It has been awhile.  I’m back in Florida for the winter.

My time at home in Maryland was complicated. I felt like I spent the majority of my time cleaning the toilet to get it truly white and unstopping drains. There were no real issues when I was home and I know it is easier for Charlie when I’m there.

Florida is nice and I’m comfortable here. It is a little awkward though because I stay with David’s Mother. Lesley and I worked it out so I will be with her on Friday and Saturday night.

We have plans to go to Heartland Baptist Church on Christmas Eve at 2 in the afternoon.

Today Pwg and I are going to Publix and do some grocery shopping.

Off to enjoy a pretty day in Florida

A so so day

Guess all days have good and bad parts.

I love Fall but I hate closing the camper and going home. It is a little depressing and a lot of work. Magazines to be read and discarded, stuff to be packed up and freedom and alone time to be put on a shelf and picked up 5 months from now.

Along with closing the camper comes winterizing and the whole process of cleaning. Add to that the fact that the stupid refrigerator isn’t quite right yet. Tomorrow or actually later today I will dig out the ice chest and use it for a few days till I’m sure the fridge is over it’s little fit.

On the plus side McDonalds has the McRib back which is just about the only sandwich I like from them. So today on my way back to Riverbend I stopped at the McDonalds drive thru. I was so shocked when the lady in the car ahead paid for my lunch. I hope she knows how much I appreciated her gesture. She truly provided the bright spot in my day. I was so surprised that it didn’t occur to my to pay it forward. But I will do it soon.

Tomorrow is another day!

Wednesday already!

I’m home from Florida. I do miss the warmth and sunshine. But alas I also do love Fall.

The fridge is totally cleaned out. Guess one of my true failings is the regret and guilt I feel over wasting food - wonder where that came from. Oh well more therapy. But this refrigerator fiasco certainly caused me to waste a lot of stuff.

Yesterday my car got a new windshield and when I finish this missal I will try to scrub off the goo that was the end result of the duct tape and tarp Mr Terrific covered the windshield with till it could be repaired. Next I need to go to a body shop for an estimate for the dents and ding repairs.

I must also force myself to start going thru stuff and throwing things out to be ready to close my happy place for 5 months.

Oh well can’t get it done sitting here thinking about it.

Well Mr Terrific threw the thawed food out of the freezer and cleaned up the mess the thawed stuff made. He mows says the whole camper stinks and I have no paper towels. Monday when I get home I will take a Lorax wipes and throughly disinfect the fridges interior.

I wasn’t a child of the depression. I never went hungry. Why does it bother me so much to throw out all that food.

Today was basically a lazy day spent with my daughter's chocolate lab - Captain.

Tomorrow’s another day

Today was not my best day! I’m in Florida visiting my daughter so I left my significant other in West Virginia to watch over my summer home. My summer home happens to be a 36 foot 5th wheel RV on a lot that I own in a residential campground. First let me make it clear this is not wilderness camping. I have AC and a fireplace and all the comforts of home. In conversation this afternoon he shares with me that the refrigerator stopped working and all my food will need to be thrown out. I’m not real proud of my response when I basically said well use a trash bag and throw it out. Don’t leave it there till I get home.

October is not shaping up to be a great month. I fly home on Monday to a car I can’t drive and a trailer with No refrigerator or food. Add to that the fact that I have to close up the camper and go back to my other house with all it’s resident crazies.

New day tomorrow.

Wow - I can’t believe I last posted on this blog in 2014. So very much has changed.

First their is me :

A few years older and somewhat slimmer.

Then there is my family. My grandson is now married and I have a 22 month only great granddaughter. Her name is Paislee Louise. 

My daughter Lesley now lives in Florida and I visit her at least once during the year and stay with her most of the Winter.  I am now a legal resident of Florida. Hope they are ready for me. 

Now my next challenge to see if I can actually post this