July, 24, 2006
A Day at the Beach
Rachel and Cassandra
Lauren and Allison?????? New Zealand Maori?????
Martha Alford- The Hot Flashes
September 28, 2006 Typhoon MilenyoJuly 31, 2006
Painting the PorchLauren and Allison?????? New Zealand Maori?????
August 14, 2006 Concert at the Women's Club
Eddie SappMartha Alford- The Hot Flashes
August 16, 2006
Moving Day
Betsy and Maggie 10329 Loubet
Lauren and Maggie
A tearful Good-bye.
Tiffany, Maggie, and Ashley at Airport
Lauren and Maggie
A tearful Good-bye.
Tiffany, Maggie, and Ashley at Airport
September 9, 2006 Go Gators, First Game of the Season! UF won!
That is a smile of relief. Terry had to hold that glass window together for about 30 minutes before a smart, thinking young Filipino thought to move our kitchen table to brace it. Whew! We had some scary moments as Typhoon Milenyo whipped around our 25th floor apartment for about 3.5 hours. The Navy web site reported winds to be as high as 180 miles per hour.
After bracing the joints to the steel beams, they used the outdoor table to help brace the door joints before lodging 2 by 4's in to keep the glass from buckling. It worked!
Rain came in through these windows so fast that we had trouble mopping and bailing it quickly.
Once the storm passed we walked around our neighborhood and over to Michelle and Barry's.
This tree "overtook" the electric wires right next to Michelle and Barry's house. It brought down the concrete neighborhood electricity, cable, and telephone pole. They were without power for 2 weeks.
Friday, September 29, 2006 Happy Birthday to Me!
Unfortunately the typhoon kept a few special things from happening for me this year. First of all, Terry had hired a string quartet to play for us in the penthouse while we enjoyed a romantic dinner. That had to be canceled. We were also planning to take a banca boat to Puerto Galera for the weekend to dive, snorkel, and enjoy the bay, but the coast guard was not allowing boats on the bay. The roads south of Manila were unpassable anyway so the trip was called off.
I did get to have Freaky Friday lunch with the girls and dinner with Terry and friends.
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