We had a wonderful weekend in Jacksonville, Florida. We had a load that had to be in a secure location until delivery this morning. Ron and I were not allowed to stay with the truck (no facilities) and were put up in a motel for the time being. When we were certain of the details we contacted Ron's sister, Donna, who lives near Tampa. She drove up Saturday morning with her dog and spent time with us until Sunday afternoon. It was great seeing her. It's been 13 months since we last had a visit. We hadn't seen Ricky, the pup, in over 2 yrs. and he's not too friendly with strangers so I was a little apprehensive. Needlessly as it turned out. After giving Ron a huge welcome Ricky became my best buddy. So much so that he slept at my feet on our bed and totally ignored his "Mommy". What a surprise! After brunch Saturday morning we checked in at the motel and changed clothes. We decided to take the small trip to St. Augustine. I had never been there so we made the tourist thing and went to the Fountain of Youth. It's a beautiful park with interesting exhibits and performances. We got to see the firing of the cannon. And they are all pet-friendly. We tried to have dinner at the Santa Maria, a ship-restaurant that Donna had been to before but we couldn't get a place to park within 5 miles of the place. Not only was it St. Patrick's Day but also it was Bike Week. I have never seen so many motorcycles in one place in my life. But it still was a unique place. I would love to go back sometime when there are not so many people. After we delivered this morning we got a load out of St. Petersburg and are spending the night in Tampa. We called Donna and had dinner with her at Cracker Barrel. An unexpected delight for all of us, an extension of our weekend.
I just finished reading a great book. It took me all of about 20 hours to read from cover to cover. This book is titled "Heaven is for Real" and is the true story of a little boy who had an out-of-body experience while in the hospital. It's written by the boy's father, Todd Burpo, and is fascinating from start to finish. Colton was critically ill when he had surgery and miraculously survived. After months had passed he made a comment that had his parents thinking and asking questions. He described Jesus, God's throne, Heaven, the Holy Spirit and people who died decades before Colton was born. His statements were proven to be in Scripture and several things he talked about were things a 3-year-old could not possibly know. Very intriguing and I highly recommend it.
We will be leaving Florida tomorrow morning for a return to the Midwest. That may be a good thing because if we stayed here one more day I was going to go shopping for some summer clothes. Capris and heavy T-shirts are just too warm for 85 degree weather. Tough, isn't it? :)
Sorry, I had a moment of pity-party. I guess this is it for tonight so--Until next time . . . . . . . .
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