Monday of last week (Dec. 23) we drove back up to Melbourne to Mary Lynn's (Mike's cousin) house to finish up a couple of repairs that we said we would help her with. While I painted a place on the back wall of the house that had been repaired but not painted, Mike cut away part of a concrete walk that was blocking the side door of the garage (the door opened outward).
Mary Lynn went back home last week, so we packed up the air mattress and linens and folding chair that we had brought for her to use while she stayed in the house.
Christmas Eve we went across the street to our neighbors Tom and Kay's for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The other neighbors there were Bruce and Jane (next door to us) and Barb and Bill (across the street from us). We had a very enjoyable evening and are glad we have such great neighbors.
Christmas Day we drove over to Kissimmee to spend Christmas with my brother and family. Unlike last Thanksgiving when we were visiting with them, we DID take photos of our family gathering.
Friday we drove down to Sears in Vero Beach and bought a queen mattress set and bed frame for one of our guest rooms. The mattresses and box springs are so tall any more, that we opted for
Last Monday evening Mike's cousin from California flew to Orlando, picked up her rental car and drove to our house. Her plane got in later than scheduled, so it was almost 1 a.m. Tuesday morning when Mary Lynn got here.
Tuesday morning Mike and I had an appointment at our doctor's office for routine blood work and by the time we got back home, Mary Lynn was up. We had a quick breakfast before heading up to Melbourne. Mike rode with Mary Lynn in her rental car and I followed them in our car with Tinker. We drove over to A1A and then north to Mary Lynn's property on the Atlantic Ocean a few miles north of Sebastian Inlet. After looking at the vacant lot and ocean view, we drove north to Melbourne to her rental house on the Indian River.
Her house is on the Indian River and the views from her house are great.
Last week we went to our new dentist here in Sebastian. We had found out that the grandson of Mike's childhood dentist in Lake Worth had an office here in town. I had downloaded their new patient forms from their website, so we already had the paperwork already filled out when we went in for our first appointment. We had X-rays taken and a complete dental exam. Dr. Patrick Pirkle is in his late 30's and we are pleased with our choice of dentist.
We went out for lunch after our dental appointment and had lunch at the Sandwich Shack here in Sebastian. I had their turkey and avocado wrap and Mike had the Philly Steak which are our favorite sandwiches there.
Last Saturday we drove up to Melbourne to do some shopping. We have been looking for a good Mexican restaurant and I found one in Melbourne on the internet that had some good reviews. We left Sebastian and drove north on US-1 to Melbourne and got to the restaurant in time for lunch. El Indio Mexican Restaurant is in an old gas station building and seats about 50 people. We both ordered the burrito supreme with ground beef. The salsa was spicy and the burritos were very good. We'll definitely go back - just wish it wasn't 25 miles away.
After lunch we did some shopping at Harbor Freight, Home Depot and Old Time Pottery. We stopped at the Dairy Queen in Sebastian for a couple of peanut butter cup Blizzards before going home.
