The Holidays: Fun, But Hectic

We had a great Christmas, as well as a great pre and post Christmas. Having Howard, Kris, Mark, Mike and Kim with us was so much fun. We got lots of presents and drank lots of SLUSH (Grandma's recipe).

New Year's Eve is here and Sue and I (and Wickett) plan a quiet celebration at home. Mike and I will be going to Akron this evening to sing with the barbershop chorus. This is part of the 13th annual First Night celebration. The chorus has participated in all of them.

When we went to bed last night, we had no snow on the ground at all. This morning, we woke up to about 5 inches of the white stuff. My first job was to clear the sidewalks and the driveway, then brush the snow off of the cars. Luckily it was kind of a light fluffy snow, so it was easier to push around. I worked up a good appetite for breakfast. If we needed a reminder of why we go south for the winter, this did the trick.

We plan to leave for Florida on Saturday. We have been packing the bus a bit each day and we're in pretty good shape. The last minute things will go out on Saturday morning and then we'll be on our way. It's always a busy time for us, but I think that all three of us are anxious to be on our way.

Happy New Year to everyone and watch future blog posts to keep updated on our adventures in North Fort Myers. Kris is flying down on Jan. 10th to stay with us for a week. We will try to do some of the things that we didn't get to do when she visited us last winter.