Blogs from Kissimmee, Florida, United States, North America - page 16

A rainy day makes for a good catch-up day. It started to rain this afternoon...not hard but just enough where you want to keep a roof over your head. At night time, it makes for such a soothing, wonderful sound. Until, it becomes torrential. Then it sounds like a thousand monster sized woodpeckers pecking as hard as they can. Deafening! Okay, enough. Yes, we are still here and hope you are, too. I'm finding it tricky to "go here and there " and "do this" on the same day....the older I get, the slower I get. But sooner or later, we all get back on track. Come on....the train ? is pulling out. On Tuesday, we all (the fearless foursome) went to coffee in our park's lobby. World crises get solved here. We used to have ... read more

Rain, Rain Go Away....The Fearless Foursome Want To Play. Saturday....and it rained in Paradise. When it rains here, I mean it REALLY rains! Torrential! During a momentary halt of this horrific monson, we jumped in our car and sped away to the Artegon Mall. Our goal: watch a movie. Decisions, Decisions. Two movies ended up in our best time frame....."Why Him?" and "Manchester By The Sea". Our daughter, Kim, had told us "Why Him" was really funny but not suited for my tender ears with all the bad language. Heads you win; Tails you loose. Heads! We entered the theater to see "Why Him!" I could hear Lulu's muffled cries in her carry bag.....Nooooooo. She can't cover her ears with no hands. I'll do it for you, sister. ??Don't worry....Be Happy.??? I like that song! This ... read more

(Wednesday) - No excuses....first thing to put on this morning are your walking boots. We are on a new regime. Life will no longer begin from the couch. The potato has been removed. Our motivator, Sandy, is prancing in place to get us moving. Onward we march. "Up, 2,3,4....Up, 2,3,4". Still not able to do the full, entire trek that Sandy does.....exhaustion, weakness and pain start to set in so I drop out on the last lap. Gotta work into this, you know. During this past year, I was satisfied just walking around the inside of our house....seemed like a hike going from our living room couch to the kitchen. It was a major journey when we walked up to our back field where our critter feeding station is located. Really liked our golf cart and ... read more

You had a day off, folks, so now it's time to catch up. Sunday, New Years Day, we were taking our time packing up.....you weren't in any rush either. I heard some whining. Our friend, Sandy, sent us a message stating our site was empty at Tropical Palms. Okay! Pick up the pace, gang.....lets get going. We leaving town, NOW! Off and running from the KOA campground at 10:10 AM. Settle back...we'll be there soon. 11:40 AM.....we are here at last! Back to our winter home. We have landed, dear friends! Hooray! We are at the Tropical Palms Resort and Campground. Not problems checking in. Smooth as a piece of pie....not like last year. Our friend, John, is the first to greet us as we wait to get registered. Gary was with him so it was ... read more

Geo: 28.3467, -81.4801My father always used to say that persistence pays off. And so it did. On 8/12/16, at 8:15 and 77 degrees we made our fourth attempt to see the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. In years past it was always hidden behind a thick curtain of fog and just driving safely through it to the other side was a challenge. This year it was sunny and clear and we saw it in all of its glory. The mountains, which do not rise above the tree line, are covered in a lush blanket of dark green trees. And the flatlands are teeming with wildlife. We saw a bear in a tree eating cherries and we saw deer grazing in fields of tall yellow grass. The drive took us through winding roads up and over hills ... read more