MIA...am back!

Well heavens, hard to believe I've been a blog slacker since APRIL! I returned to work at my old office at the end of May, and have been wrapped up in getting back into the work routine - and Hurricane Gustav. I returned to work as an underwriter, but knew I'd get 'drafted' into claims if we had a storm hit and Gustav and Ike spoiled my nice quiet life in underwriting.

Summer FLEW by and Gustav smacked into Louisiana on September 1st, so I've been a claims examiner since then. This should be my last week with claims, next week is a full week of vacation and TURKEY! Yummmmmmmmm.

Veteran's Day was a trip to the beach (St. George Island) for Stephanie and me; my dad's 75th birthday...folks were at the beach for the week and we ventured down to help celebrate the b-day. It was very windy, but fairly warm. We went into Apalachicola and had lunch at The Owl Cafe. Yummy food and great company with my mom & dad (am very lucky to still have two awesome parents to hang with!).

After lunch my mom and I headed for Riverlily for some quick shopping while my dad and Stephanie walked along the water looking for good photo opportunities. Stephanie is a great photographer - has that artsy eye. I'll have to get her to send me some of her pictures so I can use them to fill up blog space!

I did manage to click a couple of decent shots as the sun was going down and the moon was coming up (2 days before the full moon).








Moon over Palm Tree











Mystery People on Beach















That was my best day since starting the claims madness - Louisiana people are nuts, by the way. I will be very glad to get back to my agents...(mostly semi-sane folks). Here's a shot of the pile of adding machine tape under my desk....















Doesn't look quite as impressive as it does in person - nearly a whole roll. My co-workers keep asking me why I don't throw it away. I just tell them that I'm saving it - packing material - for when they have to box me up and send me to the State mental hospital!

Not much else going on - oh, did have a kitchen countertop debacle - will report on that later, with photos of course. Other than that it's just been work, work, work. My relaxation is spending evenings with my critters and some TV or a movie.






Bailey in her favorite position.

Myrtle, up close and personal (gotta work on the 'green eye')

Off to visit The Sand Man now. I promise not to be MIA for seven months again!