memorial day 2012 . . .

did you remember?  memorial day?  did i hear a collective yes?  thought so.  thank you.

and so we did what most of us Florida rednecks do . . .  the one of us who most dislikes getting wet being relegated to grilling in the rain . . .  we noshed on hot dogs, hamburgers, ribs, corn on the cob, baked beans, cole slaw, salad, french fries, onion dip and chips and some very patriotic cupcakes.  thanks Craig for standing in the rain.

and then we did the impossible and i am proud of all of us.  we all put our big people knickers on and cleaned out the 9TS's closet.  we bagged everything up and tomorrow it will all be picked up by AmVets. 

to be truthful, we all kept a couple of mementos that we each could not part with.  for me, it was his very old, very worn, navy blue wool sports coat.  in essence, it is he.  i will never wear it neither will i let it go.

thanks to his son, his brother, his granddaughter, his daughter-in-law and of course kidlet for pitching in.  i couldn't have done it without you.

and now just to change the subject to something happier, look at the seaweed i shot at the beach during the 'golden hour'.  OK, so i am ga-ga over some slimy greenery.  things could be worse.