Forever Weekend Farm: Super bowl Weekend

Our weekend started with Dad and I deciding to have Cobia by Candle Light on the new screened porch. We arrived home to a huge heavy box delivered from CA from Jerren and Pat. Inside, all the makings for a romantic getaway for Dad and me. Where? Caribbean Court in Vero Bch which is only a half hour away form us. The box had beach bucket, fishing lure, Dove chocolates, chocolate covered nuts, special coffee and pictures of this beautiful French Country bed and breakfast that we knew nothing about- even has a French chef and the most beautiful grounds full of tropical flowers. Dad and I were very touched so we decided to make a short video thanking Jer & Pat. Well, we went to a lot of work setting up props, giving a tour of the new screen porch, dancing to a CD (they also sent) and smooching to seal the deal,--after 4 attempts to adjust the lighting and get it right - it was too big to send by phone! We had fun anyway!
Saturday we spent the day planting flowers and trimming more frozen palm frondage--Dad headed to his hunting lease to check on some cypress logs for the stairway and an outside bar he wants to build. We got wonderful e-mails from Sue Dunker and Roger telling us of the safe arrival of the flotilla in Cancun. Their nice notes always start out...we know you probably already know, but just wanted to pass the news---the flotilla arrived safely.
Jimmy, Courtney, and Dad and I have a good laugh over that--Hell No-if it wasn't for the other 2 boats families, we would not know if Conor and Megs made it. Gosh, we appreciate that Angie and Ted stay in touch.
And then Low and Behold Saturday am my phone dinged that a message arrived--it was from Megs-yeah!!!! She wrote a nice long note-- So they are with the other two boats and also arrived safely (just kidding Megs and Con-we know you don't want to waste beer money on internet or phone :)

Charlotte at 21 months, talks in full sentences and amazes us with her vocabulary! She can tell you where her new baby brother/sister is growing--"In Mommy's belly!" And depending on how you ask, she wants a brother and a sister. Saturday night, Jimmy, Courtney, and Charlotte came down for Grouper and a card game-called appropriately--Hell NO! Courtney beat us all soundly--maybe because she was not drinking an alcoholic beverage, or maybe she is just very good at the game--(Should I report that Jimmy & Joe took turns coming in last?)Sunday was Super bowl Party at Mundo's. He cooked up quite a feast! It was all homemade authentic Mexican food and so very good! Pictures will tell more--Keara, now 2 months pregnant wanted to play Pat's game for guessing the sex of her baby. Courtney said she wanted to play too!--Which was how she told Keara and Will that she was also pregnant! Keara was so happy to have pregnancy company---So we hid the knife under a chair cushion and had them pick between the two chairs. The old wives tell says Courtney is having a BOY and Keara is having a GIRL!

As you can probably tell-we love the porch screened. The only problem is that for years now the screech owl family has been feeding on the tree frogs that cling to the sliding glass doors at night. In the morning Dad and I sit to have our coffee and dad has to pick out little forehead feathers from the owls banging into the new invisible screen at night. So now Dad has set up an array of flashlights at night to warn them of the new barrier.
So far it is working!