Happy Birthday Haven

Today is the 16th Birthday of our beautiful granddaughter Haven Lee Steinebach!!!
Happy Sweet 16!!!!
We love you so much,
Grandma and Grandpa

Otter Watch -- They're Back

If you happened to up this morning between 2 and 3, you and Paul would have seen two of the otters playing on Lake Combs. No guess on where the other two are. Maybe they liked it here, and didn't want to face travelling in this weather. I don't need to tell the locals, but it is snowing again in Georgetown. Reminds us of our annual Christmas Trip to Northern Michigan.

Otters Have Gone to Florida

Here is the one picture of the first sighting of the first otter. The rest of the clan showed up when it was too dark to take pictures.

So, just about the time we are ready to call the newspapers and televison and announce to the world that we have four (4) Northern River Otters in our Lake Combs (previously referred to as "the pond"), they have left us. No sightings last night, this morning or tonight. (They loved the nocturnal scene.)

So we have decided that they met up with the other couple (their friends), and collectively decided that Georgetown was fun, but wanted to head to south to Flordia for the rest of this dreadful winter. Can you blame them? That's right Otis, Olivia, Oscar and Ophelia were only with us for the one night, as the were all meeting up and are now travelling further South.

Winter Freeze

It is official!!! We in Kentucky have been declared a disaster by our new President O'bama. We who are in the City of Georgetown in Cherry Blossom have electric and cable televsion (off and on), but our neighbors who live in the county do not. Trucks are out on 460 with their first concern to the nursing home where the dear old folks are.

Sapparo Hibatchi Grill

Tonight we were invited by our next door neighbors, The Wilsons, to have dinner at Sapparo Japanese Steak House, in the Wal-mart area, here in Georgetown. Our hibatchi chef was AXL, who is half Japanese and half Bali. (I had to sing "Bali High" from South Pacific.) He is far and away the best hibachi chef all of us have ever had (we are talking Lexington, Cincinnati, Texas, California). He was the most entertaining of all. If you go, ask for him. He's off on Mondays.
They were not very busy tonight (Wednesday -- ice storm), so he gave us some extra special treatment, I am sure.

Otters

When you are driving down Clubhouse Drive, take the time to slow down for a rare treat. Around dusk (6:00 p.m.) you may see the newest members of our neighborhood --Four (4) Northern River Otters have made their new home in the pond on the 12th hole of Cherry Blossom.

We have enjoyed their swimming, playing and hiding for over a week now. The Millers (Dave and Sheila)have named these two couples: Otis and Olivia, and Oscar and Ophelia. We will try to take pictures tonight and post them on this blog.

Stay tuned............