Early Return to Florida

Old Lyme has been great but the time has come for the family to return home. We return to FL on August 5 and Tory will fly back to CT to continue the remodeling of the cottage for the next month. We decided to shorten our stay due to the fact that most of the construction has been on the exterior of the home and living inside has been ok. Now the next phase of remodeling will be mostly interior i.e. flooring, wall repair, vaulting ceiling, etc. The cottage is only about 500 sq ft so it would be nearly impossible to live amidst the work needing to be done. So to FL we go. Before we head home we visited Mystic Seaport, a quaint seafaring town 30 min. from Old Lyme. Lots to see and do there. Great ships to board and tour. A great history lesson. We also visited St Augustine's lighthouse where upon reaching the top (13 flights), we discovered our lab, Bucky, escaped from our locked vehicle and was roaming around the streets looking for us. Consequently touring the lighthouse was cut short but Bucky was saved. Ahh... the joys of pet ownership. Upon arriving home, we were exhausted but overwelmed by the space of our home. We have unappreciated our space and all the luxeries of hot showers, air condition, w/d, working kitchen, etc. God has blessed us and we must always count those blessings daily. Our Old Lyme cottage will continue to progress and we will post the news. One day we will return as a family and we will enjoy it as a vacation instead of work.