Myrtle Beach

So, here I am, waiting for my one necessary load of laundry to get finished, looking at recipes in Southern Living magazine.
Here is a recipe for berry cobbler that sounded good.

Preheat oven to 375. Place 4 cups of fresh blackberries in a lightly greased 8 inch square baking dish; sprinkle with 1 tbsp. lemon juice. Stir together 1 egg, 1 cup sugar, and 1 cup all-purpose flour in a medium bowl until mixture resembles coarse meal. Sprinkle over fruit. Drizzle 6 tbsp. melted butter over topping. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired. (Ice cream would be awesome, too!) Makes 6 servings. For a neat presentation, bake for the same amount of time in 6 8 oz. ramekins on an aluminum foil covered baking sheet.

The weather has been interesting- many days of temps in the upper 80s, with humidity not too bad. Thunderstorms have moved in on two days, dropping quite a load of rain. The wind was whipping quite a bit, as well. We debated taking the awning down, but chose to stabilize it instead. It has been providing us much needed shade, so we didn't really want to bring it in. The newly repaired air conditioner has been functioning admirably! On the coldest temp, on low fan, it is cold enough to need a blanket at night. Turn it to medium fan on cold and it is COLD! Totally awesome! ;o)

Kira and Koen went with their Grandpa Jim back to St. Matthews to hang out, drive the golf cart, and basically get some grandparent loving. It has been so strange in the past day- it feels like we have all this free time- not sure why we would have more free time without the twins here- it was kind of fun to go shopping with Joe, not having to deal with the "can I have, can I get..." every time we turned around. :o)

We are going to go to Bubba's Fish House for dinner- one of our traditional restaurants when we visit Myrtle Beach. Joe got a refund for the last three days, since we no longer have the additional 2 people that we paid for- so it will pay for part of dinner tonight!

Listening to a man from Trinidad (originally- came to the US when he was 16, but still has the Trinidadian (is that a word???) accent, talking to a 16 year old kid about Trinidad, joining the Air Force as a mechanic and what you need to do to get into the Air Force as a pilot. Pretty interesting stuff- he was explaining how he came through Ellis Island, like all immigrants used to do. The kid said,"I just go a history lesson." Hmmmm, thinking that if he paid attention to his classes, he would already KNOW this stuff. That personal experience, primary source of information, maybe he will remember it when he goes back to school.

Did I tell you that there is a WalMart just down the street and a Tanger Outlet across the street from that? Joe has been giving me a hard time, since we have been at WalMart pretty much every day. With such a small fridge, we can't keep much on hand- so going to the store is pretty essential. There is one of the ice machines- like we found in Shiprock, NM. $1.75 for 16 or 20 pounds of good ice- across the parking lot from Walmart. We really like that ice machine! ;o)

Cory, Kristen and Josh have been enjoying the stay, too. Josh has turned into a water baby- loving to jump off the side of the pool into Kristen's or Cory's arms. He loves being in the little kid pool on his own, too. He has been having a super fun time in the ocean. It was great while Kira and Koen were here- they took turns entertaining him, which he loves. Kristen has been a great help with clean up- she is one cleaning girl! Cory financed the laundry that I am doing- he brought quarters for the arcade, but decided they were better spent on clean clothing. Yay! ;o)

I have been walking on the beach every day; yesterday, Joe and I rode up and down EVERY street in the Myrtle Beach Travel Park- and around the lake. It wasn't real work out, but I was sweating anyway. The humidity is nuts here! Today it was overcast, but the temp and humidity are high. It is hard not to be sticky! Dipping in the pool is good, too, and the lazy river float is somewhat relaxing- though the water is HOT in there. We went for an evening float yesterday- it was hotter than bath water! I went around with my arms in the air, so the movement would chill me, since the water was so warm. Have to say it is rather peaceful to go listen to the ocean, walk the beach, not have much to worry about, except what to do for food. We pack up to leave on Thursday- heading back to St. Matthews for a few days, before heading up the East Coast.

Looking forward to visiting with Joe's dad and mom, seeing my little sis and her family in Virginia and then up to the northeast- New York, Vermont, Maine, before heading back to Ohio for a stay. Will check in from St. Matthews- as we work on staying cool!