.

Freddy flies down the hall to the room (somehow we always get the same one) tail up and flicking back and forth. He knows he's da man!! This is HIS turf.

Well, let's hope tomorrow is a better driving day. We hope to get all the way to Boca...sigh....it should be 70ish.

Golf carts, water, sand, and sun. Maybe a little Sudoku.

And hopefully no disastrous puppy zooms.

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Though the knees are swollen
Keep them Doggies Rollin'
Rawhide!
Through rain and  wind and weather
Hell Bent for leather

Move 'em on! Head 'em up!
Move 'em up! Head 'em on!
Move 'em on! Head 'em up!
Rawhide!

Don't try to understand 'em
Just rope 'em, throw and brand 'em
Soon we'll be livin' high and wide

But first we must pack.....

Twas a Christmas Miracle

Fred managed to get on the furniture AND  his dad

and the ottoman

He got to play with another dog (Princess Chuchi) for the first time since the knee blowout

Diana finally got warm

Jamie got happy (see the Princess hiding over his shoulder)

Mick got a Kindle

Wow, how happy  is he???  JK, he liked it.

Mom got a Fanny Pack.

Everyone was happy

And well fed

And just a wee bit sleepy.....

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!

A Christmas Chuchi

REJOICE!!!

ALL YOU CHICAGO WINTER WEATHER ESCAPEES! 
REJOICE!


For this is what you are missing:

Yes, the branches are coated with ice.

Pick your boots

This was one single evergreen.

Yep, you got it. The dark concrete is sheer ice.

HMMMMMMM, I am so bored. What shall I do?????

Always an adventure to eat the Jewel Osco bag.

WHAT????!?? NO presents for me????

HEY!!!!! Does this seem fair????

Everyone gets presents but me.

Wait! I love food!

I love golf balls! (Wow, same interests!!)

Where's mine?

Merry Christmas!

Ralph and Grace on the Life With Labs Blog recommended Champagne for the holidays..... I agree!

Winter Wonderland

Almost out of single servings...

I was absolutely enchanted the first night I saw this spread!

Staying on the concierge floor at  the Marriott, you are entitled to a light buffet at dinner time for free!!!! Well, not really free-- you do pay for it in your room tariff .....

Oh boy, let me tell you. This gets really old after a few nights. The entire  Club Floor swoops down upon the feast at 5 sharp.

20 senior-type people jostling  each other to get at the chicken salad first. Then, the wait for replenishment begins.

The wine costs $5.95 each glass. Next time I'm going back to the Doubletree where they have "free" wine.

I have been outside exactly once since Sunday afternoon. It was to look for Gallo single servings.

They don't sell single servings here in Rochester. As far as I can tell this is a beer kind of town. There is just one place that sells wine here. Got me a nice Pinot Grigio screw top.

Can't wait to get back to civilization and good old Jewel Osco. Over by dere.

Things could be worse

HA! Just when I think Freddy is the biggest stinker in the Western Suburbs, Tico, the granddog comes along!!!!!!
Jamie and  Diana adopted Tico several months ago to keep the little princess Chuchi company.

Princess CHUCHI

TICO (Look at that tongue!!)

The big dogs, Sonny, Tico and Fred, love playing together.

Well, Tico is, at 10 months, a bit of a handful. Sweetest thing in the world when someone is home, but leave him alone, uncrated, and the gloves come off.......

Jamie and Diana decided that just maybe, he could be uncrated for a few hours the other day.

Here is what happened:

Tico pulled a monster chair across the room, and proceeded to eat the upholstery down to the frame.

He also thought the windowsill looked pretty yummy:

Suddenly Fred's chewed up wall doesn't look so bad!