Moving On

Sometimes our schedule (I use this term very loosely because we generally just mosey without much of a schedule at all) kind of jams up.  That has happened this past month and it left me little time for checking in here.  The only thing that is generally cast in stone is our breaks to visit with our granddaughters because their free time is now determined by the school calendar.  And so it was this past month; early in March we realized that Spring Break in Columbia was coming up - sooner rather than later - so we interrupted our playtime on the west coast of Florida and made for a marina Ft. Myers.  We arrived there with 9 days before it was time for us to leave for Missouri.  What a busy time scrubbing and cleaning, making travel plans, and visiting with old friends and new friends.

Because it was spring break season in Florida air fares were off the charts, and because our truck was up in Port St. Joe and had to be moved before the "season" starts there, we found one of the few rental cars left in south Florida and headed north on our 3 day odyssey back to MO. In three quick days there we both had checks by the docs, Larry had an eye appointment for new glasses, and he spent a day helping my brother-in-law with a carburetor while I shopped.   Then it was off to see the girls, who, as most everyone knows, are the highlight of our lives.

Our little family of six all enjoyed a weekend at Tan-Tar-A, playing at the indoor water park, bowling at the resort's lanes, feeding the ducks and geese that came begging in the yard by our lakeside condo, and generally having a fun time.  Then it was back to work for mom & dad and we spent the week hanging with Lauren & Anna.  Those are the best times, just spoiling them, making memories and watching them grow and change.  The continually amaze and delight us.

Soon enough it was time to reverse our steps and head home.  We arrived back in Ft. Myers quickly dumped the detritus of the trip back aboard, and hurried off for a big provisioning trip before we had to turn the car in at 0900 the following morning.  By late in the day I found myself staring at a mountain of food, supplies, dirty laundry, suitcases, mail - a general mess- wondering where to start.  With the perishables, obviously.

We were now down to only four days left on our month marina reservation - and did I mention I still had taxes to do!  Somehow most things got done, although those darn taxes are not quite finished yet, the last minute hugs and visiting done, we got underway.  Heading East and moseying.