Well, we had quite the excitement last night here at the Sunset King RV Resort! About 6pm we heard sirens wailing, and they kept getting louder and closer. Last week one of the ladies here had a heart attack and had to be taken away by ambulance. She had a couple stents put in, so when the sirens didn't stop and kept getting even louder and closer, that w
as my first thought, that she had suffered another heart attack. Russ and I went outside and could see the vehicles coming around the bend, lights flashing and sirens blaring. It was dark, but then I noticed that on top of one of the trucks were several people waving and realized it was Santa Claus! I ran inside to get the camera, and they drove right down our row tossing candy. Now the neighbors and we agreed that we're not sure it was a real good idea driving through the resort like that with so many older folks staying here....just might give someone a heart attack!!
Tuesday last week we went with four other couples to Country Folks Buffet for lunch. It's located in the town of Florala, Alabama (Florala = Florida + Alabama), just 20 miles up the road. For $6.99 you get all you can eat including drink, salad bar, and homemade desserts. The menu changes slightly everyday but we had our choice of fried chicken, baked chicken, pork chops, chicken & d
umplings, chicken pot pie, and all sorts of sides. The food was really good and as the brochure states it was "good country cookin' just like Granmaw's!"
We rode with another couple and along the way we passed several cotton fields. On the drive Ed told us a little about cotton picking nowadays. He said that most cotton is harvested mechanically by a cotton picker, a machine that removes the cotton from the boll without damaging the cotton plant. Seems the logistics of cotton harvesting and processing have been improved by the development of the cotton module builder
, a machine that compresses harvested cotton into a large block, which is then covered with a tarp and temporarily stored at the edge of the field. A couple of the fields had these huge cotton blocks in them, but unfortunately I hadn't taken my camera. So I went back a couple days later with the camera and the bales were gone, but I did get a couple shots of the cotton fields not yet picked. Oh, and we also passed the sign showing us the way the Lakewood, Florida's highest point with an elevation of 345 ft., just a couple miles down the road.
Saturday was the monthly yard sale. When we first heard about this, we wondered if everybody just traded their junk! But turns out an ad is posted in the newspaper, advertised on the local radio station, and signs put out at the major intersections by the Activities Director. So we had a few things that we had discovered we didn't really need that we put out, and also the ceramic ornaments that I had painted. I had brought some craft things with me, and the ornaments and my paints were part of that. There didn't seem to be a lot of outside traffic t
his month so we only made $21, and Russ wondered if it had been a waste of time, but hey, what else were we going to do for those 3 hours!
After all, we had to kill some time until the big game that night, Missouri vs. Oklahoma for the Big 12 Championship. For those who don't know, Missouri lost 38-17, so we were slightly bummed. We knew that this loss meant they would not be playing for the National Championship but hoped they would at least get to play in one of the BCS Bowl games. Despite the loss, the Tigers still had a great season and are poised to become a national power for many years to come. They won their first Big 12 North title, finished 7-1 in the Big 12 for the first time since 1969, and the 11 regular-season wins were the most in the program's history. Well, the BCS Bowl rankings came out on Sunday night, and the Tigers were ranked 6th but not chosen. Russ' view on the BCS is that it should be abolished, and the winner of the SEC and the Big 10 should just play for the National Championship every year. The whole process is a joke, and although it is a cash cow for the major conferences, university presidents should be ashamed of themselves for not moving to a playoff system. The Tigers will be playing in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, which is nothing to sneeze at. Before the Bull Championship Shit (BCS), the Cotton Bowl was one of the four premiere New Year's Day Bowl games, and this year will feature a better game than most BCS bowls. This is not sour grapes because the Tigers lost as you can go back to previous blog entries and find references to our opinion on this subject. We're still very proud of our Tigers and will be rooting loud and strong on January 1!
