[pooh]

Enough of the negatives for today....tell us something positive you've experienced today or in the past few days. Doesn't have to be anything monumental, just something you've enjoyed. I'll go first.

Today Mike and I took a drive around the area...out to Inverness, Floral City and some other small communities. May not seem like much to many of you, but it was a ride on some back roads, through neighborhoods and something that wasn't the easiest thing to do in the part of southern CA we moved from. It reminded me of the Sunday afternoon drives my father would take the family on....always through the country where we could admire nature, see other towns, communities, neighborhoods. It was lots of fun, well unless my sister or brother would take up some of my room in the back seat....

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[jane032657]

I enjoyed having my staff party at our house the other day with my staff, some of their family members, as well as the residents from one of our programs that we operate, all who have intellectual/developmental disabilities, about 60 people in all. It was fun to have everyone together and to have the staff who work in our foreclosure counseling programs get to know another side of the people we serve in the organization. I hired a BBQ truck who came and served the best catered food and everyone was happy on a sunny day in Seattle, finally not an oxymoron phrase!!! (sunny day in Seattle)

[njbchbum]

the spirit of people to come together in a time of crisis, neighbor helping neighbor, a band ot teenagers going house to house and block to block helping sr citizens and not accepting money in return in the town of freehold, nj that is recovering from the devastation of a straight line storm that caused enough damage for the town to be declared in a state of emergency where residents can only walk around town, entrances to the town are barricaded to keep vehicles out and where there is a dusk to dawn curfew while more than 60 power crews work to clear power lines of 100 year old trees and restore power to more than 2,000 residents. there were no deaths and no looting despite the times. makes me remember that the lord works in strange ways.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by pooh

Enough of the negatives for today....tell us something positive you've experienced today or in the past few days. Doesn't have to be anything monumental, just something you've enjoyed. I'll go first.

Today Mike and I took a drive around the area...out to Inverness, Floral City and some other small communities. May not seem like much to many of you, but it was a ride on some back roads, through neighborhoods and something that wasn't the easiest thing to do in the part of southern CA we moved from. It reminded me of the Sunday afternoon drives my father would take the family on....always through the country where we could admire nature, see other towns, communities, neighborhoods. It was lots of fun, well unless my sister or brother would take up some of my room in the back seat....

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So true! When I was little in the late 40s and early 50s we often took drives through the countryside on Sunday afternoons. What fun, exploring the land on the relatively primitive roads and highways. We would even stop at an ice cream stand if we happened by one.
This afternoon we took an hour drive to suburban Kansas City to attend a reception honoring a good friend's son who recently completed his PhD in chemical engineering. His dad and I coached together in the 70s and early 80s, he was head football coach and I was head basketball coach. One of my former assistant coaches was there and the former home economics teacher was there along with a couple of people we taught and coached back in the day. it was a fun afternoon catching up with old friends. Thanks for the post Pooh!

[DandyGirl]

Took the golf cart for a long ride from Village of Duval all the way to Mulberry area, up through the golf course, over to Spanish Springs then back down Morse to Duval. The dog, hubby and I had a great time!

[Dancing Queen]

Today after 2 days away from home, I was warmly greeted by my wonderful husband, and two loving dogs with lots of smiles, hugs, and kisses.

[asianthree]

watched my granddaughter at second day of point, instructor says she is positively a natural

[Finallyfree]

Had a great day at water volly ball. Sun, good music, and lots of laughs, thanks to all on the team with me.

[rhredd1654]

Originally Posted by DandyGirl

Took the golf cart for a long ride from Village of Duval all the way to Mulberry area, up through the golf course, over to Spanish Springs then back down Morse to Duval. The dog, hubby and I had a great time!

Geez! I did the same thing! However, I left from St. James, and drove around Mulberry Grove before returning via El Camino Real/Morse Blvd. I don't think there's a spot here I would not be comfortable in. We surely do have a piece of paradise!

[hotrodgirl]

Sold my townhouse! Onto the next project!
When my husband was living, we used to get on the bike (motorcycle) and take all the backroads around northern IL and southern WI. Sometimes we would take a long weekend and go to surrounding states and visit the small towns. It was awesome!
njbchbum- prayers to all affected by the storm. That was a powerful thing to be positive about. We are indeed a nation of good people!

[graciegirl]

Watched our new neighbors pull up and get out of the car and stare in wonder at their beautiful completed home for the first time. They had traveled from Philadelphia and will close on the home tomorrow. We have tried to keep them up to date with pictures of the house being built but they were so obviously happy with the real image in front of them and with the interior, pool and landscaping. I don't blame them. It is absolutely beautiful. We are so lucky to have yet another sweet and friendly couple become part of our world in our village.

[peaches]

We live in The Villages and our new grandson (3 months old), son and daughter-in-law live in South Carolina. We got a video call on Skype and got to see and talk to them. Our new grandson looks beautiful, sweet, and sooo happy.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by peaches

We live in The Villages and our new grandson (3 months old), son and daughter-in-law live in South Carolina. We got a video call on Skype and got to see and talk to them. Our new grandson looks beautiful, sweet, and sooo happy.

Skype is sooooo cool! We use it regularly when we are in TV to keep up with the kids and grandkids.

[Happinow]

My neighbors, whom we have become very close to, were gone for 2 weeks. We missed them, so to welcome them home my husband and I made them dinner and then we sat around the pool and chatted for a while. After That hubby and I took a walk around the neighborhood hand in hand, enjoying the wonderful place we live and talking about how grateful we are to have such great neighbors and each other.

[phylissdavis]

Well I heard from a couple of neighbors that there was a new service directory for us to use so I checked them out and the website seems pretty good.