September Update

We have a Cullligan Reverse Osmosis (RO) system in the kitchen and we had it checked out by Culligan not too long after we moved into the house. According to the paperwork we have from the original home owners, a new system was installed in the mid-90's. The serviceman from Culligan said he could put a new RO system in for about $600 and to replace the filters (which are proprietary) it would be $300! We decided to use the old RO system for a while.

Well, the "for a while" was up this month. Last week Mike ordered a new RO system from Air, Water & Ice for just under $200 (a much better price) and this system has a pump that that increases the water pressure for the ice maker in the refrigerator and water dispenser (the old Culligan system didn't have a pump). Mike installed our new RO system and the water tastes great and it's nice to have the increased water pressure for the refrigerator.

This last Sunday we met Christine, Nancy and Bill at J.P. Matty's here in Sebastian for breakfast and caught up with each other's news. It had been about 2 months since we last got together.

Monday Mike and I went to our doctor's office for our follow-up appointment after our blood work.. While we were at the doctor's office, the thunderstorms that were forecast for the area arrived and did it ever rain! We had 3" of rain that day!!

Tuesday the 24th was my birthday and we went to Mulligan's here in Sebastian to celebrate. Our real estate agent Jeanne had given us a $30 gift card for Mulligan's and we hadn't used it yet. Mike ordered the 10 oz. top sirloin steak dinner and I had the Atlantic Salmon with Bearnaise sauce. Mike said his steak was great and I REALLY enjoyed my salmon! We ordered Michelob Ultra and Samuel Adams and our bill total came to just under $58 (before using our $30 gift card). We had a great table overlooking the river and will definitely be back.

Yesterday we left here at 9:00 and drove over to Kissimmee to visit with my brother Cyril and sister-in-law Elaine. We stopped at the Burger King here in Sebastian for a quick breakfast before getting onto I-95 north to Melbourne and then west on US-192 to Kissimmee. We had a nice visit with them and we all went to Golden Corral for lunch.

By the time we got back to Sebastian it was supper time and we stopped at the Dairy Queen that's just east of the I-95 Sebastian exit and got a couple of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blizzards for our supper.