Seems like a lot of folks in the campground were busy decorating for Christmas this week! The decorations range from the very simple to more elaborate.
as my first thought, that she had suffered another heart attack. Russ and I went outside and could see the vehicles coming around the bend, lights flashing and sirens blaring. It was dark, but then I noticed that on top of one of the trucks were several people waving and realized it was Santa Claus! I ran inside to get the camera, and they drove right down our row tossing candy. Now the neighbors and we agreed that we're not sure it was a real good idea driving through the resort like that with so many older folks staying here....just might give someone a heart attack!!Tuesday last week we went with four other couples to Country Folks Buffet for lunch. It's located in the town of Florala, Alabama (Florala = Florida + Alabama), just 20 miles up the road. For $6.99 you get all you can eat including drink, salad bar, and homemade desserts. The menu changes slightly everyday but we had our choice of fried chicken, baked chicken, pork chops, chicken & d
umplings, chicken pot pie, and all sorts of sides. The food was really good and as the brochure states it was "good country cookin' just like Granmaw's!"We rode with another couple and along the way we passed several cotton fields. On the drive Ed told us a little about cotton picking nowadays. He said that most cotton is harvested mechanically by a cotton picker, a machine that removes the cotton from the boll without damaging the cotton plant. Seems the logistics of cotton harvesting and processing have been improved by the development of the cotton module builder
, a machine that compresses harvested cotton into a large block, which is then covered with a tarp and temporarily stored at the edge of the field. A couple of the fields had these huge cotton blocks in them, but unfortunately I hadn't taken my camera. So I went back a couple days later with the camera and the bales were gone, but I did get a couple shots of the cotton fields not yet picked. Oh, and we also passed the sign showing us the way the Lakewood, Florida's highest point with an elevation of 345 ft., just a couple miles down the road.
Saturday was the monthly yard sale. When we first heard about this, we wondered if everybody just traded their junk! But turns out an ad is posted in the newspaper, advertised on the local radio station, and signs put out at the major intersections by the Activities Director. So we had a few things that we had discovered we didn't really need that we put out, and also the ceramic ornaments that I had painted. I had brought some craft things with me, and the ornaments and my paints were part of that. There didn't seem to be a lot of outside traffic t
his month so we only made $21, and Russ wondered if it had been a waste of time, but hey, what else were we going to do for those 3 hours!After all, we had to kill some time until the big game that night, Missouri vs. Oklahoma for the Big 12 Championship. For those who don't know, Missouri lost 38-17, so we were slightly bummed. We knew that this loss meant they would not be playing for the National Championship but hoped they would at least get to play in one of the BCS Bowl games. Despite the loss, the Tigers still had a great season and are poised to become a national power for many years to come. They won their first Big 12 North title, finished 7-1 in the Big 12 for the first time since 1969, and the 11 regular-season wins were the most in the program's history. Well, the BCS Bowl rankings came out on Sunday night, and the Tigers were ranked 6th but not chosen. Russ' view on the BCS is that it should be abolished, and the winner of the SEC and the Big 10 should just play for the National Championship every year. The whole process is a joke, and although it is a cash cow for the major conferences, university presidents should be ashamed of themselves for not moving to a playoff system. The Tigers will be playing in the Cotton Bowl on January 1, which is nothing to sneeze at. Before the Bull Championship Shit (BCS), the Cotton Bowl was one of the four premiere New Year's Day Bowl games, and this year will feature a better game than most BCS bowls. This is not sour grapes because the Tigers lost as you can go back to previous blog entries and find references to our opinion on this subject. We're still very proud of our Tigers and will be rooting loud and strong on January 1!
Seems like a lot of folks in the campground were busy decorating for Christmas this week! The decorations range from the very simple to more elaborate.
There are some folks who live here year round in "permanent" housing and are able to do even more as you can see from this picture on the left.
They started a shirt painting class this week so I decided to check it out. I've never painted on fabric but found it wasn't that difficult, and the lady leading the class is very encouraging and helpful. Several of the ladies have been doing it for a couple years and had some very nice work to show for it. You bring your own shirt, stencil the picture on, and then paint it, so it's not freehand, but still turns out very pretty. Most are working on Christmas scense right now but that wouldn't have looked good on the shirt I brought this week. So now I've got another class to add to my weekly agenda along with the exercise group 3 days/week (walking & yoga) and the line dance group, 1-2 times/week. Though some people are still doing water aerobics, I've put it on hold for now....water is way too cold! Then there's the ice cream social and the bonfire hot dogs and the weekly pot luck....whew! There's so much going on here, and we're not even participating in everything! Until next week...have a great one!
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