Ellie and her peeps.

Greetings from the Beach Club!  Again.

Alrighty then.  This is one of the MANY ammenities I enjoy about the Beach Club.  This little bar area that is around the center pool. 

 They can do just about any flavor smoothie, daiquiri, or even the occasional......
Dumdumdumdummmmmm....

 The Groves did VERY little shopping on this trip!!  We hit a farmer's market on the way down, and I swear we survived on fruit on this trip.  Bananas at poolside daily.

 Apples IN the pool!!

 And for whatever miraculous reason, the pool's only visitors every day were little girls in the 3-5 age category.  It was meant to be for us to be there during this time of year!

 As you know, Ellie Sue has no trouble making friends!

 As a matter of fact, day one, I was sitting next to this mama and her little ones and found out they were from MONROE, LA!!  And she is a speech therapist.  Small world!

 Knowing me, as I know you all do, I had to have a "project" to do as I sat there in that chair watching the kiddos.  I cannot be idle.  I just cannot.

 and so I practiced mixed media on a few canvases.

 I was basically just getting backgrounds ready for when I decide what artwork I want/ need in the condo.  I tried to basically use the colors of the condo.

 I used oil pastels, acrylics, stamps, scrapbook paper, stencils sprays, dobbers, spouncers, and markers. 

 And as I was sitting in my lounge chair, I could hear my loud mouth daughter, who had walked around behind me, saying she was "going to the hot tub".  That wasn't her first time, and she never stays more than a minute.  So, I was like, "Sure", knock yourself out! 

A few minutes pass and I hear her saying, "WIllie" and "korie" and "Willie plays golf with my daddy" and "Duck Commander", and I knew something was up.

 I turned around and saw this....

 Ellie and EIGHT of her new friends on their senior trip!  She totally felt as if she fit right in and had their undivided attention. 

Lord help me!

MO