Have you ever done something really dumb???? Well……..I did. No way did I have any idea of what could happen after.

We had some red grapes that had gone bad so I put them down the garbage disposal. That was supposed to be the end of that.

However, low and behold, what I didn’t know was that kitchen drain runs through to the drains of my private bathroom. Like my lavatory and my bath tub drains. Within one day there were several fleas in my tub.

Oh my Flo, what to do now? So…..after some serious thought I poured a half gal of Clorox  down the tub drain. That didn’t work. I still had fleas come up into my bathtub.

Now after more thought I ask my son-in-law Tracy to purchase a can of flea spay. Great !!! So this is gonna work for sure. I’m gonna get those nasty fleas this time and I joyfully sprayed the lavatory drain and bathtub drains with a big sigh of relief thinking I had them this time.

What in the world am I doing wrong?   Between times of using my tub and lavatory I had to pray again and soon the can was almost emptyp, and it was a big can, but there were the nasty fleas again.

What to do? So sleep on it Flo and perhaps you will dream up a good idea! And you know what?  I should have thought of that before waisting half gallon of.clorox and a can of spray.

So here goes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

That is it! What a bright idea. I remembered Tom Winters, my good friend and neighbor in Bird Bay, telling me how to clean all the drains in my condo.

So here is the secret method. Put a big kettle of water on to boil, add white vinegar and bring back to a boil, pour baking soda around the drain and pour the boiling hot water over the soda . I had cleaned all my condo drains periodically.

On the range I put two big kettles of water to boil, added the vinegar, brought back to a boil and used all of that in the tub. Then repeated the same routine and did the lavatory.

THAT WORKED!! Now it’s a big THANK YOU to my smart neighbor TOM WINTERS an another thank you to zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

YOU WANT TO SEE HOW HAPPY THAT MADE FLO?

FRF  ❤️

Meredythe and Joey Wedding, my daughter and son-in-law, celebrated by having EASTER dinner at my grandson Darren and Diana’s home in Dillon Montana located between two beautiful mountain ranges of the Rocky Mountains. And I’m so fortunate, she sent me these adorable pictures that I’m showing to you for your enjoyment.

My granddaughter Patricia Wedding, with my great granddaughter Diana holding her son and my great, great grandson Isaiah Wedding. On the table is an EASTER card from me and the green backs I sent to him in his little hand.

Maegan and Jeffrey Wedding

Diana and Darren Wedding along with my great grand daughter Terra and her boy friend

My grandson Dean Wedding and My great granddaughter Terra holding little Isaiah Wedding who is my great great grandson

My great great grandson Jayden Wedding holding the EASTER card from me in one hand and the $10 bill I sent him in the other hand .

This is the next best thing to being there to enjoy this lovely day with them. I AM VERY FORTUNATE!!!!!!!!!!!

FRF  ❤️

He knocked on my door before opening it, then leaned his head in and said, we are going out to have  EASTER dinner. That was my son-in-law Tracy Drake. Well…OK then… so I won’t be making my special ham with brown sugar and mustard paste coating with pineapple slices secured on top with tooth picks.

Then my daughter Pamela said, “You want to go to The Charter House (on Longboat Key) or Marina Jacks (on Marina Bay backing up to Sarasota Intracoastal waterway)?”  I replied, “Marina Jacks.”

However each of those restaurants were booked full. So…..it’s reservations at Sharkies on Venice beach. At their upstairs dinning room.

At my age, 94, I’m not always up to going out. And come EASTER morning it’s one of those days.

Pam and Tracy take off in warm sunny Florida, riding with the top down in Pam’s convertible. That is as close to Heaven as you can get and still be here on earth.

But I got some EASTER. My daughter Meredythe Wedding still in Dillon Montana, sent me this beautiful EASTER card.

Also Tracy gave me a pot of flowers.

After finally getting out of bed I had a cup of  coffee, egg and raisin bread (from Publix bakery) toast slathered in butter followed with an Ensure chocolate protein shake and went back to bed to read a good book I found in Tracy’s bookcases. He has a multitude of great books that I haven’t yet read.

I heard the garage door open and I knew they came home, then there was a flurry of someone in and out if my room. When I ask Pam said, ” it’s the EASTER bunny “.  My book was so interesting DIGITAL  FORTRESS  by Dan Brown who wrote THE Da  VINCI  CODE, that I didn’t see what she had put in my room until later. Oh my goodness look what the EASTER bunny left for me.

When I went with that basket out to the kitchen looking to thank the EASTER bunny, Pam, I found this delicious looking cake.

A slice of that cake with sliced strawberry on top then covered with whip cream (from a can) made a  scrumptious ending to my EASTER DAY.  YUM!!!!!! YUM!!!!

FRF  ❤️

Turning 50 is a big deal in anyone’s life and for many of us that calls for a party. My daughter Meredythe Wedding purchased a plane ticket to fly from Montana to Ohio for that special day in my granddaughter’s life.

Meredythe along with Jodi’s children Levi and Holli hold a party for Jodi right there in the Gables Nursing Home in Marysville Ohio.

Above Levi, Jodi, Holli ready for their guests.

On the far side of the table seated are Holli, and Levi on either side of their father Dean Carpenter

Above Levi, Jodi and Meredythe

Levi, Holli, their mother Jodi and their grandmother Meredythe

What a wonderful 50TH BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR JODI. THANK YOU MEREDYTHE!!  YOU DONE GOOD!!!!!!!!!

I would love to have been there !!!!!!!!!

FRF ❤️

Have you ever looked at a picture that with only a glance has told you a story?  I have a few photos that I believe do just that. I’ll leave it to you to decide if these pictures do that for you.

Smelling the tulips.   My daughter Meredythe’s grandson and great grandson Levi carpenter

Please take your hand off my truck.  My granddaughter Sarah drake

Absorbed in a story. My grand daughters Tasha Effaw and Jodi wedding

Who dat?  Grand daughter Evin Drake and Uncle Terrell Smith

Trading place! Florence(me) and husband Ralph Shoup

The milk’s good Mon!!  Sarah Drake.

Stop tickling me!!  My daughter Susie’s grandchildren and my great grandchildren Thomas and Kimberly Hires

Ho hum!  My granddaughter Evin Drake now Dr Evin Bender

I wonder! Oh I wonder!! My granddaughter Sarah Drake.        I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST

OK!! Now what do you think??  Hope you enjoyed!!

FRF❤️