Bali Indah Baby!!!

In light of the recent band wagon on board for a beach vacation, we are opening up the options to "Bali Indah!" This lovely five bedroom, three bath, oceanfront, (yes folks, I said oceanfront), unit is a mere $1990.00 per week, figure $2100.00 with tax. Split between three couples that's $700.00 per couple. If Uncle Neil wants to join in the fun, we still have 2 spare bedrooms. Single bedroom rentals would be 300.00 for the week. He could bring somebody with him and we could tag her for another 300.00. We still have one bedroom rental available for any takers!?! Comments are welcome.

I want to walk out here in the morning, have coffee, and go for a swim.

Beach update!

Okay, so now Johnnie and Kim want in on the beach vacation. Split three ways we can upgrade? This is "Gull's Cottage." $980.00 per week and closer to the beach. We are looking for input!?!

Check it out

Yo again Jerry. I added South Carolina beach rentals to my places of interest on the right side of blog so you can check them out. Let me know if you see any others that look good. The cottage I posted last night is called "All in the Family."

Vacation in South Carolina

Yo Jerry! This is the vacation rental we talked about earlier. It is 2 rows from the beach, about 100 feet and only $680.00 for the week before May. After then the price jumps. Places on the beach go for about 1200. to 1400. per week. I remember seeing this place during my short term employment at James Smith Real Estate in Pawley's Island and it felt comfortable. You guys in?

Signs of Spring with no Winter in sight.

Who says winter is long in Maine? Today I received the Gurney's Spring seed catalog and the LL Bean Early Spring catalog. We haven't even had winter yet. The temperatures have been 45 degrees and no snow. I want snow!!! All day long I hear people express: "I would rather have rain than snow," and "it could be worse, it could be snow." Winter sports, ie: snowmobiling, skiing, and ice fishing bring millions of dollars into the state of Maine each year. These people fail to see the bigger picture. Without the revenue from the snow, the cost of just about everything goes up. Maine is vacationland, a four season vacation delight!!! Besides, I have a kitty cat snowmobile that I am ready to ride. I guess until the snow arrives, I will just have to order my spring seeds and get a new bathing suit from LL Bean.

Here we grow again.

This is the latest business to join the "Green Tree Cash Services" family.





This is our new company truck. It's a four door king cab with a V-8 engine, satellite radio, and a big year end business tax deduction. Hubba, hubba!!!

Mix it up!!!

I love my new mixer. No more using the 25 year old hand held mixer that smells like it is about to catch on fire ever time I used it. This baby mixes by itself and it's yellow. We had a great Christmas!!!

Dogs love Christmas too!

Max and Jack, my sister's cats sent Annie this new toy for Christmas. She just had to open it early because the anticipation was just too much. She has been carrying it around since opened and frequently shoves it up your butt while you are trying to get things done.

Party on!!!

Our party was great. This is Matt's daughter, Jennifer and her boyfriend, Tony. Jen is always great and I like Tony the more I am around him. He has a great sense of humor, a warm personality, and makes a great Tequila Sunrise!!!













A real tree so perfect, it looks fake.





















This is Matt and Smitty, early party participants, fishin fools, and great guys

Oh Christmas Tree!!!

Matt was on a mission to deck the halls and decorate the 12 foot tree that has been in our living room since Sunday.



If I had the ambition, I would ice skate around our tree.

First snow!!!

I tried to take better pictures of my decorations dusted with the first snow of the season. I really need to read the manual to Matt's camera, especially since I am still paying for it.

Deckin the halls!!!

New art work was hung, trees came home.

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Arrangements were made.














Tippin yet again!

We are going to put blue lights on the fence this year at some point. These are last years pics. At least we had snow. The weather has been unseasonably warm, rainy, blah, and crappy.

Tippin

Annie and I had Bailey's Irish Cream and coffee and went on a tree tippin mission. Well, I had Bailey's, she drank some mud. We both sported our traditional hunting season blaze orange attire and decorated the mini barn.

4 AM conversation with the great white hunter.

Matt: Hon, where's my rattle?
Me: My guess is you left it in your crib many, many years ago.
Matt: Very funny. My deer rattle.
Me: Just what does one do with a deer rattle?
Matt: For 2 to 3 weeks, known as ruttin' season, the bucks have one thing only on their minds, finding a doe.
Me: I find it hard to believe that anything called "buck" only gets horny once a year.
Matt: Yeah, but he has a hard-on for 2 to 3 weeks.
Me: The Viagra commercials warn that any erection lasting more than 4 hours, you should seek medical attention.
Matt: Not when you are called "buck." You use the deer rattle so the buck will think you are a doe and come charging straight for you.
Me: I hope you shoot him before he catches you.
Matt: Not as much as I do.

Don't try this at home.

Thanksgiving Day I put the finishing touches on my wood project. I am very thankful it is done. I am not telling anyone other than my faithful readers that it was a kit. If anyone asks, I am going to say I cut down a tree out back and carved the pieces out with Matt's hunting knife.

Still reading the Bible!

I tried another recipe from the "Cake Mix Bible" I got for my birthday. It's a coconut, pecan thing.













It doesn't look exactly like the picture because I didn't toast the coconut on top. Matt had a piece and said "I would feed this to anyone." I guess that means it is pretty good.

Matt King Cole!

Put some Nate King Cole on the stereo, add a couple of White Russians and you have Matt King Cole and his big dog too!!













Just antoher Friday night in Carmel. Christmas catalog shopping was also appearing live!

Still cleaning up "My pictures"

I have been trying to organize "our pictures." In the process I came across this picture of Christina and I at National Games in Iowa. I know I have blogged it in the past, but it is one of my favorite photos. We were just having such a great time and I was so proud to be there with her representing Team Maine!

It makes a village!!!

Annie and I sported our hunter orange and dug up bulbs and planted tulips on Saturday. Sunday morning I woke up to a mess in the kitchen. Annie was rushed to the ER vet due to frequent urination, blood in her urine, and puckin. I know, too much information. She has a bladder infection and is on 2 new meds. The vet said this is common in older dogs. When did my dog get to be older? I swear she was just a puppy and still acts like one.











I am finally at Step 3, glue the pieces.















gluing those little windows in those little houses requires twizzers and patience.














It's coming together and soon to be done.

Hi Mom!!!

I just this love this picture!!

Run Bambi Run!

Matt put the beans in the crock pot at 4 am and left to chase the elusive white tail deer. I made the rounds to: TJ Maxx, Mardens, and Walmart. Did a little Christmas shopping and treated myself to Ruby Tuesday's for lunch. I am in the thick of Step 2 - paint the little wooden pieces.












This is way more than I anticipated.