Meet Sam - "the China Goose Swan"

This picture is a resident of Quail Run RV Park.... Sam, the goose! Had to share him with you before we leave here tomorrow, Wednesday. He is a character and lets you know he is around. Does he "rule the roost around here"? He thinks so!

It has been a wonderful stay here at Quail Run. The owners furnished a Valentine Day meal. No one went away hungry! We are saddened to leave but must move on to the FL Samboree which is approximately an hour's drive north. We have enjoyed the fellowship with the Huggins, who are staying here and from Murfreesboro, TN. We also had the Felkers over one day and we, three couples, enjoyed a luncheon and fellowship.

Oh, I know, you are wanting to know about Jenny. Well, she is doing fine and has had a ball while here.....there must be a dozen squirrels to each tree. So she has enjoyed squirrel hunting. Those little rascals are so tame that they allow her to get within 3' away and then scurry off!!

It looks like we will be cutting our stay in FL a few days short. As it looks right now, Mike may have an abscess tooth. We have scheduled a dental appmt back home next week. I knew there had to be something to motivate us to go back home! :-)

Until then......

Still in FL

We are definitely enjoying our stay at Quail Run RV Park. Perfect location for any direction and still find the park to be "the park" to consider next year. We are blessed to have another couple, the Huggins, staying here. They are from the Nashville area. In the one picture, this denotes one of the streets in the park. Isn't it beautiful!

We took a side trip yesterday to the gulf side to Tarpon Springs. This is where sponges are harvested from the waters, processed, and sold commercially as well as in the place of business. Then we ventured over to Dunedin to a RV Resort that we stayed at a few years ago. In the same area is an island called Honeymoon Island. That is exactly how it got its name.... The island received its name in 1939 when New York developer Clinton Washburn purchased the island and, together with LIFE magazine, held a contest for newly married couples. The winners would stay in thatched bungalows in sunny Florida for a two week "honeymoon" giving the island its name. The island is now owned by the state and is a State Park. Very neat island and enjoyed the visit and walking the beach.

Today has been just a lazy ole day! The breeze has been terrific all day. Jenny as you see in the picture is...well...pooped (!!) from her bath. A day of doing nothing and greatly enjoying it!

Until then.....

Moved to Wesley Chapel, FL

We arrived yesterday to another destination...Quail Run RV Park in Wesley Chapel. Location is 15 minutes north Tampa off I-75. We are staying in the newly developed section which is still under construction. All sites are concrete pads. A very lovely place and the people are the friendliest yet.

We are less than a mile from a newly developed shopping plaza (more businesses to come) which has a theatre and thus far a Cracker Barrel (naturally!) and an Outback (yeh!). Location is great to access any direction of travel to major POI.

For those of you who know Jenny, she is skiddish, BUT we bought her a buggy to attach to a bike. This was about a week ago. She know sits and walks beside it. :) Hopefully, next year when we are back she will be riding in it. Will post a pix later. There are so many biking trails and places to just bike, that the long trips would be too much on her pads to keep up on the hot pavement.

Until then....

SNOW in Tampa area--Go Figure

They always say "Proof is in the Pudding"! Do you believe these pictures taken this morning?

Until then......

Sweet Tomatoes

Does anyone out there like to eat and then eat some more? Go to Sweet Tomatoes (a chain) and loosen that belt men and ladies wear elastic waist pants or a moo-moo dress (isn't that what they were called?). That is where I just came from when I met up with two other couples (Felkers and Huggins). We must have sit there an extra 2 hours talking, discussing, and laughing!!

Mike will be back from Vegas tomorrow (Th). Hopefully, he got to the WOC Convention! tee-hee!

Jenny and I have held "the fort down" pretty well. Its been much cooler with the constant breeze blowing here in the Tampa area. Oh, boy, tonight will be in the upper 20's....burrrrr!!

Hey, I know some of you are reading this back home. Give me a comment or two and let me know that you are still alive. Otherwise, I may not need to come back home....just see you sometime later UP ABOVE IN OUR MANSIONS!

Until then.....

Last Birthday Gift - Hot Air Balloon Ride

Oh, boy, what a way to start the day with the NFL Super Bowl tonight in Tampa... than to get up early and take a Hot Air Balloon Ride! A gift from son, Chris, and grandkids, Paul & Katelyn. We awoke to the alarm at 4:00 a.m. to a brisk temp of 35. Burrrr!!! We launched at approx 7:45 a.m. and enjoyed the ride and view for about an hour. I am so ready to do it again!

I don't know if our children, Chris & Shannon, could top this BD again. Shannon, Gordon, Chad & Cara presented me with a most wonderful scrapbook album with personal writings that touched me so much.

Children and grandchildren are a blessing and gift from our Lord God above. Family!

Well, enough said. As I close this out, I know the Steelers and Cardinals "AINT HAD ANYTHING THIS GOOD!" I'm blessed!!!!

Until then....

It's my BIRTHDAY!!

It's my ___th Birthday! Jenny is grinning because she remembers 5 years ago she was my birthday present. Rescued her with a broken leg at approximately six months old.

It has been a wonderful day. Received a FedEx package from daughter, Shannon, and her family....a VERY SPECIAL MADE PHOTO ALBUM. A scrapbook album with writings from each of family members. My heart was touched and many tears of joy shed.

Son, Chris, and children have a SURPRISE gift that I will find out about come EARLY Sunday. Can't wait.

Until then....