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karyn1_gw

Can I go back

17 years ago

I'm home : ( and it's cold and wet. I was so tempted to change my flight but had to get home because of the kids. It was so nice when my older ones were little and could miss school. I used to spend 4-6 weeks in FL every winter but once the older kids reached middle school that was no longer an option, public school attendance policy developed by the Nazi's. 2 weeks just isn't enough time to escape the cold. The weather was great, hot and humid, loved it. If it was July I would have complained about the humidity but it's been so **** cold at home it was a pleasure and the humidity didn't matter. I didn't meet up with Bob but did get to meet Katie. She was great. We spent a couple hours walking through the zoo and she was showing me all the exhibits she's designed and the flora and fauna at the zoo. It was like my own personal tour. I really didn't think that she'd be able to spend so much time with us so it was a real treat. There were some beautiful plants and she was taking cuttings of anything I wanted. The coolest was a hot pink Shaving Brush (Pseudobombax ellipticum) tree. This thing was gorgeous. I hope the cutting roots. I also checked out a farmers market that Bob had suggested and was able to pick up a few nice plants that I mailed home. They should get here by tomorrow. I wish that I could have met Bob but with Laura just being released from the hospital it was too difficult. Maybe next time. Physically I felt so much better there with my breathing problems at a minimum. I think that was because I spent all my time outside instead of cooped up in the house. Bruce thinks that I should try and spend as much of the winter as possible down there and said that next year maybe I should try and take a month and he'd send the kids down on the weekends and during school breaks. That would be just fine with me. Maybe he's just trying to get rid of me. lol

Comments (11)

  • 17 years ago

    Karyn sorry you are home already but guess what...ONE DAY even Kyle will be grown up and you can spend ALL winter there lol
    JK

    It sounds like you packed a lot of fun into the few days. That is so wonderful of Bruce to let you GO just so you get to feel better. That would never come from my DH lol

    Is Kyle feeling better with his ears?

    THANK YOU also for the seeds that got here yesterday (((HUGS)))

    Lucy

  • 17 years ago

    You can only go back if I can go with you, lol.
    Glad to hear you were feeling better there, & had such a great time and got lotsa cool cuttings! Thats awesome!
    Hey, if you home schooled the kids you could go whenever you wanted! Heck of a class trip, lol.

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  • 17 years ago

    Have you thought about an online Charter School. I love it with my kids. As long as they have a computer you can just take school with you anywhere. I LOVE IT. None of the hassels of bullies or being confined to the restrictions placed on there education while you waiting on others to learn. Just a suggestion. Brandy

  • 17 years ago

    Wow Karyn your new Pseudobombax ellipticum looks so neat...Did you see the pictures on daves garden...It will grow nice in a pot and I love the blooms on it...I am glad you had a good time. That was nice of katie to give you and kyle a tour..:) I bet you had tons of fun...Yes the weather here has also turned on us too...I am so over winter...They are calling for snow by this weekend again..Lol I just put away the winter jackets..:) Soon we will have spring too....

  • 17 years ago

    Home schooling? Are you kidding? Do you want to see me in a rubber room! lol We fought so hard to get the kids into the schools that they are in. I couldn't see pulling them out after what we went through.

    Kyle's feeling so much better. I treated his ears with the tea tree oil and after 1 dose he had no more pain and his fever didn't come back.

    Barb I can't believe you are going to have snow. Maybe I should stop complaining. Bruce got most of my plants outside while I was away, thank God. I can walk in my living room now. All my brug babies look good but a couple passie seedlings dried out pretty bad. I'll see if they bounce back. I'm not going to say anything to DH because he must have spent at least 2 solid days cleaning out my plants so I wouldn't have to do it. I still have to empty the greenhouse and now I get to start some of the seeds from the tropical RR.

  • 17 years ago

    LMAO!!! Karyn Home School..... Can't see it..... I wish you could have stayed a couple more weeks.. I bet the time just flew by...Glad Kyle is better...The zoo trip sounds like fun... I went in New Orleans and had a wonderful time...
    That was very nice of Katie to take you around and get cuttings... The Pseudobombax ellipticum is Very cool... I bet you get it rooted....
    Nice to have ya back...LOL
    Kylie

  • 17 years ago

    Hey Karyn...Glad you had a great trip...We love going to Florida every summer.

    Nice to have you back :)

  • 17 years ago

    My plants that I shipped ahead just got here. They look good but I have to pot them up and make some trellises. Unfortunately I had to bust up the trellises to ship them home. A couple were in 3 gallon containers so I had to ship them bareroot. I also got a nice surprise. A gardening friend in CA sent me a box of gorgeous plumeria cuttings. They are all about 2' with 3-5 tips!

  • 17 years ago

    My plants that I shipped ahead just got here. They look good but I have to pot them up and make some trellises. Unfortunately I had to bust up the trellises to ship them home. A couple were in 3 gallon containers so I had to ship them bareroot. I also got a nice surprise. A gardening friend in CA sent me a box of gorgeous plumeria cuttings. They are all about 2' with 3-5 tips!

  • 17 years ago

    I know what you mean Karyn. I haven't left yet but don't want to either, lol. Got a few cuttings and seeds but didn't get to do much plant shopping. Not enough time to do so many things we wanted to. We leave tomorrow but don't get home til Saturday.

  • 17 years ago

    Welcome home, Karyn. I am so sorry that I was unable to meet you. I guess when you are living down here for the winters, there will be plenty of time! Next time, I'd like to do that zoo tour with you. That sounds great. Laura is doing better, but will probably be home for another couple of weeks.

    Bob

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