We’re back home!!! I have returned home from a 10 day vacation, and am just now getting back into the swing of things. We went to Florida, to spend a few days in our time share. We didn’t drive past the places that had houses demolished, but along Highway 10, there was so much devastation of trees. It was amazing. You wonder how much force can pull trees up by the roots!
We decided to drive from Texas to Florida, and see things along the way. Ha, ha, ha. We spent so much time driving, that we didn’t stop to see a lot. We did stop at Fort Parker, in Texas. That was quite interesting.
Another fun thing to see was the US Alabama. There were a lot of planes there also. My husband was in Vietnam, and he pointed out some of the things he remembered.
We stopped in Cocoa, Florida to see my friend, Cindy Griswold and husband. They just recently moved to Florida. They have a great house and look so refreshed and good. Retirement and a new grandchild seems to agree with them.
Ft. Lauderdale was our final destination, and it was beautiful weather while we were there. The thing about time shares is that while you’re there, they’ll try to get you to upgrade. We spent about 2 1/2 hrs. listening and repeatedly saying no thanks. But we also did some sight-seeing. While on a famous street, by the river, we sat down for ice cream. Up above us, were two helicopters in stationary position. Someone mentioned that wasn’t a very good sign. As we sat, eating our ice cream, a bomb squad, three police cars, and a fire truck went speeding by. It turned out that there was a suspicious package not far from us. Wow! Another day we went to a nice Italian restaurant in Weston, and our waiter was so cool. He was Italian, but had lived in the US for a number of years. Think charming and lots of talking with his hands.
That was also on election day….what Florida THOUGHT was their election day. We thought maybe it was an unhappy voter. Florida’s election was so close that they are still counting votes.
We have come back home and are back in the swing of things. Our church has a big Veteran’s Day celebration every year. Dick participated in that , wearing his Vietnam army uniform that he still fits into. Now…we’re preparing for Thanksgiving. We’ll go to Tulsa for the weekend following T-Day, to see all of the Ruddell nieces, nephews and greats. I’m hoping to get all of my Christmas shopping for them done by then, so I can take the gifts with me. We won’t be seeing them for Christmas. Any occasion with them involves lots of wild card playing, and eating lots of food.
Today, I’m feeling pampered and spoiled. Linda is here, cleaning my house. Oooh la la!!! She’s doing such a good job, and it looks and smells so much better. I haven’t had anyone clean my house in 30 years…and then it was just a time or two. What luxury! Of course, I had to go around and pick up a lot of stuff before she came. She’s going to come once a month.
What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Are you joining your family for a big dinner? Is a turkey in the works? Or are you missing a loved one and having a hard time this year? I hope you have a nice holiday.
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Grandma Ruddell