Catching up

Hi, blog-fans -

Sorry we've been away so long. It's been a really busy week here on Lola's corner.

Wednesday was the flood of course. Water reached places we've been told it's never been before. There was a lot of clean up after that.

We had a lot more rain on Thursday. We didn't have flood Thursday but there was still a lot of water standing everywhere. The ground was so saturated water just had nowhere to go. We had to get a pump to get the standing water out of the garden.

Of course three feet of water in the bar meant a lot more work to get ready for the weekend. Fortunately we didn't lose anything.There was just a LOT of washing - walls, glassware, the floor, the deck (five times so far). But we did it and opened right on time Friday.

And that was on top of unpacking the stuff we brought back in suitcases. And finishing unpacking and putting away the stuff that was shipped and came Thursday before I left for Milwaukee on Friday. It's a really good thing we decided to downsize and simplify!

It hasn't all been work, though. The main goal of the next month is recovery and vacation for Elaine. She worked SO-O-O-O hard to get EVERYTHING done before she moved here. She really did a lot more than she should have so soon after her surgery. So my promise to her (and to a whole lot of friends) was that this month would be one of total rest for her. So far the first week hasn't been as total rest as I would have liked and I planned but we're finally setting into a calmer routine.

We've been going snorkeling pretty much every day, sometimes more than once. Elaine finally got to swim in New Hole (more about New Hole soon). The ocean is beginning to have its "spa effect" on Elaine. I can see her relaxing day by day, poco a poco. Which is exactly the idea.

And today she went horseback riding with our friend Tito. She just got home with an amazing happy grin on her face.

The dogs are happy the "pack" is back together again, especially Jazz. He was okay before but a little insecure. Sometimes his tail was tucked and he'd be a real cling-on. Now his tail is up and wagging all the time. You can see how much happier he is that we're all together again.

Me too!