Well our daughter and family left this morning at 4:30 for Florida to try and beat Ian coming north into N.C. They were heading over to Atlanta and then south instead of our usual more direct route to avoid the storm which is a couple hours longer but hopefully more safe. Please keep them and all of Florida in your thoughts and prayers.
I started the day on Thursday with my usual 6'ish roll out to another cold morning with temps in the low 40's. It did warm up to the 60's by days end with tons of sunshine and blue skies. The kiddo's were so enjoying this weather as they played outside along with their dog Rocky. I did my morning routines while everyone was still in bed that start with some quiet time after posting this blog and finished up on my solo hike to the top of the mountain with Rocky along me. I got in three hikes for the day; this one and one with Tyler at lunch time and then another one with everyone before supper. It was a beautiful day with the building visible in down town Winston-Salem.
The big gals went to town around mid morning after a hearty breakfast of delicious french toast with fruit while Tyler worked in the basement. Sam and Lele played with Rocky in the backwoods area and I piddled around doing some small projects as the morning warmed up. The girls were gone until lunch time and we all had a bite to eat before once again heading outside in the sunshine. We had the heat on for the morning and then again in the late evening as the temps fell with the loss of the sunshine.
I grilled chicken breast and with the leftover fried taters, steamed fresh green beans and a garden salad we feasted once again. Afterwards the kiddos took the golf cart
on a last run of which there were many over these 4 days and then after dark they began to pack their SUV for the long trip home to Florida. Baths were taken and then we sat around until it was bedtime. I watched the Ray's lose a game they should have won to secure a playoff berth. It looks as if thats slipping away from them as the must play the Astros for four final games before the playoffs start, oh well, LATER
This is Sam's creation for a shelter in the backwoods and a rough looking spotted lizard .
