Monday, July 19, 2010

Oscar Tops House Rankings & Parkers Enjoy The Beach

Pleep has awarded Oscar the top rank in the Florida condo. Pleep liked the way Oscar stayed off all the furniture and found a nice place under the coffee table to hang out. The final thing that clinched it was when Oscar put himself to bed. Pleep was very impressed and thinks the kenneling concept would be a good one to apply to children too. This morning Oscar headed off to the VIP Pet Resort for a couple of days. His stay there will include time in the agility course and a nice bath. Delete thinks Oscar is going to miss him but may be happier to have other dogs to play with and a nice play area.

Perry and the boys had a great time playing in the surf Sunday. They did body surfing and made good use of Kate's pink boogie board until it broke. After a full day in the water, the group headed out for dinner at the very popular Deck Down Under on the intercoastal. It was a perfect night for outdoor dining with a nice breeze and the dolphins showed up just as we were leaving. Because Perry was going to have to leave in the morning, Ed gave him a nice driving tour of the island down to the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and up to J.D. Rockefeller's mansion, The Casements, in Ormand Beach.

Perry and Harry made one last trip to the beach for body surfing on Monday morning. While they were enjoying the waves, Beau started his online drivers education program. He has to complete about 30 hours of coursework and chapter tests before he can take the final test to receive his learners permit. Pleep and Delete were going to take it with him but Pleep decided he was never going to be able to reach the pedals. When he saw Harry reading Lord Of The Rings he decided that might be a better way to spend the 30 hours.

The crew headed out to drop Perry at the airport and then swung into the Daytona 500 Experience. After seeing the line to get in and the entrance fee, Beau and Harry voted not to spend their time or money. Ida decided at stop at Steak 'N Shake was required. She wanted to relive one of her many waitress experiences. The boys liked the idea of steak burgers and ice cream products but were a bit reluctant to listen to all the Steak 'N Shake stories. Ida was a bit shocked at all the additions to the menu. Even though they had added salads, Ida stuck with the cheddar steakburger. Harry went with the cheddar bacon burger despite the fact that the group had eaten a pound of bacon at breakfast. Pleep was very impressed to hear Beau order the Absolutely Plain Burger. Both Pleep and the waitress thought Beau was ordering a burger with a side of Absolut. Beau had to explain there was no vodka involved; it is a condiment, garnish free burger.

The lunch ended milkshakes and a trip to the claw machine. The boys gave the shakes a great review and no one won anything in the claw machine. Pleep is amazed at the consumption capacity of teen age boys. He was comparing them to Kate who was a very light eater. The discussion for dinner tonight is pizza. Beau noted that he really likes pizza and is planning on eating a lot of it. Pleep suggested a long walk on the beach should be required after everyone has a nap.

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