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tavernier

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22. My grandson goes to FGCU in Fort Meyers.

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 10:08 PM

Oct 2024

He went through the eye of Ian in a friends house. This year he has a girlfriend who lives in Cape Coral. We have invited her and her entire family to come to Keys and stay with us. They declined because they want to stay home. Grandson in tears wanted to stay with her but his dad said, no way. Come home or we will come and get you. He is on his way home now. I know he will be miserable the whole time but I really don’t care. I am just glad he won’t be there.
PS- I love her too and wish her family had encouraged her to leave. Let’s all take a deep breath and blow this MF back out to sea.

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I jimfields33 Oct 2024 #57

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It are? Swede Oct 2024 #97