Hola! Buenos Dias

Hello! We are having a blast, although the last few days have had some interesting moments. Some of the highlights include:

-One of the top ten most beautiful beaches in the world
-A termite bloom (in the room!)
-Eating goat
-Bribing security guards
-Some Dukes of Hazard driving (CAN YOU SAY AIR TIME?)
-And some seriously red skin (we had sunscreen on)

Sorry for not posting pictures, the connection is spotty.

A Quick Hello from the Domincan Republic

Hello from the Domincan Repuclic. We are having a great time so far. And yes, we survived our trip to the 7 waterfalls. Here is a picture from our horseback ride that stopped at the beautiful waterfall you see in the background, where we enjoyed a nice swim. Once back at the ranch we enjoyed fresh mangos right off the tree. We might just stay here ;-)

We're Off!

We are leaving for the airport to begin our grand adventure in about 5 minutes. I brought the USB cable for my camera so I may (no promises) post some updates and pictures. We are definately looking forward to some adventure and relaxation. The adventure starts tomorrow with a jeep tour that includes climbing and jumping the first 7 of the 27 falls. To be continued...

Ways to Save: Cut Your Man's Hair

Tom bought a set of clippers a few weeks back and tonight I gave him a hair cut. Here is how it turned out. I must say though, he is one PICKY customer. Especially given my really fair price of FREE! I will admit to one small slip up that required a band aid on his neck (oops).

Attack of the Drugstore Beetles

If you have never experienced drugstore beetles, consider yourself lucky. For reference they are the size of a flax seed. We had a brief encounter with them last year when they got into some dog treats. However, this year is an all out war. They are EVERYWHERE!!!!

I spent this morning going through our pantry, throwing away all the food they had gotten into (pretty much everything that was not factory sealed). Then, I vacuumed up all the ones I could see, and have been repeatedly vacuuming up bugs as they appear. Here are a couple of pictures taken before the third round of bug vacuuming.

Oh well, I guess they could be and invasion of palmetto bugs (a nice name for the roaches that frequent the area). However, I did vaccum up one in the sunroom. Thankfully it was already dead (which is how we find most of them). Here is a pic of a palmetto bug.

If this happened to me, I would DIE!

So as you can see.... our summer of fun is of with a bang ;-)

In other news, the bathroom remodel is coming along. I promise pictures when it is all done. And there has been absolutely no bickering in the process. See ya soon.

Golf Update: I beat Tom!

Yep, you read that right, I beat Tom tonight, without any handicap I might add ;-). We played at the Tega Cay golf course tonight. Tom had 65, I had 64. Yes, I know, this is not a score to brag about, but it is only the fourth time I have played a "real" (other than par 3) course. The best part was watching Tom suck it up. Here is an idea of what he looked like on the course this afternoon.

Quick Update

This past week was the first time we had both golf and bowling league. Tuesday was golf and went pretty well. I was just happy that I was under 9 (the max) on 4 of the 9 holes. Due to a thunderstorm that passed through right before we teed off, the course was soggy, but fun none the less. Coming from Oregon, I am not use to 80 degree weather with rain. It is definitely a different experience.

Thursday was bowling, which went really well. I started off rough with a sub 100 game, but picked it up in the second and third with a 127 and 157. We ended up winning 6 of the 8 points. We have a new team member this season, Rob (my personal trainer), and he seemed to fit right in with the group and enjoy himself (especially after a few beers).

Well, I am going to have to make this one quick, we have a bathroom remodel that needs to get done. We are hoping to have it done before Kathy and Ian arrive (Jun 17), a visit we are really looking forward to.


I will leave you with a picture of the dogs enjoying the warm southern weather. This picture was actually taken a few months ago, but they are outside doing the same thing right now. (There is more grass now though)