Home again, home again, jiggity jog

On Monday morning we got up early so we could say goodbye to Sophie and Lisa before they left for school.  We made our regular omelet breakfast one more time and ate it on the porch.  I felt sad to leave this wonderful retreat. 

We packed up all our stuff, said our goodbyes to George and the pups, then headed to a gas station to fill up our rental car before return (all of $15 for the week!) and then St. Petersburg/Clearwater airport.  We were ridiculously early, but I like it that way.  We had plenty of time to relax and grab a bite to eat and to read.  Thankfully we could check our luggage early, unlike Harrisburg airport. 

Our flight was on time and took just a little over two hours.  Here are pics we took from the air.  I love that picture of a bridge that we were flying over and had probably boated under the day before!  The green picture was taken as we approached the Harrisburg airport.  

I was getting the most ADORABLE pictures from Destiny that day!!  Her uncle had taken them to the beach for a day.  Could they get any cuter????  I can hardly wait to see them in person!

We had an unpleasant delay after we got our luggage at the Harrisburg airport.  Dick realized he had left his CPAP machine on the plane!  So I sat with our luggage while he dealt with that issue.  I think it took an hour!  But he did get it back.  We were really glad to finally get home.  A nice sunset greeted us as we got off our exit of 322.  (Our windshield always gets so dirty with bugs when we drive along the river.)

And then the unpacking so we could sleep in our bed!  It was nice to be back to our king size bed again.  

Unfortunately, even though the Servicemaster rep had called me while we were in Florida and told me they had pumped out the stinky water from our AC vents and had gotten rid of the wet insulation under the laundry and that the smell should be gone, it was not gone!  When we opened the front door that dead fish greeted our nostrils.  UGH!!!  I was so unhappy!!  

I've been on the phone this week with the HVAC company, ServiceMaster, and Erie insurance, dealing with our issues.  I think the odor is gradually going away.  A guy was here from ServiceMaster yesterday and is going to get on the HVAC company's case and will possibly get a different company to get our AC back in service again.  We have had a really hot week here in Central PA, and we have used a little window AC that cannot keep up.  I've been extremely strategic with keeping curtains and blinds closed wherever the sun is coming in, opening up at night to let cool air come in, not using lights or the oven if possible, ceiling fans, and oscillating fan.  Yesterday we got a bigger window AC unit from Anthony that seems to be able to keep up better.  We have been so spoiled with central air the past sixteen years.  

There have been happy things too this week.  I had ordered a new laundry rug from FB Marketplace, which I love!  And I had ordered my 4th pair of these bright orange/pink Brooks from eBay.  Actually the first pair I had found at Ross back in 2015 I believe.  They are SO comfortable and make my feet so happy!  But of course, Brooks no longer makes them, which is why I keep trying to find them on eBay.  I couldn't believe it when I had success finding them again for the third time!  

And it's iris season!!  They are so beautiful!

And guess what else is in season??  The rhododendrons!!  I was so excited to see them blooming at Anthony and Lori's when I took dinner over to their place on Wednesday and Friday! 

And now it's Saturday already!  I tried George's version of pancakes this morning - two eggs, two bananas, and some vanilla, cinnamon, and pecans.  With bacon on the side.  They did not work well on a cast iron skillet.  I should have gotten my electric griddle out.  And my bananas were not overripe, which would have made them sweeter.  But they were still good!  It's fun to have a different option for breakfast for Dick. 

His favorite thing when he's over at Anthony and Lori's to mow is to check his trail cams.  Of course he often has deer on the pictures, but here is a fox. 

And a woodpecker. 

The other day Sammy sent me a picture of his soccer team.  I think he's the most handsome guy on the team!!

I gotta run now.  We want to get some work done in the flower beds today.