New Restaurants

McDonalds isn't exactly what we'd call "new" but their new building on Florence Ave. is now open.  Don and I decided to stop in and give it a try.  

Yeow!  It was PACKED with people and Kids galore.  I'm guessing the crowds were just because it is a new opening....not that the food has changed at all.  There's a huge Ronald McDonald on the roof.

Perhaps the big draw is the in-house playground for the kids.  As busy and crowded as the place was, I must say that our ordering and food delivery was fast.  We were in and out of there in about 20 minutes.  (thank goodness)

A fun place to go is the new Anayas.  It was open at the end of last season so its not entirely "new" but it's a fun destination if you like Mexican food.

Booths, tables, chairs, are all VERY colorful.  Fun decor.

I snapped some photos of the menu for you.  Click on a photo and then enlarge it with your mouse scroll wheel or by using the control key and the plus key at the same time.

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Mouse Tails:

Wonder how much longer Mouse will be able to escape from under the doors in our park model.

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Signs of Progress

Sure do LOVE these cool 70+ degree mornings!!  What a relief!

We tried to get a photo across the north 40 so you could see the virtual forest of green sewer pipes.  Many sites will be ready for new homes.

Still scalping the golf course in prep for reseeding.

Plenty of dust in the neighborhood.  

Here's the rich new soil additive to spread on the course.

 There are mountains of grass and debris from the course.  It gets stored on empty lots until it dries out a little and then gets hauled to the landfill since we can no longer recycle it ourselves.

I sent Don out to take a bunch of photos of the staging area for the north 40.  There are pallets and pallets full of supplies to be used in this area.  

Looks like we purchase fire hydrants by the dozen.

So much money being invested here.

The entire area is definitely a work in progress.

It must feel like a never ending job to be assigned to this wall.  

That's a LOT of bricks to lay!

Every construction project needs a place to pile the junk until it can be disposed of.

This must be the place for now.

The ballfield has been reseeded and is turning its luscious green color.

I'm already anxious for the ballgames to start.

Cleaning our pools is a daily chore for our maintenance crew.

Thank you to all for doing such a nice job day after day after day!

Door and window frames are being installed at the ballroom.

Here's exciting news about our messy dirty pigeons!  Our crews are installing bird spikes in all the roosting places where the pigeons used to roam.

LOTS of spikes to deter the feathered rats as we call them.

Thank you for this investment in pigeon prevention.

I'm an avid bird watcher and love the birds......but the pigeons are soooo dirty.  Yuck.

The expanded bistro will be a wonderful addition.  

Thank you to Robin and her kitchen staff for all the goodies they prepare for us!

They'll have an even bigger job with this expansion.

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Mouse Tails:

Mouse tail:  perfect name for this photo.

I have the window open but have to close the blinds while I work at the computer.  Mouse likes the open window so doesn't let the blinds deter him.

Have a great day!!!!

Have I ever mentioned how lucky I feel to be living this life at Palm Creek???