LIFE'S A BEACH!

chrissyb

oh Barb, just beautiful and precious, it doesn't get any better than that.  Congratulations GiGi!

Valjean

I can't remember if I've posted on this thread before or not, but have flown through often. Anyhoo, wanted to say that I love the beachie pictures, marlegal.

And, congrats to you, Barbe, on your new grandson. How wonderful! Such a blessing.

SoCalLisa ~ your lilacs & butterfly picture is absolutely beautiful!

Happy to meet everyone!

♥     ♥

chabba

chrissyb

Nice pic Chubba, dawn or sunset?

chabba

Along one of oue waterways-

chabba

Pacific ocean at sunset.

chrissyb

Now that is just gorgeous. I just love your wildlife.

chabba

I must admit to not being a photograpepher so the photos are from our local paper.  We're 5 min from either the ocean or the bay but the picture with animals could have come from our front yard.

jacgrehanjul

This isn't a beach exactly, but it reminds me of tiki torches, and it's an oportunity to pay it forward:

There's a hospital in Indiana that is letting people dedicate pink solar lights and they will put them all over the grounds.  The money ($5/light) goes to Indiana Women In Need, a non-profit that gives services like lawn care, massage, childcare, house cleaning, etc. to breast cancer patients during treatment.  I just dedicated 7 solar lights, 2 in honor of two beatiful survivors, and 5 in gratitude of 5 members of my healing team.  Here's the website:

http://www.iwinfoundation.org/

arnie2two

((((((((((((((((Barbe and Zach)))))))))))))))  Gigi...lovin' it!!!  What a great pic!!!!

Welcome to all the new names!!!!  Hope you enjoy the beach!!!  These "beachettes" are a bunch of great gals!!!

Hope everyone has a great day today... xoxoxo

SoCalLisa

This is the Sea of Cortez

heymoose

HI to all you lovely beachettes,

Welcome to the new people who are joining this thread.  The pics are wonderful.  Lisa the lilac and butterfly pic is one of my favorites, I love purple.  Faith, I hope you had a nice trip.  Barbe, your grandson is just beautiful.  Congrats!!

Have a nice sunset.  Faith, I hope you don't mind, but I will be sitting in the chair tonight, with a glass of wine watching the sunset.  All are welcome to join me.

(((((Hugs and Prayers)))))

Cheryl

Meece

I come by and enjoy the beach, but unfortunatly am having problems posting pictures lately.  My browser seems to be anti-picture!  But I enjoy the ones you girls are posting.

SoCalLisa

Meece, I still can't post on Firefox, but I can on internet explorer...

but I found that when the little  box comes up after alignment

I have to say top or something..

Meece

I run Linux, so I can't use Explorer.  I can post pics from my other computer that has Explorer on it.  I can't figure out what FireFox did, or why they did it.  I am heading to AZ to see my Computer Guru Son next week.  Will see what he can do for me.  If he gives me an easy fix, I will pass it on to you Lisa.

SoCalLisa

Thanks Meece...I would appreciate that

marlegal

for those having issues posting pictures, and knowing our fondness for sunsets, here's a recent one at my home away from home down the shore (Delaware Bay is the water).  hugs all

 

faithandfifty

Welcome!!

Welcome!!

Welcome!!

Welcome!!

We're sooooooooooooo glad to have new beachies.

And beach-combers that actually live on a beach -- too exciting.

Fly-by beachies now popping in!!!

Welcome one and all!!!

What a thrill to get back from our Rockies extravaganza to find new beachettes!!

Welcome Valjean!

Welcome Chabba!

Welcome jacgrehanjul!

You'll love us. The more you're here -- the more fun ya have!!

I have exciting news.............................

faithandfifty

It's a book!!

It's a book!!

It's a book!!

It's a book!!

It's a book!!

It's a book!!

We got home safely and met up with our 'local' grando-s and my dearest hubby had them stop by his office to pick up an over-nighted package that had arrived mid-day.

I have an advance box of two copies of my new picture book. Five years in the making & I'm sitting here holding two copies, turning the pages, smiling ear-to-ear, and jumping for joy.

It's the real deal.

It's time for a beachie party.

Fireworks.

Happy Hump Day.

Lifeguards.

Umbrella drinks.

Sand castles.

You name it.

Stop by my cabana to see the first two copies.

I'll be the one hanging in the hammock till dawn.

xx00xx00xx00xx00xx

sheila888

Here is to you Faith

I can feel your happiness in my heart.

HUGS

♥

BarbaraA

((((FAITHIE))))) So happy for you! Congratulations!!!

barbe1958

Congrats Faith...WHAT an accomplishment! You done good! 

chrissyb

Thought we could all go to the beach for a rest.

EWB

Yipey!!!

faithandfifty

yipppppppeeeeeeee skippppppeyyyyyyyyyyyy

lots of zany craziness

the entire shipment of books arrived at the warehouse today! turns out the advance copies arrived earlier, while we were in CO

DH tells me last night that there is a gen-u-ine, offer from a young family to a long-term 'lease' on our OH home..... so after having it on the market for w-e-l-l over a year, closer to two, it looks as tho we may need to move everything o-u-t in the next 29 days (already a compromise, as they want sooner.) They want it for a minimum of 3 years. 

In addition to the mind-numbing details above, my DD's hubby is deploying again on Sunday overseas, for a few months -- thru her birthday at a minimum, perhaps thru the holidays??? Maybe returning just before???

How could I make up such timing as this?

Bring on the umbrella drinks and happy pills. Actually I have my annual tomorrow and then yet another PT appointment, too. 

Thanks to all of you for your encouragement and support. Seriously, I think you know me well enough to realize that I couldn't manage without the collective 'you.' 

Beach hug. 

xx00xx00xx00xx

I will probably be 'less' present that in the past. 

chrissyb

Luck with everything Faith!  thinking of you.

Peace, strength, love n hugs.  chrissy

barbe1958

So Faith, that's all very well and good if you have equity from somewhere else to buy another house! Or are you moving in with family????

I thought your DD's husband was still "over there" I didn't know he had come home. That's the doctor.....right?

Join me in packing! I'm up to my ears and we've only been here 6 years! I told my DH to just throw out everything from the basement that I haven't touched in the last 6 years and then I began to wonder.......

SoCalLisa

My DH spent 22 years in the Navy, and personally, I loved deployments..

Eph3_12

My sister in law thought she hated deployments so she convinced my brother to do an early out.  Boy, is she sorry!

SoCalLisa

As an aside, have you all seen the video from Dr. Weiss., it not do it...